Mr. Simon To

Biography

Mr To has been a Director since 2000 and an Executive Director and Chairman since 2006. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Technical Committee of the Company. He is managing director of Hutchison Whampoa (China) Limited (“Hutchison China”) and has been with Hutchison China for over 36 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. Mr To’s career in China spans more than 36 years. He is the original founder of Hutchison Whampoa Limited’s (currently a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CKHH”)) TCM business and has been instrumental in the acquisitions made to date. He received a First Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (graduated top 5% of his class).

Research Interest

Business, Management, Finance, Pharmaceuticals, Life science, Pharmacology