SWIRE PROPERTIES ANNUAL REPORT 2023 SWIRE, Merlin Bingham, aged 50, has been a Director of WU, May Yihong, aged 56, has been a Director of the the Company since January 2009. He is also Deputy Company since May 2017. She is an Independent Director Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a shareholder of of Noah Holdings Limited, the Chairwoman of its John Swire & Sons Limited and a Director of Cathay Pacific Compensation Committee and a member of its Audit Airways Limited and Swire Pacific Limited. He was Committee and Corporate Governance and Nomination Chairman of the Company and Swire Pacific Limited from Committee. Ms. Wu is also an Independent Non-Executive July 2018 to August 2021. He joined the Swire group in Director of Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited, 1997 and has worked with the group in the Hong Kong SAR, the Chairwoman of its Audit Committee and a member of Australia, the Chinese Mainland and London. its Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. She is also an Executive Director of Shanghai Sunnyview Independent Non-Executive Directors Eldercare Company Limited. She was Board Advisor of CHENG, Lily Ka Lai, aged 45, has been a Director of the Homeinns Hotel Group from 2019 to 2023, its Chief Company since March 2017. She is an Independent Non- Strategy Officer from 2010 to 2019 and its Chief Financial Executive Director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, Officer from 2006 to 2010. Octopus Cards Limited, SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. as well as ZHU, Changlai Angela, aged 48, has been a Director of the an Advisor to HotelBeds Group and a Non-Executive Council Company since May 2023. She is the founder and Chief Member of Herbert Smith Freehills Global LLP. She is an Executive Officer of Shanghai Dechang E-commerce Co., Executive Director of Hubel Labs Limited and was the former Ltd., trading as Chapter Home, a home lifestyle brand in the President of TripAdvisor Asia Pacific and Senior Director at Chinese Mainland. She was a consultant and an Executive Expedia Inc. Ms. Cheng will be appointed as an Independent in Residence at Warburg Pincus Asia LLC, specialising in the Non-Executive Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited consumer retail sector, and a Non-Executive Director of the with effect from 20th May 2024. She has more than ten Southeast Asia Retail Board of IKANO Pte Ltd from 2021 to years of experience as a corporate executive of technology 2022. Prior to these roles, she worked for the IKEA Group companies providing consumer-facing software and internet from 1996 to 2021 and held various positions including services, including implementation of cybersecurity protocols. Global Commercial Director of IKEA Retail Services AB from CHOI, Tak Kwan Thomas, aged 68, has been a Director of 2018 to 2021 and Chief Executive Officer of China of IKEA the Company since May 2019. He is a fellow of The Royal (China) Investment Co., Ltd. from 2013 to 2018. Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the United Kingdom Company Secretary and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. He is also an Authorised Person (Surveyor). He was a member of the LOMAS, Bernadette Mak, aged 58, has been Company Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) from December 2000 to Secretary since February 2022. She is also Group General November 2013. He was employed by the Company in Counsel of the Swire Pacific Limited group. She is qualified Hong Kong from 1981 to 2002. He was employed by China to practise law in the Hong Kong SAR and in the State of Resources (Holdings) Company Limited and worked in the New York. Prior to joining the Swire Pacific Limited group, Chinese Mainland from 2002 until his retirement in 2016. she was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of FUNG, Spencer Theodore, aged 50, has been a Director a leading Hong Kong listed company. of the Company since December 2012. He is Group Notes: Executive Chairman of Li & Fung. Prior to Li & Fung, 1. The Audit Committee comprises May Wu (committee Mr. Fung co-founded an eCommerce startup HelloAsia chairman), Lily Cheng and Martin Murray. in Silicon Valley and was a manager in the Audit and 2. The Nomination Committee comprises Spencer Fung Assurance team at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is also an (committee chairman), Thomas Choi and Adam Fenwick. Alternate Representative of Hong Kong, China to APEC 3. The Remuneration Committee comprises Spencer Fung (committee chairman), Thomas Choi and Adam Fenwick. Business Advisory Council and a member of the General 4. Tim Blackburn, Guy Bradley, Fanny Lung, Mabelle Ma, Martin Committee of The Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, Young Murray, Richard Sell and Merlin Swire are employees of the Presidents’ Organization and the Board of Trustees John Swire & Sons Limited group. at Northeastern University. 119
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