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Board of Directors
Executive Directors
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Richard John Siemens,
Chairman, is a key figure in the telecommunications industry,
and is the Chairman and a founding member of the Distacom Group, a privately-held group of companies in
mobile telecommunication business.
Born and raised
in Canada, Mr. Siemens was trained as a Chartered Accountant
and came to Hong Kong in 1979. In 1984, he formed Hutchison
Telephone Company Limited in partnership with Hutchison Whampoa
and Motorola. While Group Managing Director of Hutchison Telecommunications
Limited, Mr. Siemens, was instrumental in the establishment of
other leading companies including AsiaSat, STAR TV, Metro
Radio and Hutchison’s move into the European
wireless business with “Orange”.
His financial acumen and entrepreneurial leadership is also key to establishing mobile telecommunication businesses across the world
led by Distacom including SUNDAY in Hong Kong, Blu in Italy, Spice in India and Madacom in Madagascar.
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Lim Shyang Guey,
Executive Director, is responsible for executing the Group’s
overall corporate strategy. Prior to coming to Hong Kong,
Mr. Lim had worked in New Zealand, Russia, Malaysia and Singapore
mainly in the telecommunications and technology-related industries.
Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Master
of Engineering degree, both from the University of Auckland
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Non-executive Director
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William Bruce Hicks, Non-executive Director, is currently a founder of TPIZ Resources Limited, a Hong Kong-based firm which invests in and develops environmental projects in China. Prior to establishing TPIZ Resources, Mr. Hicks was the CEO of SUNDAY Communications Limited and has been a director of various Distacom Group companies since 1994. From 1987 until 1994, Mr. Hicks was a senior executive in Hutchison Telecommunications in Hong Kong. Mr. Hicks, a Canadian, began his career with Motorola, Inc. in the United States. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from Michigan Technological University and an M.B.A. from the International Management Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. |
Independent Non-executive Directors
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John William Crawford J.P.,
Independent Non-executive Director, joined the Board in September 2004.
Mr. Crawford was a founding partner of Ernst & Young, Hong Kong and vice
chairman of the firm until he retired in 1997. Mr. Crawford has been active in various
community service areas such as being a founding member of UNICEF Hong Kong
Committee and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. In 1997,
Mr. Crawford was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong. Crawford is also an independent non-executive
director of Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and Regal Portfolio Management Limited being the manager of Regal Real Estate Investment Trust (the units of which are listed in Hong Kong) as well as of Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc., a company listed on the American Stock Exchange. |
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Shane Frederick Weir,
Independent Non-executive Director, is a qualified solicitor
and consultant with Weir & Associates, Solicitors &
Notaries. Born and educated in Canada, Mr. Weir concentrates
on corporate commercial tax and securities matters. He has
practiced in Hong Kong since 1985 and for several years was
employed in Hong Kong as an associate with Phillips &
Vineberg, one of the oldest and most respected commercial
law firms in North America. Mr. Weir is qualified as a solicitor,
barrister, and notary public in Canada and a solicitor in
the United Kingdom as well as in Hong Kong. |
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Gerald Clive Dobby,
Independent Non-executive Director, previously held senior positions
within the HSBC Group, is currently a director of several companies in
Hong Kong and overseas. |
Board Committees
Audit Committee Members
Shane Frederick Weir
John William Crawford J.P.
Gerald Clive Dobby
Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee is available here
Executive Management Committee
Richard John Siemens
Lim Shyang Guey
Remuneration Committee
Richard John Siemens
Shane Frederick Weir
John William Crawford J.P.
Lim Shyang Guey, alternate for Richard John Siemens
Terms of Reference of the Remuneration Committee is available here
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