Alasdair Morrison is a private investor, an Independent Non-Executive for Pacific Basin Shipping [1] and a Senior Adviser to Bain Capital.
He became a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Board in 1987 and became managing director of property giant Hongkong Land in 1988.
In 1994, Morrison succeeded Nigel Rich as managing director or quaintly known as 'tai-pan', of Jardine Matheson Holdings.
As 'tai-pan' of Jardines, he presided over the delisting of the company from the Hong Kong stock exchange, Hang Seng Index.
But the key highlight of his career is his effective management of the company during the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the recession that followed.