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George Colin Magnus

Non-Executive Director at Hutchison Whampoa

George Colin Magnus, OBE, BBS, aged 85, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since January 2015 and was a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company from January 2019 to 25 November 2020. He acted as an Executive Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) since 1980 and Deputy Chairman since 1985 until he retired from these offices in October 2005. The listing status of Cheung Kong (Holdings) on the SEHK was replaced by the Company in March 2015. He was a Non-executive Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) since November 2005 until June 2015. Mr Magnus was an Executive Director of HWL since 1980 and was re-designated as a Non-executive Director since November 2005 until June 2015 upon the privatisation of HWL by way of a scheme of arrangement, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. He served as Deputy Chairman of HWL from 1984 to 1993. He is also a Non-executive Director of CKI, an Independent Non-executive Director of HKEIML as the trustee-manager of HKEI, and HKEIL. Mr Magnus was previously a Director (independent) of Husky Energy which was delisted on 5 January 2021 upon its combination with Cenovus Energy. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics.

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