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About Us

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Swire Pacific is a Hong Kong-based international conglomerate with a diversified portfolio of market leading businesses. The company has a long history in Greater China, where the name Swire or Taikoo (太古) has been established for over 150 years.

Our aims are to deliver sustainable growth in shareholder value, achieved through sound returns on equity over the long term, and to return value to shareholders through sustainable growth in ordinary dividends. Our strategy is focused on Greater China and Southeast Asia, where we seek to grow our core Property, Beverages and Aviation divisions. We are targeting new areas of growth, such as healthcare.

Our Businesses

Property

Responsible placemaking is at the heart of what Swire does best

Beverages

Delivering refreshment: the fifth largest bottling partner in the global Coca-Cola system

Aviation

An acclaimed international airline, a global aircraft engineering group, plus passenger, cargo and catering services

Healthcare

The quality and commitment to service and reputation in the healthcare sector play to Swire’s core strengths

Trading & Industrial

A wide spectrum of business interests that ranges from apparel to automotive trading

Our Values

Integrity

Endeavour

Excellence

Humility

Teamwork

Continuity

Our Core Principles

We focus on Asia, principally Greater China,

because of its strong growth potential and because it is where the Group has long experience, deep knowledge and strong relationships.
We mobilise capital, talent and ideas

across the Group. Our scale and diversity increase our access to investment opportunities.
We are prudent financial managers.

This enables us to execute long-term investment plans irrespective of short-term financial market volatility.
We recruit the best people and invest heavily in their training and development.

The welfare of our people is critical to our operations.
We build strong and lasting relationships,

based on mutual benefit, with those with whom we do business.
We invest in sustainable development,

because it is the right thing to do and because it supports long-term growth through innovation and improved efficiency.
We are committed to the highest standards of corporate governance

and to the preservation and development of the Swire brand and reputation.

We focus on Asia, principally Greater China,

because of its strong growth potential and because it is where the Group has long experience, deep knowledge and strong relationships.
We mobilise capital, talent and ideas

across the Group. Our scale and diversity increase our access to investment opportunities.
We are prudent financial managers.

This enables us to execute long-term investment plans irrespective of short-term financial market volatility.
We recruit the best people and invest heavily in their training and development.

The welfare of our people is critical to our operations.
We build strong and lasting relationships,

based on mutual benefit, with those with whom we do business.
We invest in sustainable development,

because it is the right thing to do and because it supports long-term growth through innovation and improved efficiency.
We are committed to the highest standards of corporate governance

and to the preservation and development of the Swire brand and reputation.

Our Investment Principles

We aim to build a portfolio of businesses

that collectively deliver a steady dividend stream over time.
We are long-term investors.

We prefer to have controlling interests in our businesses and to manage them for long-term growth. We do not rule out minority investments in appropriate circumstances.
We concentrate on businesses

where we can contribute expertise, and where our expertise can add value.
We invest in businesses

that provide high-quality products and services and that are leaders in their markets.
We divest from businesses

which have reached their full potential under our ownership, and recycle the capital released into existing or new businesses.

We aim to build a portfolio of businesses

that collectively deliver a steady dividend stream over time.
We are long-term investors.

We prefer to have controlling interests in our businesses and to manage them for long-term growth. We do not rule out minority investments in appropriate circumstances.
We concentrate on businesses

where we can contribute expertise, and where our expertise can add value.
We invest in businesses

that provide high-quality products and services and that are leaders in their markets.
We divest from businesses

which have reached their full potential under our ownership, and recycle the capital released into existing or new businesses.

Heritage

Founded in 1816, Swire has a long and rich history in the marine, aviation, beverages, and property sectors.

Recognition & Awards

Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index

MSCI ESG Indices

Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series

CDP

Climate Change: A-

S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

20 Years Plus Caring Company

Business Environment Council

Founding member

Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index

MSCI ESG Indices

Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series

CDP

Climate Change: A-

S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

20 Years Plus Caring Company

Business Environment Council

Founding member

Our Management

Our List of Executive Directors

Guy Bradley, JP, aged 59, has been a Director of the Company and its Chairman since August 2021. He is also Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited and Swire Properties Limited and a Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited. He was a Director of the Company from January 2015 to May 2017. He joined the Swire group in 1987 and has worked with the group in the Hong Kong SAR, Papua New Guinea, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, the Chinese Mainland, the Taiwan region and the Middle East. He is a chartered surveyor, a fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. He is also Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and Vice-President of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong.

David Cogman, aged 51, has been a Director of the Company since August 2017. He is also a Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited. He joined McKinsey & Company in 1997 and was a partner in McKinsey’s Hong Kong office. He joined the Swire group in 2017. He is Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the M+ Business and Finance Committee of M Plus Museum Limited.

Patrick Healy, aged 59, has been a Director of the Company since August 2021. He is also Chair of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Coca-Cola Limited and a Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited and Air China Limited. He was a Director of Swire Properties Limited from January 2015 to August 2021. He joined the Swire group in 1988 and has worked with the group in the Hong Kong SAR, Germany and the Chinese Mainland.

Martin Murray, OBE, aged 58, has been a Director of the Company (and its Finance Director) since April 2021. He is also a Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was previously a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and before that Deputy Finance Director of the Company. He joined the Swire group in 1995 and has worked with the group in the Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Singapore and Australia. He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a council member of The Hong Kong Management Association. He is responsible for the Group’s ESG strategy and the sustainable development office and is an Asia Pacific Chapter Member of the Accounting for Sustainability CFO Leadership Network and a council member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Guy Bradley, JP

David Cogman

Patrick Healy

Martin Murray, OBE