Annual Report (in PDF) - Hongkong Land
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Directors’ Profiles<br />
Simon Keswick Chairman<br />
Mr Simon Keswick has been a Director of the Group’s hold<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company s<strong>in</strong>ce 1983. He was Chairman from 1983 to 1988 and was<br />
subsequently re-appo<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> 1989. He jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson<br />
group <strong>in</strong> 1962 and is also chairman of Dairy Farm and Mandar<strong>in</strong><br />
Oriental, and a director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Lloyd Thompson, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson<br />
and Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic.<br />
A J L Night<strong>in</strong>gale * Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director<br />
Mr Night<strong>in</strong>gale jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board and was appo<strong>in</strong>ted as Manag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Director <strong>in</strong> 2006. He has served <strong>in</strong> a number of executive positions<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson group <strong>in</strong> 1969. He is chairman<br />
of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Cycle & Carriage, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson Limited, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Motors<br />
Group and Jard<strong>in</strong>e Pacific; and a commissioner of Astra. He is also<br />
manag<strong>in</strong>g director of Dairy Farm, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic<br />
and Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental. Mr Night<strong>in</strong>gale is chairman of the Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Facilitation Advisory Committee established by the F<strong>in</strong>ancial Secretary<br />
<strong>in</strong> Hong Kong, a council member of the Hong Kong Trade<br />
Development Council, a Hong Kong representative to the APEC<br />
Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Advisory Council and a member of the Greater Pearl River<br />
Delta Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Council.<br />
Y K Pang * Chief Executive<br />
Mr Pang jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board and was appo<strong>in</strong>ted Chief Executive of the<br />
Group <strong>in</strong> April 2007. He has previously held a number of senior<br />
executive positions <strong>in</strong> the Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson group, hav<strong>in</strong>g first jo<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1984. He is also chairman of MCL <strong>Land</strong> and Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson<br />
(Ch<strong>in</strong>a) Limited, and is a director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson Limited. He is a<br />
general committee member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of<br />
Commerce.<br />
Charles Allen-Jones<br />
Mr Allen-Jones jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board <strong>in</strong> 2001. Mr Allen-Jones was formerly<br />
senior partner of L<strong>in</strong>klaters, where he had been a partner for 33<br />
years. He is also a non-executive director of Caledonia Investments,<br />
a member of the F<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>Report</strong><strong>in</strong>g Review Panel and vice chairman<br />
of the Council of the Royal College of Art.<br />
Mark Greenberg<br />
Mr Greenberg jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board <strong>in</strong> 2006. He is group strategy director<br />
of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson. He had previously spent 16 years <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
bank<strong>in</strong>g with Dresdner Kle<strong>in</strong>wort Wasserste<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> London. He is also a<br />
director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson Limited, Dairy Farm, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Cycle &<br />
Carriage and Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental; and a commissioner of Astra and<br />
Bank Permata.<br />
Jenk<strong>in</strong> Hui<br />
Mr Hui jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board <strong>in</strong> 1994 and is a director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson,<br />
Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic, Central Development and a number of property<br />
and <strong>in</strong>vestment companies.<br />
Henry Keswick<br />
Mr Henry Keswick first served on the Board of the Group’s hold<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company between 1970 and 1975 and was re-appo<strong>in</strong>ted a Director<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1988. He is chairman of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson, hav<strong>in</strong>g first jo<strong>in</strong>ed the<br />
group <strong>in</strong> 1961, and is also chairman of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic. He is<br />
a director of Dairy Farm, Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental and Rothschilds<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>uation Hold<strong>in</strong>gs. He is also vice chairman of the Hong Kong<br />
Association.<br />
R C Kwok<br />
Mr Kwok is a Chartered Accountant and has been a Director of the<br />
Group’s hold<strong>in</strong>g company s<strong>in</strong>ce 1981. He jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson<br />
group <strong>in</strong> 1964 and is a director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson Limited, Dairy<br />
Farm, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic and Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental.<br />
Lord Leach of Fairford<br />
Lord Leach has been a Director of the Group’s hold<strong>in</strong>g company s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
1985. He is deputy chairman of Jard<strong>in</strong>e Lloyd Thompson, and a<br />
director of Dairy Farm, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic, Mandar<strong>in</strong><br />
Oriental and Rothschilds Cont<strong>in</strong>uation Hold<strong>in</strong>gs. He jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Jard<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Matheson group <strong>in</strong> 1983 after a career <strong>in</strong> bank<strong>in</strong>g and merchant<br />
bank<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Dr Richard Lee<br />
Dr Lee jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board <strong>in</strong> 2003. Dr Lee’s pr<strong>in</strong>cipal bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong>terests<br />
are <strong>in</strong> the manufactur<strong>in</strong>g of textiles and apparel <strong>in</strong> Southeast Asia,<br />
and he is the chairman of TAL Apparel. He is also a director of Jard<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Matheson and Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental.<br />
Percy Weatherall<br />
Mr Weatherall jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Board <strong>in</strong> 1994 and was Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director<br />
from 2000 to 2006. He held a number of senior positions s<strong>in</strong>ce first<br />
jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the Jard<strong>in</strong>e Matheson group <strong>in</strong> 1976 until his retirement from<br />
executive office <strong>in</strong> 2006. He is also a director of Dairy Farm, Jard<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Matheson, Jard<strong>in</strong>e Strategic and Mandar<strong>in</strong> Oriental.<br />
* Executive Director<br />
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