GBS, LL.D. (Hon), DSc (Hon), Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, Commandeur de l’Ordre de Leopold II, Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Aged 69. Appointed a Director in 1964 and elected Chairman in 1985, Sir Michael is a substantial shareholder of the Company by virtue of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. He is the brother-in-law of a fellow Director, Mr. Ronald J. McAulay, and is a Director of several subsidiaries of the Company. He is also Chairman of CLP Holdings Limited, an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, an Alternate Director of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, a Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, as well as holding a number of other directorships. In addition, Sir Michael acts as a trustee of a number of leading, local charitable institutions. (E)
E - Executive Committee members A - Audit Committee members F - Finance Committee members R - Remuneration Committee members
Aged 66. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, he was appointed to the Board in 1999 and elected Deputy Chairman in May 2002. Mr. Boyce is also Chairman of two subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Boyce, based in Hong Kong since 1984, was formerly Managing Director of Schroders Asia and had held executive positions with the S.G. Warburg Group. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited, a Director of CLP Holdings Limited and Tai Ping Carpets International Limited, and Chairman of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, overseeing a number of the Kadoorie family interests in Hong Kong and overseas and, as such, is associated with the major shareholders of the Company. (E, A, F, R)
Aged 51. A Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he joined the Group in February 2002 as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and is a Director in most of the Group entities. Mr. Kwok’s career began with Price Waterhouse and Barclays de Zoete Wedd in the United Kingdom, following which he returned to Hong Kong in 1986 to work with Schroders Asia. Prior to joining the Group, he had served as Finance Director of MTR Corporation since 1996. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited, a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association, a Non-official Member of Harbourfront Commission and serves on the Boards of the Community Chest and the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong. (E, F)
Aged 42. With a Bachelor of Laws Degree (with Honours) from the University of Edinburgh, Mr. Galloway joined the Group as Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer in September 2008. He is a Director in most of the Group entities. His career began with Midland Montagu (subsequently HSBC Investment Bank) in 1990 in London with subsequent postings in France, The Philippines and Hong Kong. Mr. Galloway joined ABN AMRO Bank in 2000, where he held a range of senior positions in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom specialising in the telecom, media and technology sectors, and latterly heading the Asian mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets business. (F)
Aged 57. Appointed to the Board as an Executive Director in April 2004, he is a graduate of the Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland and is now a member of the International Advisory Board of the school. Mr. Borer joined the Group in 1981. He was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1994, taking on additional regional responsibility in 1999 and culminating in his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, The Peninsula Hotels, in April 2004. Mr. Borer is also a Director in most of the Group entities.
Aged 75. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and brother-in-law of The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie. Mr. McAulay was appointed to the Board in 1972 and is a substantial shareholder of the Company by virtue of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. He also serves on the Board of CLP Holdings Limited, Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited and several other companies. Mr. McAulay is a trustee of the Tate Foundation in London and of various other charitable organisations. He is a member of the International Council of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Aged 58. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Mr. Mocatta was appointed to the Board in 1985 and served as Deputy Chairman from 1993 until May 2002. He is also a Director in several subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Mocatta is an Executive Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, overseeing a number of Kadoorie family interests in Hong Kong and overseas and, as such, is associated with the major shareholders of the Company. He holds other non-executive positions including Vice Chairman of CLP Holdings Limited and Chairman of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited. He is also an Alternate Director for The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie in Hutchison Whampoa Limited.
Aged 57. Mr. Leigh was in private practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. He was appointed to the Board in May 2006. He serves on the Boards of CLP Holdings Limited and Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, overseeing a number of Kadoorie family interests in Hong Kong and overseas and, as such, is associated with the major shareholders of the Company. (E, F)
Aged 51. A Master of Arts and with over 28 years’ experience of corporate management in the Asia-Pacific region, principally in real estate, manufacturing and distribution, he was appointed to the Board in May 2006. Mr. Colfer is Chairman of Tai Ping Carpets International Limited and Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, overseeing a number of Kadoorie family interests in Hong Kong and overseas and, as such, is associated with the major shareholders of the Company. He also serves on several other corporate Boards in Hong Kong.
GBM, GBS, OBE, MA Cantab. (Economics & Law), Hon. DSc. (Imperial), Hon. DBA (Napier), Hon. D.Hum.Litt. (Trinity, USA), Hon. DSocSc (Lingnan), Hon. LLD (Hong Kong), Hon. LLD (Warwick), Hon. LLD (Cantab), FCA, FCPA, FCPA (Aust.), FCIB, FHKIB, FBCS, CITP, FCIArb, JP, Officier de L’Ordre de la Couronne, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Officier de la Légion d’Honneur
Aged 72. Appointed to the Board in 1987, Sir David is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Limited and a Director of numerous other companies in Hong Kong and overseas, including AFFIN Holdings Berhad, China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, COSCO Pacific Limited, Criteria CaixaCorp, S.A., Guangdong Investment Limited, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, PCCW Limited, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Limited, SCMP Group Limited and Vitasoy International Holdings Limited. He was formerly a Director of China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited until he resigned in August 2008. Sir David is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He is the Chairman of The Chinese Banks’ Association, Limited and the Hong Kong Management Association. He is also a member of the Banking Advisory Committee and the Council of the Treasury Markets Association.
Aged 58. Called to the English Bar in 1975, Mr. Ng was appointed to the Board in 1987. He is Chairman of Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited, which owns 3.6% of the Company’s issued share capital. He is also Chairman of Sino Land Company Limited and its holding company, Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited.
Aged 77. A Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and a Presidential Councillor and Trustee Emeritus of the University, he was appointed to the Board in July 2001. Mr. Miller, a resident of Hong Kong since 1960, is the founder of the DFS Group, Duty Free Shoppers Limited, and Chairman of the Search Group, a private international investment group. (R)
CBE
Aged 63. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Mr. Paul was appointed to the Board in February 2004. He began his career with Price Waterhouse in London in 1969. A resident of Hong Kong since 1980, he was Chairman and senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong from 1994 until 2001. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Johnson Electric Holdings Limited and Pacific Basin Shipping Limited. Mr. Paul was formerly a Director of Kingsway International Holdings Limited until he resigned in April 2008. His civic commitments include chairing the Supervisory Board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. (A, R)
Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur
Aged 63. A Master of Science from both the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Stanford University, Mr. Boppe held various executive positions with the international quality control company SGS and from 1996 until January 2002, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Group. Upon his return to Europe, Mr. Boppe continues to be active in the hotel and travel industries and is also involved in microfinance. Mr. Boppe was formerly Deputy Chairman of Kuoni Travel Group until he retired in mid 2007. He was re-designated from a Non-Executive Director to an Independent Non-Executive Director in June 2009.
SBS, OBE, JP
Age 62. Appointed to the Board in January 2011, he graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and also holds an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was conferred Honorary Doctorate degrees of Business Administration by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Fung is the Executive Deputy Chairman of Li & Fung Limited. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of other Li & Fung group companies including Convenience Retail Asia Limited and Trinity Limited. Dr. Fung is an Independent Non-Executive Director of VTech Holdings Limited, Shui On Land Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, and an Independent Director of Singapore Airlines Limited. He is the past Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association and Hong Kong Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. (A)
The Group Management Committee is tasked with making key decisions for the Company’s management and operations, under official delegation of authority from the Board. The Committee is comprised of eight senior executives who represent the hotel and non-hotel operations: in addition to Chief Executive Officer Clement K.M. Kwok, Chief Financial Officer Neil J. Galloway and Chief Operating Officer Peter C. Borer, the following are members of the Group Management Committee.
Aged 51. A Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he joined the Group in February 2002 as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and is a Director in most of the Group entities. Mr. Kwok’s career began with Price Waterhouse and Barclays de Zoete Wedd in the United Kingdom, following which he returned to Hong Kong in 1986 to work with Schroders Asia. Prior to joining the Group, he had served as Finance Director of MTR Corporation since 1996. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited, a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association, a Non-official Member of Harbourfront Commission and serves on the Boards of the Community Chest and the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong.
Aged 42. With a Bachelor of Laws Degree (with Honours) from the University of Edinburgh, Mr. Galloway joined the Group as Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer in September 2008. He is a Director in most of the Group entities. His career began with Midland Montagu (subsequently HSBC Investment Bank) in 1990 in London with subsequent postings in France, The Philippines and Hong Kong. Mr. Galloway joined ABN AMRO Bank in 2000, where he held a range of senior positions in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom specialising in the telecom, media and technology sectors, and latterly heading the Asian mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets business.
Aged 53. Mrs. Razumich-Zec joined the Group as General Manager of The Peninsula Chicago in 2002 and was promoted to Regional Vice-President – USA East Coast in 2007, with regional responsibilities covering the Peninsula hotels in Chicago and New York.
Aged 53. Group General Manager, Properties and Clubs since 1999, Mr. Sawyer holds regional responsibility for the Group’s non-hotel properties and operations including the Repulse Bay Complex and The Peak Complex in Hong Kong, as well as management of properties and clubs in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand. He has been with the Group since 1985.
Aged 46. Ms. Chan joined the Company in 1994 and was General Manager of The Peninsula Bangkok from 2004 to 2007. In 2007 she was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong, in addition to which she was promoted to be Area Vice-President – Hong Kong and Thailand in 2010.
Aged 42. Ms. Liao joined the Company as Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel in 2002.
Aged 42. Ms. Tsui was appointed General Manager, Human Resources in 2007. She is responsible for the Group’s strategy on human resources, talent development and training.
Aged 53. Mr. Batchelor joined the Group in 1994 and served as General Manager of The Peninsula Manila from 2001 to 2008. He was General Manager, Operations Planning and Support from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, he took on the newly-created position of Managing Director, The Peninsula Shanghai, tasked with overseeing the management of the hotel complex, including the shopping arcade, Peninsula Residences and Waitanyuan.
Aged 43. Mr. Beliard joined the Company in 2009 as Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong. He was promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Bangkok in 2010.
Aged 43. Mr. Chong joined the Company in 2001 and over the past decade, has worked at the Peninsula hotels in Beijing and Bangkok. He was most recently Hotel Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai, playing an instrumental role in the opening of the hotel in 2009, and has been promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai with effect from 2011.
Aged 44. Mr. Crook joined the Company in 2000 and was appointed Resident Manager of The Peninsula Beijing in November 2005 and Hotel Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo in February 2008. In November 2008, he was promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Manila. He has been appointed as the General Manager of The Peninsula New York as from 2011.
Aged 48. Ms. Cruse joined the Company in 2006 as General Manager of Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club.
Aged 58. Mr. Harrington joined the Company in 2000 as General Manager of The Peninsula Beijing.
Aged 47. Mr. Jensen joined the Company in 1998 and, following a tenure as General Manager of The Hong Kong Club, was appointed General Manager of The Repulse Bay Complex in 2005.
Aged 53. Mr. Nissenbaum joined the Group in 2007 as Managing Director of The Peninsula Beverly Hills.
Aged 60. Mr. Thompson joined the Company in 2006 as General Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo.
Aged 40. Ms. Tsang joined the Company in 2001. In January 2009, she was appointed General Manager of The Peak Complex covering The Peak Tower, The Peak Tram and St. John’s Building.
Aged 43. Ms. Vodusek joined the Company in 2010 and was promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Manila in 2011. Prior to her promotion, she was Hotel Manager of The Peninsula New York.
Aged 56. Mr. Herland joined the Group in 2006 and was appointed General Manager, Research & Technology in 2008. He is responsible for the design, development and implementation of technology in the Group’s hotel and non-hotel properties.
Aged 48. Mr. Izaks was appointed General Manager, Information Technology in 1995 and is responsible for formulating and implementing information technology strategy at both Group and operational levels.
Aged 37. Mr. Lui was appointed General Manager, Audit & Risk Management in 2010 and is responsible for providing assurance services on the effectiveness of internal controls and the management of risks.
Aged 44. Mr. Tchen joined the Company in 1992 and was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai in 2008, following a two-year tenure as General Manager, Operations Planning and Support. In 2011, he returned to his previous position as General Manager, Operations Planning and Support.
Aged 43. Mr. Wong first joined the Group in 1996 but left in 2002. In 2006, he re-joined HSH and was promoted in 2008 to be General Manager, Project Coordination and Technical Services. He was appointed in 2011 as General Manager, Projects Group, overseeing both the project management and design and planning functions.
Aged 45. Mr. Lew joined the Company in 2006 as Assistant General Manager, Operational Financial Control. He is responsible for guiding the operations on financial performance, reporting, systems and controls as well as operational budgeting and forecasting.
Aged 48. Mr. Tang joined the Company in 1996 and was appointed Assistant General Manager, Finance in 2009. He is a qualified accountant and is responsible for the Group’s statutory financial reporting and tax compliance.