1st Oct 2007 09:25
HSBC Holdings PLC01 October 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC BOARD APPOINTMENT William Samuel Hugh Laidlaw (51) has been appointed a Director of HSBC Holdingsplc with effect from 1 January 2008. He will be an independent non-executiveDirector. Sam Laidlaw is Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc and has significantinternational experience with responsibility for businesses on four continents.During his career he worked in the United States for seven years and hasdirected operations in emerging markets including Russia, the Middle East, NorthAfrica and India. He was Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil plc from 2001to 2002, Executive Vice President of Chevron Corporation from 2003 to 2006, anda non-executive Director of Hanson PLC from October 2003 to August 2007. There are no other matters relating to the appointment of Mr Laidlaw that needto be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13(2) to (6). Biographical details about Sam Laidlaw are stated below. Mr Sam Laidlaw has been Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc since July 2006.During his time at Centrica he has been responsible for restructuring andrefocusing the business as a leading energy and energy services provider, andimproving the profitability of the British Gas subsidiary. He joined the Amerada Hess Corporation in 1981 and became President and ChiefOperating Officer in 1995, where he had direct responsibility for the company'sworldwide exploration, production, shipping and oil and gas sales. In 2001, he joined Enterprise Oil as Chief Executive Officer. He orchestratedthe company's acquisitive expansion into Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdomand was instrumental in negotiating the all-cash offer for the company when itwas acquired by Shell in 2002. He became Executive Vice President of Chevron Corporation in 2003, withresponsibility for large-scale worldwide business development. He was involvedin Chevron's acquisition of Unocal in 2005 and had regional responsibility forRussia, the Middle East, North Africa and India. From 2003 until August 2007, he was a non-executive Director of Hanson PLC,where he was also the chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He is Chairman of the UK Council of INSEAD, the European business school, aTrustee of RAFT, a medical charity for burns and reconstructive surgery and afellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was educated at Cambridge University and subsequently qualified as asolicitor. He obtained an MBA from INSEAD in 1981. He is married with fourchildren and lives in the UK. In his spare time he enjoys sailing and opera. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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