Swire Pacific Limited (Hong Kong: 0019)

35/F, 1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
Hong Kong
Phone: +852-2840-8888
Fax: +852-2526-9365
http://www.swirepacific.com

Overview

East meets West in Swire Pacific. The hong (general trading company) owns stakes in dozens of subsidiaries and affiliates that employ more than 100,000 around the world. It operates through five primary divisions: property, beverages, trading and industrial, marine services, and aviation. Its property holdings include some 24 million sq. ft. of commercial developments in Greater China and the US. Swire Pacific is also a major Coca-Cola bottler in China and owns 43% of Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's leading airline. Other activities include consumer goods manufacturing and support services for oil and gas exploration. Swire Pacific is controlled by its founding family through UK-based John Swire & Sons.

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Key financials for Swire Pacific Limited (Hong Kong: 0019)

Company Type Public (Hong Kong: 0019; Pink Sheets: SWRAY [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £2,425.5
2010 Net Income (mil.) £3,230.2
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Key people and executives for Swire Pacific Limited (Hong Kong: 0019)

Chairman, Swire Pacific, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering, John Swire & Sons (HK), Swire Properties, and Swire Beverages Christopher D. (Chris) Pratt
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Executive Director, Finance Peter A. Kilgour
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  • #437 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
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