Biography

Director Since: 2015

Committees: Finance and Human Resources

Career Highlights: Mr. Pickerell was Head of Asia of Nikko Asset Management from 2010 to 2014 and served as its Chairman, Asia from 2014 to 2015. From 2007 to 2010, he was Chief Executive Officer, Asia, at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

Mr. Pickerell has also served as Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, of HSBC Asset Management and as Chairman of Jardine Fleming Funds. His current international service includes memberships on the Supervisory Committee for the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong, the International Advisory Council of the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong.

Key Skills and Qualifications: Mr. Pickerell brings to the Board executive leadership experience and extensive experience in investment, asset management, and financial services industries, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, including through his service as the Asia Chairman of a large multinational investment banking firm and his service as Head of Asia of a large asset management firm. He also brings to the Board executive-level experience in accounting and finance, product development, risk management, and strategic planning. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Other Public Company Boards:

Current: Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Nomination Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee); Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (Chair of the Risk Management and Compliance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee); First Pacific Company Limited (Finance and Corporate Governance Committees).

Within Last Five Years: Dah Sing Financial Holdings Limited.