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1996 to 2003. A Council Member of the Open
University of Hong Kong until 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 65. Non-executive chairman of Hogg Robinson
Group plc. A non-executive Director since 2005 and
chairman of the Group Audit Committee since
30 July 2010. A member of the Remuneration
Committee and, since 26 February 2010, of 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; 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.
† R A Fairhead
Age 49. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Financial Times Group Limited. A non-
executive Director since 2004. Chairman of the
Group Risk Committee since 26 February 2010.
A member of the Group Audit Committee, having
ceased to be chairman on 30 July 2010. A member
of the Nomination Committee. A director of Pearson
plc and a non-executive director of The Economist
Newspaper Limited. A director of the UK Cabinet
Office since 16 December 2010. Ceased to be
chairman and a director of Interactive Data
Corporation on 30 July 2010. Former appointments
include Executive Vice President, Strategy and
Group Control of Imperial Chemical Industries plc
and Finance Director of Pearson plc.
Mrs Fairhead brings to the Board a background in
international industry, publishing, finance and general
management. As the former Finance Director of Pearson plc
she oversaw the day to day running of the finance function and
was directly responsible for global financial reporting and
control, tax and treasury. She has a Master’s in Business
Administration from the Harvard Business School.
A A Flockhart, CBE
Age 59. Chairman, Europe, Middle East, Africa,
Latin America, Commercial Banking and Chairman
of HSBC Bank plc with effect from 1 January 2011.
An executive Director since 2008. Joined HSBC in
1974. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2002
and a Group Managing Director in 2006. Chairman
of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited
since December 2009. A director of HSBC Bank
Australia Limited. A member of the Visa Asia
Pacific Senior Advisory Council, Visa Inc.
Chairman, Personal and Commercial Banking and
Insurance until 31 December 2010. Chairman of
HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad from 2007 to
5 February 2010. Chief Executive Officer of The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited from 2007 to 1 February 2010. Ceased to be
a director of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited
on 28 February 2010 and of Hang Seng Bank
Limited on 31 December 2010. Ceased to be vice
chairman and a director of HSBC Bank (Vietnam)
Limited on 16 June 2010. President and Group
Managing Director Latin America and the Caribbean
from 2006 to 2007. Chief Executive Officer, Mexico
from 2002 to 2006. Senior Executive Vice-President,
Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from
1999 to 2002. Managing Director of The Saudi
British Bank from 1997 to 1999.
Mr Flockhart is a career banker, being an emerging
markets specialist with over 35 years’ experience with HSBC
across Latin America, the Middle East, US and Asia. In 2007
he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his services to
British business and charitable services and institutions in
Mexico.
† J W J Hughes-Hallett, SBS
Age 60. Chairman of John Swire & Sons Limited. A
non-executive Director since 2005. A member of the
Nomination Committee and, since 26 February 2010,
of the Group Risk Committee. A member of the
Group Audit Committee until 1 March 2010. A non-
executive director and former chairman of Cathay
Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Pacific Limited.
A non-executive director of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1999 to
2004. A trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and
the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. A member of The
Hong Kong Association and the Governing Board of
the Courtauld Institute of Art. Awarded the Silver
Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in
2004.
Mr Hughes-Hallett brings to the Board a background in
financial accounting and the management of a broad range of
businesses in a number of international industries, including
aviation, insurance, property, shipping, manufacturing and
trading in the Far East, UK, US and Australia. He is a Fellow
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.