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† S A Catz
Age 48. President of Oracle Corporation. A non-
executive Director since May 2008. Managing
Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from
1997 to 1999. Joined Oracle in 1999 and appointed
to the Board of Directors in 2001.
Ms Catz brings to the Board a background in
international business leadership, having helped
transform Oracle into the second biggest producer
of management software and the world’s leading
supplier of software for information management.
V H C Cheng, GBS, OBE
Age 61. Chairman of HSBC Bank (China) Company
Limited and, since 21 January 2010, of HSBC Bank
(Taiwan) Limited. An executive Director since
February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1978. Appointed a
Group General Manager in 1995 and a Group
Managing Director in 2005. A director of HSBC
Bank (Vietnam) Limited. An independent non-
executive director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited
and, since 10 July 2009, of MTR Corporation
Limited. Vice chairman of the China Banking
Association. 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.
Chairman and a director of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited until
1 February 2010 and of HSBC Global Asset
Management (Hong Kong) Limited until 4 February
2010. A director of HSBC Bank Australia Limited
and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory
Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
until 1 February 2010. A non-executive director of
Swire Pacific Limited from 2005 to 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 is Vice President of the Hong Kong
Institute of Bankers and was chairman of the Process
Review Panel for the Securities and Futures
Commission and of the Standing Committee on
Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service of the
Hong Kong Government. Chairman of the Council
of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since
24 October 2009. Seconded to the Hong Kong
Government’s Central Policy Unit from 1989 to
1991 serving as an adviser to the Governor of Hong
Kong.
† M K T Cheung, GBS, OBE
Age 62. Non-executive chairman of the Airport
Authority Hong Kong. A non-executive Director
since 1 February 2009 and a member of the Group
Audit Committee since 1 March 2010. A non-
executive director of Hang Seng Bank Limited, HKR
International Limited and Hong Kong Exchanges
and Clearing Limited. A non-official member of the
Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region. Non-executive chairman of
the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology. 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. Ceased
to be a non-executive director of Sun Hung Kai
Properties Limited on 9 December 2009. Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Hong Kong
from 1996 to 2003. A Council Member of the Open
University of Hong Kong until 19 June 2009.
Awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong
Government in 2008.
Dr Cheung brings to the Board a background
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 Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
† J D Coombe
Age 64. Non-executive chairman of Hogg Robinson
Group plc. A non-executive Director since 2005. A
member of the Group Audit Committee, the
Remuneration Committee and, since 26 February
2010, the Group Risk 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; a non-executive
director of GUS plc; a 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 background 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 Fellow
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
and Wales.