Jardine Matheson names first Chinese national as CEO
TOKYO -- Jardine Matheson Holdings, a British conglomerate with roots in Asia, has appointed its next CEO: Lincoln Pan, currently a partner and co-head of private equity at Hong Kong investment firm PAG.
A public relations representative confirmed to Nikkei Asia that Pan will be the first Chinese national to take the CEO post at Jardines, which has almost two centuries of history and began as an opium trader.
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