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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Report of the Directors: Governance (continued)
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† M K T Cheung, GBS, OBE
Age 61. A non-executive Director since 1 February
2009. A non-executive Director of Hang Seng Bank
Limited, HKR International Limited, Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing Limited and Sun Hung Kai
Properties Limited. A non-official member of the
Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region, Chairman of the Airport
Authority Hong Kong, Chairman of the Council of
the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology and a Council Member of the Open
University of Hong Kong. A Director of The
Association of Former Council Members of The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and The
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
Limited. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
KPMG Hong Kong from 1996 to 2003. Awarded the
Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government
in 2008.
Dr Cheung brings to the Board a wealth of
experience in international business and financial
accounting, particularly in Greater China and the
wider Asian economy. He retired from KPMG
Hong Kong in 2003 after more than 30 years’
distinguished service with the firm. He is a
Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
V H C Cheng, GBS, OBE
Age 60. Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited. An executive Director
since 1 February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1978.
Appointed a Group General Manager in 1995 and a
Group Managing Director in 2005. Chairman of
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and HSBC
Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
and a non-executive Director of HSBC Bank
Australia Limited and HSBC Bank (Vietnam)
Limited. A Director of Great Eagle Holdings
Limited and a Member of the Exchange Fund
Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary
Authority. Vice Chairman of the China Banking
Association. Appointed a member of the National
Committee of the 11th Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference (‘CPPCC’), and a senior
adviser to the 11th Beijing Municipal Committee
of the CPPCC. A Director of Swire Pacific Limited
from 2005 to January 2008. Awarded the Gold
Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government
in 2005.
Mr Cheng is a career banker with extensive
international business experience particularly in
Asia. Mr Cheng was Chairman of the Process
Review Panel for the Securities and Futures
Commission and is Chairman of the Standing
Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions
of Service of the Hong Kong Government. He is
also Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of
Bankers. From 1989 to 1991, he was seconded to the
Hong Kong Government’s Central Policy Unit and
served as an adviser to the Governor of Hong Kong.
† J D Coombe
Age 63. Non-executive Chairman of Hogg Robinson
Group plc. A non-executive Director since 2005. A
member of the Group Audit Committee and of the
Remuneration Committee. A non-executive Director
of Home Retail Group plc. A trustee of the Royal
Academy Trust. Former appointments include:
executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of
GlaxoSmithKline plc; member of the Supervisory
Board of Siemens AG; Chairman of The Hundred
Group of Finance Directors and a member of the
Accounting Standards Board.
Mr Coombe brings to the Board a wealth of
experience in international business, financial
accounting and the pharmaceutical industry. As
Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline he had
responsibility for the Group’s financial operations
globally. He is a Chartered Accountant and is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales.
† J L Durán
Age 44. A non-executive Director of France
Telecom. A non-executive Director since 1 January
2008. Chief Executive of Carrefour SA until
31 December 2008. Former appointments at
Carrefour SA include: Chairman of its Management
Board of Directors; Chief Financial Officer and
Managing Director, Organisation and Systems.
Mr Durán brings to the Board a background in
international finance, retail and consulting in
developed and emerging markets. He joined
Carrefour SA in 1991 and held a number of positions
within Carrefour’s businesses in Spain, southern
Europe and the Americas.
† R A Fairhead
Age 47. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Financial Times Group Limited. A non-
executive Director since 2004. Chairman of the
Group Audit Committee and a member of the
Nomination Committee. A Director of Pearson plc