Board of Directors

Mr LI Ka-shing (Chairman)
Mr LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Deputy Chairman)
Mr FOK Kin-ning, Canning (Group Managing Director)

Executive Directors:
Mrs CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan (Deputy Group Managing Director)
Mr Frank John SIXT (Group Finance Director)
Mr LAI Kai Ming, Dominic
Mr KAM Hing Lam

Non-executive Directors:
Mr George Colin MAGNUS
Mr William SHURNIAK

Independent Non-executive Directors:
The Hon Sir Michael David KADOORIE
Mr Holger KLUGE
Mr William Elkin MOCATTA
(Alternate to The Hon Sir Michael David Kadoorie)
Mr OR Ching Fai, Raymond
Mr WONG Chung Hin

Biographical Details of Directors

LI Ka-shing, KBE, GBM, Grand Officer of the Order Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold, Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur, JP, aged 80, has been Executive Director and the Chairman of the Company since 1979 and 1981 respectively. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is the founder and chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited ("Cheung Kong"), a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (the "SFO"), and has been engaged in many major commercial developments in Hong Kong for more than 50 years. Mr Li served as a member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Basic Law Drafting Committee, Hong Kong Affairs Adviser and the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is also an Honorary Citizen of a number of cities in the Mainland and overseas. Mr Li is a keen supporter of community service organisations, and has served as honorary chairman of many such groups over the years. Mr Li has received Honorary Doctorates from Peking University, The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, The Open University of Hong Kong, University of Calgary in Canada and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Mr Li Ka-shing is the father of Mr Li Tzar Kuoi, Victor, Deputy Chairman and the brother-in-law of Mr Kam Hing Lam, Executive Director of the Company.

LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor, aged 44, has been Executive Director and Deputy hairman of the Company since 1995 and 1999 respectively. He is deputy chairman and managing director of Cheung Kong, a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited ("CKI") and CK Life Sciences Int'l (Holdings) Inc ("CKLS") and managing director and deputy chairman of Cheung Kong. He is also co-chairman of Husky Energy Inc ("Husky"), executive director of Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited ("HEH"), co-chairman of Husky Energy Inc. ("Husky") and a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. In addition, he is director of Continental Realty Limited ("CRL"), Honourable Holdings Limited ("HHL"), Winbo Power Limited ("WPL"), Polycourt Limited ("PL") and Well Karin Limited ("WKL"). CRL is a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO and HHL, WPL, PL and WKL are companies which have interests in the shares of the Company which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO. Mr Li serves as a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China. He is also a member of the Commission on Strategic Development, the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council and the Council for Sustainable Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and vice chairman of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering. Mr Li Tzar Kuoi, Victor is a son of Mr Li Ka-shing, Chairman of the Company and a nephew of Mr Kam Hing Lam, Executive Director of the Company.

FOK Kin-ning, Canning, aged 57, has been Executive Director and Group Managing Director of the Company since 1984 and 1993 respectively. He is chairman of Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited ("HHR"), Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ("HTIL"), Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited ("HTAL"), HEH and Partner Communications Company Ltd ("Partner") and co-chairman of Husky. He is also deputy chairman of CKI and non-executive director of Cheung Kong. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Financial Management, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan, aged 55, has been Executive Director and Deputy Group Managing Director of the Company since 1993 and 1998 respectively. She is also executive director of CKI, HHR and HEH, non-executive director of HTIL and TOM Group Limited ("TOM") and director of HTAL and Partner. She is a solicitor and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Frank John SIXT, aged 57, has been Executive Director and Group Finance Director of the Company since 1991 and 1998 respectively. He is non-executive chairman of TOM. He is also executive director of CKI and HEH, non-executive director of Cheung Kong and HTIL and director of HTAL, Husky and Partner. In addition, he is director of Li Ka-Shing Unity Trustee Company Limited as trustee of The Li Ka-Shing Unity Trust, Li Ka-Shing Unity Trustee Corporation Limited as trustee of The Li Ka-Shing Unity Discretionary Trust and Li Ka-Shing Unity Trustcorp Limited as trustee of another discretionary trust, all being substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. He holds a Master’s degree in Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law, and is a member of the Bar and of the Law Society of the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada.

LAI Kai Ming, Dominic, aged 55, has been Executive Director of the Company since 2000. He is also deputy chairman of HHR and director of HTAL. He has over 25 years of management experience in different industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

KAM Hing Lam, aged 62, has been Executive Director of the Company since 1993. He is deputy managing director of Cheung Kong, group managing director of CKI and president and chief executive officer of CKLS. He is also executive director of HEH and non-executive director of Spark Infrastructure Group. Mr Kam is a member of the 11th Beijing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Master's degree in Business Administration. Mr Kam is the brother-in-law of Mr Li Ka-shing, Chairman of the Company and the uncle of Mr Li Tzar Kuoi, Victor, Deputy Chairman of the Company.

The Hon Sir Michael David KADOORIE, GBS, Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, Commandeur de 1'Ordre de Léopold II, Commandeur de 1'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, aged 67, has been a Director of the Company since 1995 and is currently an Independent Non-executive Director. He is also chairman of CLP Holdings Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, as well as Heliservices (Hong Kong) Limited. He is also an alternate director of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited.

Holger KLUGE, aged 67, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2004. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He worked 40 years for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ('CIBC"), one of North America's largest financial institutions. From 1990 until his retirement in 1999, he was president and chief executive officer of CIBC’s Personal and Commercial Bank. He is an independent non-executive director of HEH and a director of Husky and Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master's degree in Business Administration.

George Colin MAGNUS, OBE, BBS, aged 73, has been a Director of the Company since 1980. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Company from 1984 to 1993, and is currently a Non-executive Director. He is also a non-executive director of Cheung Kong, CKI and HEH. He holds a Master's degree in Economics.

William Elkin MOCATTA, aged 56, has been Alternate Director to The Hon Sir Michael David Kadoorie, an Independent Non-executive Director, since 1997. He is chairman of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited and CLP Properties Limited. He is also vice chairman of CLP Holdings Limited and director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

OR Ching Fai, Raymond, JP, aged 59, has been a Director of the Company since 2000 and is currently an Independent Non-executive Director. He is vice-chairman and chief executive of Hang Seng Bank Limited, a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited and an independent non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Esprit Holdings Limited. He was also chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks in 2000 and 2003.

William SHURNIAK, aged 77, has been a Director of the Company since 1984 and is currently a Non-executive Director. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is director and chairman of Northern Gas Networks Limited as well as director and deputy chairman of Husky. He has broad banking experience and he holds Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and The University of Western Ontario in Canada.

WONG Chung Hin, CBE, JP, aged 75, has been a Director of the Company since 1984 and is currently an Independent Non-executive Director. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. In addition, he is an independent nonexecutive director of The Bank of East Asia, Limited and HEH. He is a solicitor.

The Executive Directors of the Company are also the Senior Managers of the Group.

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