Directorate Change

RNS Number : 0910Z

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd

08 December 2014

 



Jardine Matheson to Appoint New Group General Counsel

8th December 2014 - Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited today announced that Mr Giles White will be retiring from his position as Group General Counsel at the end of July 2015.  Mr White has been with the Jardine Matheson Group since 2009, and was previously Asia Managing Partner at leading international law firm Linklaters.

Upon his retirement on 31st July 2015, Mr White will be stepping down from the boards of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited, Mandarin Oriental International Limited and Group management company Jardine Matheson Limited.

Mr Jeremy Parr, a senior corporate partner with Linklaters, will succeed Mr White as Group General Counsel.  Mr Parr has significant experience in Asia, having previously been based in Hong Kong and Tokyo with Linklaters.  His most recent role within Linklaters in London was as Global Head of their Corporate Division, and he has been Linklaters' senior relationship partner for the Jardine Matheson Group for the past five years.

Jardine Matheson Managing Director, Mr Ben Keswick, said, "Giles has made a significant contribution to the development of the Group, for which we are extremely grateful.  We wish him well in the future.  I am also pleased to welcome Jeremy to Jardines."

Jardine Matheson is a diversified business group focused principally on Asia.  Its interests include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Hongkong Land, Dairy Farm, Mandarin Oriental, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra.  These companies are leaders in the fields of engineering and construction, transport services, insurance broking, property investment and development, retailing, restaurants, luxury hotels, motor vehicles and related activities, financial services, heavy equipment, mining and agribusiness.  Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange as its primary listing, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore.  Jardine Matheson Limited operates from Hong Kong and provides management services to Group companies.

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For further information, please contact:

Jardine Matheson Limited

Neil M McNamara                                                                      (852) 2843 8227

Brunswick Group Limited

Karin Wong                                                                               (852) 3512 5077

This and other Group announcements can be accessed through the internet at www.jardines.com.

 

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