Simon To

Chairman at Chi-Med

Mr. To, aged 69, has been a Director since 2000 and an Executive Director and Chairman of HUTCHMED (the“Company”) since 2006. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee, and Technical Committee of the Company. He is managing director of Hutchison Whampoa (China) Limited (“Hutchison China”) and has been with Hutchison China for over 40 years, building its business from a small trading company to a multi-billion dollar investment group. He has negotiated major transactions with multinationals such as Procter & Gamble (“P&G”), Lockheed, Pirelli, Beiersdorf, United Airlines, and British Airways. He is currently the chairman of Gama Aviation Plc and formerly served as an independent non-executive director on the boards of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and Air China Limited.

Mr. To’s career in China spans more than 45 years. He is the original founder of the China healthcare business of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (“HWL”) (currently a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CKHH”)) and has been instrumental in the acquisitions made to date. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and a Master's in Business Administration from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

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  • Chairman

    Current role