David Craig Bartlett

Mr. David Craig Bartlett was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 November 1999. Mr. Bartlett graduated with honours in law from Exeter University in the United Kingdom in 1988 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. A former partner of the international law firm Clyde & Co., he regularly acted for and advised the Company and its subsidiaries before leaving private practice for a career in industry. Now based primarily in England, Mr. Bartlett is also an independent non-executive director of Allied Group Limited (a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and the ultimate holding company of the Company). He was an independent non-executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (an intermediate holding company of the Company and previously listed on the Stock Exchange until 26 November 2020) until he retired in December 2020.