Paul Jeremy BROUGH

Mr. Paul Jeremy BROUGH, aged 65, an Independent Non-executive Director of Guoco Group Limited (“Guoco”) since November 2021 and Chairman of the Board Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of each of the Board Remuneration Committee and Board Nomination Committee of Guoco.

Mr. Brough joined KPMG Hong Kong in 1983 and held appointments as Head of Consulting in 1995 and as Head of Financial Advisory Services in 1997.  In 1999, he was appointed the Asia Pacific Head of KPMG’s Financial Advisory Services and a member of its global advisory steering group.  He held the position of Regional Senior Partner of KPMG Hong Kong from 2009 before retiring in March 2012.

Mr. Brough is currently an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Vitasoy International Holdings Limited (listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) and an independent non-executive director of Toshiba Corporation (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.  and Nagoya Stock Exchange, Inc.).  He is also an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the board risk and credit committee of Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Limited, a Hong Kong based restricted-licence bank; and an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of The Executive Centre Limited, a privately owned Hong Kong company.  He is also an independent non-executive director of Eagle Investments Holdco and a director of each of Blue Willow Limited and Pacific Primary Health Care Holdings Limited, all being privately-owned companies.

Mr. Brough was an independent non-executive director of GL Limited (“GL”, Guoco’s subsidiary which was privatised and delisted from the Official List of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 14 June 2021) up to 17 April 2021.  During the tenure, he was also the chairman of both the remuneration committee and the nominating committee, as well as a member of the audit and risk management committee of GL.

Mr. Brough graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Business Studies.  He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.