CLP Holdings Limited announced at the conclusion of the coming 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company to be held on 8 May 2026, Ms Christina Gaw will retire as an Independent Non-executive Director and a Member of the Sustainability Committee of the Company. Ms Gaw is subject to retirement by rotation at the 2026 AGM. Ms Gaw has informed the Company that she will not be seeking re-election at the 2026 AGM and will therefore retire at the conclusion of the 2026 AGM.
Ms Gaw joined the CLP Holdings Board in October 2020, as she will have served on the Board for two full terms by the 2026 AGM, she has decided not to seek re-election at the 2026 AGM and will step down from the CLP Holdings Board. Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a Member of the Finance & General Committee, the Audit & Risk Committee and the Sustainability Committee of the Company with effect from 27 February 2026. Mr. Brien, aged 62, holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Birmingham, UK.
He is also a Solicitor of Hong Kong, and England and Wales. Mr. Brien is currently an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited as well as a member of its Audit Committee, Board Executive Committee, Listing Operation Governance Committee and Risk Committee. He is also the Chairman and an Independent Non- executive Director of Chinachem Group Holdings Limited.
Mr. Brien was previously Senior Consultant, Hong Kong (2022-2024), Senior Partner, Hong Kong (2013-2022) and Partner (1995-2013) at Slaughter and May, Hong Kong. He was also a Member of the chairman Pool of Listing Review Committee (2024-2025), and Chairman (2020-2022), Deputy Chairman (2017-2020) and Member (2015-2017) of Listing Committee of the Main Board and GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. In public service, Mr. Brien is currently a Member of the Board of Governors of The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and a Member of the General Committee of the Hong Kong Club.
Mr. Brien holds cross-directorship with Mr. Nicholas C. Allen, another Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, since they both serve on the Boards of the Company and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, but only in a non-executive role as Independent Non-executive Directors. with effect from 27 February 2026, the following changes have been made to the Board and Board Committees of the company. Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien is appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a Member of the Audit & Risk Committee, the Finance & General Committee and the Sustainability Committee; and Mr. Chan Bernard Charnwut is appointed as a Member of the Nomination Committee.
Following the above changes, the composition of the Board of Directors and Board Committees of the Company, including their names, roles and functions, are set out below: Board of Directors: Non-executive Directors: The Honourable Sir Michael Kadoorie (Chairman of Board); Mr. Andrew Clifford Winawer Brandler (Vice Chairman of Board); Mr. Philip Lawrence Kadoorie; Mrs. Yuen So Siu Mai Betty; Mr. Diego Alejandro Gonzalez Morales. Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen; Ms May Siew Boi Tan; Ms Christina Gaw; Mr. Chunyuan Gu; Mr. Chan Bernard Charnwut; Ms Wang Xiaojun Heather; Mrs. Kung Yeung Yun Chi Ann and Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien. Executive Director: Mr. Chiang Tung Keung (Chief Executive Officer).
Audit & Risk Committee: Ms May Siew Boi Tan as Chairman and Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen, Mr. Chunyuan Gu, Ms Wang Xiaojun Heather, Mrs. Kung Yeung Yun Chi Ann and Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien as Members. Nomination Committee: Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen as Chairman and Michael Kadoorie, Ms May Siew Boi Tan and Mr. Chan Bernard Charnwut as Members. Finance & General Committee: Mr. Andrew Clifford Winawer Brandler as Chairman and Mr. Philip Lawrence Kadoorie, Mrs. Yuen So Siu Mai Betty, Mr. Diego Alejandro Gonzalez Morales, Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen, Ms May Siew Boi Tan, Mr. Chunyuan Gu, Mrs. Kung Yeung Yun Chi Ann, Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien and Mr. Chiang Tung Keung as Members.
Human Resources & Remuneration Committee: Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen as Chairman and Mr. Andrew Clifford Winawer Brandler, Ms May Siew Boi Tan, Mr. Chunyuan Gu and Ms Wang Xiaojun Heather as Members. Sustainability Committee: Mr. Chunyuan Gu as Chairman and Mr. Andrew Clifford Winawer Brandler, Mr. Philip Lawrence Kadoorie, Mr. Nicholas Charles Allen, Ms May Siew Boi Tan, Ms Christina Gaw, Mr. Chan Bernard Charnwut, Mr. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Brien as Members.
