Audit Committee
British national. Member of the Board of Directors since June 2004 and member of the Audit Committee. His term of office ends on the day of the 2010 General Meeting of Shareholders.
Associate member of Chartered Institute Management Accountants (UK).
Associate member of Chartered Institute Purchasing and Supply (UK).
David Prince (1951) started his career in the oil and gas industry as part of a management trainee scheme at British Gas and after accountancy roles at Philips Industries and TRW, he went on to join Cable & Wireless at the time of UK privatisation. At C&W, he held accountancy, general management and group marketing positions, both in UK and in Hong Kong. From 1994 to 2000, he worked for Hong Kong Telecom plc (HKT) as Group Finance Director, followed by an appointment to Deputy CEO. In 2000, David joined PCCW plc, Hong Kong, as Group CFO (following its acquisition of HKT).
In 2002, he returned to the UK and rejoined C&W as Group Finance Director, as part of a turnaround team. He left C&W in 2004 to take up his current Board appointments and a number of advisory positions focused on China and Asia.
Other appointments and commitments: member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ARK Therapeutics, UK; member of the Board of Directors of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong; associate member of Chartered Institute Management Accountants, UK; associate member of Chartered Institute Purchasing and Supply, UK.