Percy Weatherall
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Percy Weatherall or Edward Percy Keswick Weatherall, is a prominent British businessman formerly active in Hong Kong
. He was Managing Director of the Jardine Matheson Group from 2000 to 31 March 2006 having joined the board in 1999.
Mr. Weatherall joined the Jardine Group in 1976 and worked in a number of senior executive positions in Hong Kong, the USA, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Korea and the Philippines, prior to becoming "Taipan
". Mr. Weatherall was chief executive officer of Hongkong Land
.
Mr. Weatherall is a member of the Keswick family
which control Jardine Matheson through complex cross-shareholdings, despite holding only around 10% of the shares in the company. During Mr. Weatherall's period in charge the company defended itself against Brandes Investment Partners
who proposed the company break itself up to release extra shareholder value
and Jardines undertook large scale strategic investment in Astra International of Indonesia via the Singapore company Jardine Cycle & Carriage. He was succeeded as Group Managing Director by Anthony Nightingale on 1 April 2006.
He is married to Clara Mary Johnston (b. 1960), elder daughter of Nicholas John Johnston by his wife Susanna Maria Chancellor, younger daughter of Sir Christopher Chancellor
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They have four children - Bertram, Stella, Ruby and Honor Weatherall. The family lives in South West Scotland, having left Hong Kong in April 2006.
Weatherall has two sisters and a younger brother (who is married to his wife's younger sister). Weatherall's elder sister Catherine Nony was married to Nicholas Soames
as his first wife. His younger sister Isobel Charlotte, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (b. ca. 1963) was married from 1984 to 2005 to the present Earl of Strathmore
, and is mother of the earl's three elder surviving sons. Weatherall and his siblings have all had issue.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He was Managing Director of the Jardine Matheson Group from 2000 to 31 March 2006 having joined the board in 1999.
Mr. Weatherall joined the Jardine Group in 1976 and worked in a number of senior executive positions in Hong Kong, the USA, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Korea and the Philippines, prior to becoming "Taipan
Taipan
The taipans are a genus of large, fast, highly venomous Australasian snakes of the elapid family.-Overview:The taipan was named by Donald Thomson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.There are three known species: the coastal...
". Mr. Weatherall was chief executive officer of Hongkong Land
Hongkong Land
Hongkong Land is one of Asia’s leading property investment, management and development groups with premium commercial and residential property interests across the region. It owns and manages some five million square feet of commercial space in Hong Kong’s Central Business District serving...
.
Mr. Weatherall is a member of the Keswick family
Keswick family
The Keswick family are a business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East since 1855 and in particular the conglomerate Jardine Matheson....
which control Jardine Matheson through complex cross-shareholdings, despite holding only around 10% of the shares in the company. During Mr. Weatherall's period in charge the company defended itself against Brandes Investment Partners
Brandes Investment Partners
Brandes Investment Partners is an investment advisory firm, managing assets for institutional and private clients worldwide. It was founded by Charles Brandes in 1974. Brandes Investment Partners currently manages $105 billion in investments....
who proposed the company break itself up to release extra shareholder value
Shareholder value
Shareholder value is a business term, sometimes phrased as shareholder value maximization or as the shareholder value model, which implies that the ultimate measure of a company's success is the extent to which it enriches shareholders...
and Jardines undertook large scale strategic investment in Astra International of Indonesia via the Singapore company Jardine Cycle & Carriage. He was succeeded as Group Managing Director by Anthony Nightingale on 1 April 2006.
Family
Weatherall was born the elder son of Captain Anthony Weatherall and Sophy Keswick.He is married to Clara Mary Johnston (b. 1960), elder daughter of Nicholas John Johnston by his wife Susanna Maria Chancellor, younger daughter of Sir Christopher Chancellor
Christopher Chancellor
Sir Christopher Chancellor , a British journalist and administrator, was general manager of the news agency Reuters from 1944 to 1959...
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Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
They have four children - Bertram, Stella, Ruby and Honor Weatherall. The family lives in South West Scotland, having left Hong Kong in April 2006.
Weatherall has two sisters and a younger brother (who is married to his wife's younger sister). Weatherall's elder sister Catherine Nony was married to Nicholas Soames
Nicholas Soames
Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames MP , known as Nicholas Soames, is a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the constituency of Mid Sussex....
as his first wife. His younger sister Isobel Charlotte, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (b. ca. 1963) was married from 1984 to 2005 to the present Earl of Strathmore
Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, DL , is a former politician in the House of Lords and former British Army officer.-Family and Background:...
, and is mother of the earl's three elder surviving sons. Weatherall and his siblings have all had issue.