Non-Executive Chairman

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie

GBS, LL.D.(Hon), DSc (Hon), Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold II, Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Age 68. Appointed a Director in 1964 and elected Chairman in 1985. Sir Michael is also 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)

Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Ian Duncan Boyce

Age 65. 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)

Executive Directors

Chief Executive Officer
Clement King Man Kwok

Age 50. 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. 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 and also serves on the Boards of the Community Chest and the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong.  (E, F)

Chief Financial Officer
Neil John Galloway

Age 41. With a Batchelor 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)

Chief Operating Officer
Peter Camille Borer

Age 56. 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.

Non-Executive Directors

Ronald James McAulay

Age 74. 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 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.

William Elkin Mocatta

Age 57. 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 to 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.

John Andrew Harvey Leigh

Age 56. Mr. Leigh was in private practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. He was appointed to the Board in 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)

Nicholas Timothy James Colfer

Age 50. A Master of Arts and with over 27 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 a 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.

Independent Non-Executive Directors

Dr. The Hon. Sir David Kwok Po Li

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

Age 71. 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 China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, COSCO Pacific Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited, The Hongkong 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 AviChina Industry & Technology Company Limited, China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited and Dow Jones & Company until he resigned in June 2006, August 2008 and December 2007 respectively. 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.

Robert Chee Siong Ng

Age 57. 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. He was formerly a Director of SCMP Group and Yeo Hiap Seng Limited until he resigned in May 2007 and April 2006 respectively.  (A)

Robert Warren Miller

Age 76. 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)

Patrick Blackwell Paul

CBE

Age 62. 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 in 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)

Pierre Roger Boppe

Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur

Age 62. 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 involved in microfinance as a Non-Executive Director of BlueOrchard Finance, Geneva. 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 and Independent Non-Executive Director in June 2009. 

E - Executive Committee members

A - Audit Committee members

F - Finance Committee members

R - Remuneration Committee members

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 senior executives who are from various key functions and operations of the Company.

Clement King Man Kwok

Aged 50. 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 and serves on the Boards of the Community Chest and the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong.

Neil John Galloway

Aged 41. 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 specializing in the telecom, media and technology sectors, and latterly heading the Asian mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets business.

Peter Camille Borer

Aged 56. 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.

Maria Razumich-Zec

Aged 52. 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.

Martyn Sawyer

Aged 52. Group General Manager, Properties and Clubs since 1999, Mr. Sawyer holds responsibility for the Group’s commercial properties division, including The Repulse Bay Complex and The Peak Complex in Hong Kong, as well as a number of the Group’s operations under the Clubs and Services division. He has been with the Group since 1985.

Operations General Managers

Rainy Chan

Aged 45. 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 has been promoted to be Area Vice-President – Hong Kong and Bangkok as from 1 May 2010.

Nicolas Beliard

Aged 43. Mr. Beliard joined the Company in 2009 as Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong. He has been promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Bangkok as from 1 May 2010.

Jonathan Crook

Aged 43. 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.

Sarah Cruse

Aged 47. Ms. Cruse joined the Company in 2006 as General Manager of Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club.

Paul Tchen

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.

Malcom Thompson

Aged 59. Mr. Thompson joined the Company in 2006 as General Manager of The Peninsula Tokyo.

May Tsang

Aged 38. 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.

Corporate General Managers

The group has a number of well-qualified and experienced senior managers. The list below sets out those with key functional responsibilities and is not exhaustive.

David Batchelor

Aged 52. Mr. Batchelor joined the Group in 1994 and served as General Manager of The Peninsula Manila from 2001 to 2008. He was appointed General Manager, Operations Planning and Support in 2008.

Jean Forrest

Aged 46. Mrs. Forrest joined the Group in 2005 as General Manager, Marketing and is responsible for developing and implementing global marketing strategies for the Peninsula Hotels.

Ingvar Herland

Aged 55. 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.

Shane Izaks

Aged 47. 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.

Christobelle Liao

Aged 41. Ms. Liao joined the Company as Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel in 2002.

John Miller

Aged 50. Mr. Miller joined the Group in 1998 and was appointed General Manager, Design and Planning in 2002. His responsibilities include overseeing the design and planning of new and existing hotel and property developments.

Sindy Tsui

Aged 41. 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.

David Williams

Aged 60. Mr. Williams joined the Group in 1998 and was appointed General Manager, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in December 2009, following a five-year tenure looking after the Group’s audit and risk management function. He is now responsible for co-ordinating the implementation and reporting of the Group’s corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Wong Kin Keung

Aged 62. Mr. Wong joined the Group in 1994 and was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai Waitan Hotel Company Limited in 2005, with responsibility for overall management of The Peninsula Shanghai and Peninsula Residences project.

P.T. Wong

Aged 42. Mr. Wong first joined the Group in 1996 but left in 2002. In 2006, he re-joined HSH and in 2008, was promoted to be General Manager, Project Coordination and Technical Services (subsequently re-titled General Manager, Project Management), responsible for the project management of new and existing developments.

Corporate Senior Managers

Martin Lew

Aged 44. 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.

Ernest Tang

Aged 47. Mr. Tang joined the Company in 1996 and was appointed Assistant General Manager, Finance in January 2009. He is a qualified accountant and is responsible for the Group’s statutory financial reporting and tax compliance.