Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd Directorate Change (1288F)
March 05 2020 - 4:21AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1288F
Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd
05 March 2020
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited
Directorate Change
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (the 'Company') announces
that, with effect from 15th June 2020, the roles of Executive
Chairman and Managing Director, which have been held on a combined
basis by Ben Keswick since December 2018, will revert to being
separate roles.
Ben Keswick will remain as Executive Chairman and John Witt,
currently Group Finance Director, will take on the role of Managing
Director.
John joined Jardines in 1993 and held a range of senior roles
across the Group's core businesses and geographies, including as
chief financial officer of Hongkong Land and Mandarin Oriental,
before being appointed to the Jardine Matheson Board in 2016.
John will also be a director of Jardine Strategic Holdings
Limited and the Group's listed subsidiaries, Hongkong Land Holdings
Limited, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and Mandarin
Oriental International Limited. He will also continue to be a
commissioner of Astra and chairman of the Astra Excom.
Graham Baker will replace John as Group Finance Director and
will join the Group on 1st June 2020 from Smith + Nephew in the
United Kingdom, where he has been a board member and chief
financial officer since March 2017. Graham will join the Board of
the Company.
Prior to joining Smith + Nephew, Graham worked for 20 years for
AstraZeneca PLC in a range of senior roles in the UK and
internationally, including in Japan and Singapore, and then as
chief financial officer of generic pharmaceuticals company
Alvogen.
Commenting on the changes, Ben Keswick said:
"I am confident that these appointments will strengthen and
enhance the effectiveness of the Group's leadership as we respond
to the challenges and opportunities we face in positioning Jardines
for continuing long term success."
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For further information please
contact
Investor enquries:
Jonathan Lloyd
Jardine Matheson Limited ( 852) 2843 8223
Media enquiries:
Brunswick
Tom Burns (44) 207 404 5959
David Ashton (852) 3512 5063
This and other Group announcements can be accessed at
www.jardines.com
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