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 71. 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 James 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 notable local charitable organisations. (N, E)
Aged 68. 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. Based in Hong Kong since 1984, he 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. (A, R, E, F)
Aged 53. 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's 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. From 1996 to 2002, he had served as Finance Director of MTR Corporation. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited, a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association, a Council Member of the World Travel & Tourism Council, a Non-official Member of the Harbourfront Commission and serves on the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong. (E, F)
Aged 44. 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's 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 59. 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's entities.
Aged 77. 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 an Honorary Trustee of the Tate Foundation in London, a Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and a trustee of various other charitable organisations.
Aged 60. 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 59. Mr. Leigh was previously 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 53. A Master of Arts and with over 30 years of experience in 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 (Edinburgh Napier), Hon. D.Hum.Litt. (Trinity, USA), Hon. DSocSc (Lingnan), Hon. LLD (Hong Kong), Hon. LLD (Warwick), Hon. LLD (Cantab), Hon. DLitt (Macquarie), 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; Commandeur dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur
Aged 74. Appointed to the Board in 1987, Sir David is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Limited. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of a number of listed companies in Hong Kong and overseas, including: Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad; Director of CaixaBank, S.A.; and Independent Non-Executive Director of China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, 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 an Independent Non-Executive Director of COSCO Pacific Limited until he retired in May 2012, and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong until choosing not to run for re-election in September 2012. Sir David is the Chairman of The Chinese Banks’ Association Limited. He is also a member of the Banking Advisory Committee and the Council of the Treasury Markets Association. (N)
Aged 79. 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 65. 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. He is also the Chairman of 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 65. 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. He was re-designated from a Non-Executive Director to an Independent Non-Executive Director in June 2009.
SBS, OBE, JP
Age 64. Appointed to the Board in January 2011, Dr. Fung 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 with 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 Group Chairman of Li & Fung Limited and also serves as a Non-Executive Director of other Li & Fung Group companies including Convenience Retail Asia Limited and Trinity Limited. He is a Director of the Fung Global Institute, an independent and non-profit think-tank. 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 a 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, N)
DBE, JP
Aged 60. Appointed to the Board in February 2013, Dr. Wong holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology from University of California, Davis and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Institute of Education and The University of Toronto. Dr. Wong is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and also a member of the Commission on Poverty of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She is the Executive Director of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, a Non-Executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited. In addition, Dr. Wong is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Hongkong Bank Foundation’s Advisory Committee, Chairman of World Vision Hong Kong and a Global Advisor to Mars, Incorporated. She is a Court Member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School Advisory Council, and an elected Member of the Council and an ex-officio Member of the Court of The University of Hong Kong.
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, there are five other members in the Group Management Committee.
Aged 53. 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's 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. From 1996 to 2002, he had served as Finance Director of MTR Corporation. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited, a fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association, a Council Member of the World Travel & Tourism Council, a Non-official Member of the Harbourfront Commission and serves on the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong.
Aged 48. Ms. Chan joined The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1994 and, after a series of internal promotions, was appointed 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. She was appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2011.
Aged 44. Ms. Liao is a qualified solicitor in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. After a number of years in legal practice, she joined the Group as Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel in 2002. She was appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2011.
Aged 44. Ms. Tsui was appointed General Manager, Human Resources in 2007. With many years of experience in human resources management in the hospitality industry, she is responsible for the Group’s strategy on human resources, talent development and training. She was appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2011.
The following are members of key functions in the Group. Names and titles are listed in alphabetical order:
(9) David Batchelor, Managing Director, The Peninsula Shanghai
(10) Nicolas Beliard, General Manager, The Peninsula Paris
(11) Natalie Chan, Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
(12) Ming Chen, Senior Manager, Business Development and Investor Relations
(13) Robert Cheng, Vice President, Marketing, The Peninsula Hotels
(14) Alex Cho, Assistant General Manager, Design
(15) Joseph Chong, General Manager, The Peninsula Shanghai
(16) Jonathan Crook, General Manager, The Peninsula New York
(17) Sarah Cruse, General Manager, Quail Lodge & Golf Club
(18) Sian Griffiths, Director of Communications, The Peninsula Hotels
(19) Katja Henke, General Manager, The Peninsula Bangkok
(20) Ingvar Herland, General Manager, Research & Technology
(21) Shane Izaks, General Manager, Information Technology
(22) Palle Jensen, General Manager, The Repulse Bay
(23) Thomas Kwong, China Adviser
(24) Irene Lau, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs
(25) Suan Beng Lee, Treasurer
(26) Martin Lew, Assistant General Manager, Operational Financial Control
(27) Douglas Lui, General Manager, Audit & Risk Management
(28) James Mercer, Project Director, The Peninsula Paris
(29) Offer Nissenbaum, Managing Director, The Peninsula Beverly Hills
(30) Joseph Sampermans, General Manager, The Peninsula Beijing
(31) Ernest Tang, Assistant General Manager, Finance
(32) Paul Tchen, General Manager, Operations Planning and Support
(33) Malcolm Thompson, General Manager, The Peninsula Tokyo
(34) May Tsang, General Manager, The Peak Complex
(35) Sonja Vodusek, General Manager, The Peninsula Manila
(36) P.T. Wong, General Manager, Projects Group
(37) Simon Yip, Vice President, Sales, The Peninsula Hotels