Malcolm Wood

Malcolm Wood is a British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur, in 2023, Wood was voted one of Asia's Most Influential People He is the Founder and Managing Director of Steelhead Group and Maximal Concepts, a restaurant and hospitality group best known for its flagship restaurant brand, Mott 32. He has been involved in documentary films about environmental issues, including A Plastic Ocean and The Last Glaciers. He spent his early years in Taiwan, and has earned degrees in finance and financial law.

Career While still in university, he met Matt Reid, and the two formed a business partnership in hospitality which has spanned 20 years. They opened their first restaurant under the Maximal Concepts umbrella, Blue Butcher, Through Maximal Concepts in 2014, Wood co-founded Mott 32, a Cantonese restaurant also based in Hong Kong. After winning Inside Festival's World Interior of the Year Award in 2014, the restaurant brand has since expanded with locations in Las Vegas , Cebu, Dubai, Seoul, Bangkok, Vancouver, and Singapore, in April 2024. Around the world, Mott 32 has won multiple awards for its interiors and signature cuisine, often named as the best high-end Cantonese cuisine. As of 2024, the restaurant group has developed over 40 other brands, including Brick House, Limewood, Stockton, Sip Song and John Anthony. and appears regularly on podcasts talking about business and sustainability. Dedicated to Environmentalism, He also sits on several conservationist boards including the Plastic Oceans Foundation and Hong Kong Shark Foundation. He is currently an athlete and brand ambassador for the apparel company, Arc'teryx,