Gordon Robert Halyburton Orr

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Mr. Gordon Robert Halyburton Orr, 60, was re-designated as an independent non-executive director of the Company on September 1, 2016. Prior to that, he was a non-executive director of the Company since 2015. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University, United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University. Mr. Orr joined McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey”) in 1986 and held a broad range of senior positions in McKinsey until his retirement in August 2015. During the years with McKinsey, he was Greater China Managing Partner and subsequently Senior Partner (1999-2015), Managing Partner of McKinsey Asia (2008-2014) and Member of McKinsey’s global Operating Committee (2008-2015). He also served on McKinsey’s Global Shareholder’s Board (2003-2015) and chaired the Governance and Risk Committee. In the past 20 years, Mr. Orr has served a broad range of clients in Asia, with primary focus on China and technology related sectors across Asia. Mr. Orr is currently an independent non-executive director of Swire Pacific Limited, Meituan (formerly known as “Meituan Dianping”) (both HKSE listed) and Sondrel (Holdings) plc (LSE listed), a non-executive director of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (LSE listed). He is also the chairman of the audit committee and member of corporate governance committee of Meituan. Mr. Orr currently is a board member of EQT AB (listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm). He is also a vice chairman of the China-Britain Business Council.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Orr
DoB: 01/01/1961
Age: 65 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: United Kingdom
Country of Birth: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Language: English
Qualification: MBA, MA (Engineering Science)
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Lenovo GroupBoardMember01/09/2015
Lenovo GroupAuditMember01/09/2015
Lenovo GroupRemunerationMember01/09/2015
EQTBoardMember01/10/2018
EQTOtherChairperson01/10/2018

 

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