Leadership

Ben Keswick

Chairman

 

Ben Keswick joined the Board as Managing Director in April 2012 and held the position until June 2020. He has been Chairman since 2013. He was also managing director of Jardine Matheson from 2012 to 2020, and chairman of DFI Retail Group from May 2013 until July 2024 and Jardine Cycle & Carriage from April 2012 until July 2024. He has held a number of executive positions since joining the Jardine Matheson group in 1998, including finance director and then chief executive officer of Jardine Pacific between 2003 and 2007, and group managing director of Jardine Cycle & Carriage until March 2012. He is executive chairman of Jardine Matheson and chairman of Hongkong Land. He is also a commissioner of Astra. He has an MBA from INSEAD.

 

Laurent Kleitman*

Group Chief Executive

 

Laurent Kleitman joined the Board as Group Chief Executive in September 2023. His career is centred on building and leading iconic brands, including in high-end luxury segment, as well as growth strategies focussed on customer-centric innovation and experience. He was previously President and Chief Executive of Parfums Christian Dior, the largest luxury fashion beauty business of LVMH, before which he was President of the Consumer Beauty division of Coty in New York and held global and regional leadership roles at Unilever in UK, Europe and Asia.

 

Matthew Bishop*

Chief Financial Officer

 

Matthew Bishop joined the Board as Chief Financial Officer in 2021. A Chartered Accountant, he joined the Jardine Matheson group in 2009 and held a number of senior finance positions across the group, including most recently group treasurer of Jardine Matheson since January 2019. He was previously a diplomat with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Beijing and London.

 

Jinqing Cai

 

Jinqing Cai joined the Board in 2021. She is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. She is the president, Greater China at Kering, vice chairman of Teach for China and an independent non-executive director of Xiaomi Corporation. Jinqing was former president and chairman of Christie’s China.

 

Cristina Diezhandino

 

Cristina Diezhandino joined the Board in August 2024. She is also the chief marketing officer and a member of the executive committee of Diageo plc. Prior to joining Diageo, Cristina held marketing leadership roles at Allied Domecq and at Unilever in the United States, UK, and Spain.

 

Adam Keswick

 

Adam Keswick joined the Board in 2012. Having joined Jardine Matheson in 2001, he was appointed to the Jardine Matheson board in 2007 and was deputy managing director from 2012 to 2016. He was a director of DFI Retail Group. Adam is a director of Hongkong Land. He is also a director of Ferrari NV and Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum and vice chairman of the supervisory board of Rothschild & Co.

 

Archie Keswick

 

Archie Keswick joined the Board in 2019. Having joined the Jardine Matheson group in 2007, he held a number of senior executive positions within the group, including most recently CEO, Pizza Hut Vietnam and the general manager of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong.

 

Fabrice Megarbane

 

Fabrice Megarbane joined the Board in August 2024. He is also the chief global growth officer of L’Oréal and a member of its global executive committee. Fabrice started his marketing career at L’Oréal S.A. in 2000. He has held a variety of senior executive positions, including president and chief executive officer of L’Oréal, North Asia, and chief executive officer of L’Oréal, China.

 

Richard Solomons

 

Richard Solomons joined the Board in 2021. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is the non-executive chairman of Rentokil Initial plc and the chair of its nomination committee. He is also the non-executive chairman of HBG Limited, as well as the chair of its advisory committee and remuneration committee. Richard was previously the chief executive officer of InterContinental Hotels Group plc and a non-executive director of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc and Marks and Spencer Group plc.

 

*Executive Director