John Swire & Sons
John Swire & Sons Ltd is the British parent company of Swire Group, a diversified global conglomerate with interests focused on the Asia-Pacific region.[1]
Contents
People
Chairman
- Jack Swire 1914-
- George Warren Swire 1929-1946.
- John Kidston Swire 1946-c.1966.
- Sir John Swire 1966-1987[2]
- Sir Adrian Swire 1987-1997[3]
- Edward Scott 1988-2002[4]
- Sir Adrian Swire 2002-2004[3]
- James Hughes-Hallett 2005-[5]
Subsidiaries
Area head offices
- Beijing – John Swire & Sons (China) Ltd.
- Hong Kong – John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd.
- Papua New Guinea – John Swire & Sons (PNG) Ltd.
- Singapore – John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte Limited
- Sydney – John Swire & Sons Pty. Ltd.
- Taiwan – Swire Group Taiwan
- U.S.A. – John Swire & Sons Inc.[1]
Publicly listed companies
Hong Kong
- Swire Pacific Ltd.
- Swire Properties Ltd.
- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
- Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd.[1]
Sydney
External resources
- Swire, John (John Swire & Sons Ltd.), Access to Archives, National Archives.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 About Us: Overview, John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Sir John Swire, CBE, DL, debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sir Adrian Swire, DL, debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Edward Scott, The Telegraph, 22 February 2002.
- ↑ Christopher Hope, Secretive Swires make £17m dividend, The Telegraph, 12 October 2005.
