David Muir Turnbull  
 

David Muir Turnbull

David Muir Turnbull is our independent non-executive Director. Mr. Turnbull graduated from Cambridge University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Economics and subsequently obtained a Master of Arts degree. He joined the Swire Group upon graduation and held a variety of senior management positions during his 30 years with the group. Mr. Turnbull also held a number of positions in companies listed on the Stock Exchange including chairman of Swire Pacific Ltd. and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. from January 2005 until January 2006, chairman of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. from March 1995 until August 2006, non-executive director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from January 2005 until December 2005, nonexecutive director of Air China Ltd. from May 2005 until December 2005 and non-executive director of Hysan Development Co. Ltd. from May 2005 until January 2006. From July 2006 to March 2008, Mr. Turnbull also served as a director of Allco Finance Group Limited, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. In July 2008, Mr. Turnbull was appointed as the Executive Chairman of Pacific Basin Shipping Company, a company listed on the Stock Exchange and has served an independent non-executive director since May 2006. In July 2006, he was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Green Dragon Gas Limited, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. In November 2008, he was appointed as the chairman of Seabury Aviation and Aerospace Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd, a subsidiary of Seabury Group LLC. Mr. Turnbull was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on October 14, 2009.