29th Sep 2006 13:45
HSBC Holdings PLC29 September 2006 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC BOARD APPOINTMENT Gwyn Morgan (60) has been appointed a Director of HSBC Holdings plc with effectfrom 1 October 2006. Mr Morgan, an independent non-executive Director, was Founding President andChief Executive Officer of EnCana Corporation. He is currently Vice-Chairman. Heis also a Director of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Alcan Inc. He is formerPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Alberta Energy CompanyLimited. There is no other information relating to the appointment of Mr Morgan requiredto be disclosed in relation to Listing Rule 9.6.13(2) to (6). A brief biography for Mr Morgan follows: Gwyn Morgan Gwyn Morgan has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executiveDirector of HSBC Holdings plc with effect from 1 October 2006. Mr Morgan was Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of EnCanaCorporation. In January 2006, he retired as Chief Executive Officer to assumethe post of Vice-Chairman. He is a Director of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., and AlcanInc. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Fraser Institute and theEnergy Advisory Board of Accenture Limited. He is a former independentnon-executive Director of HSBC Bank Canada. He joined EnCana Corporation's predecessor Alberta Energy Company Limited (AEC)in 1975. He was responsible for drilling the wells which resulted in AEC's firstproduction and was head of the Oil and Gas Division until his appointment asPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director in 1994. In 2002, he led themerger of two of Canada's largest oil and gas firms to create EnCanaCorporation. Mr Morgan is a petroleum engineering graduate of the University of Alberta. Hehas post graduate qualifications including the executive business programme ofCornell University in New York State. He is a Fellow of The Canadian Academy ofEngineering. In 2005, he was recognised as Canada's chief executive officer ofthe year^ and was also voted Canada's most respected chief executive officer^^. He is married and has one daughter. In his spare time he enjoys cross-training,cycling, kayaking and ski-ing._____________________________________________________________________Footnotes: ^ Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year award programme, founded by The Caldwell Partners. ^^ The 11th Annual Canada's Most Respected Corporations Survey sponsored by KPMG and conducted by Ipsos Reid. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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