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Lincoln Leong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed
Lincoln was appointed an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC and to the Court of Standard Chartered Bank in November 2024.
Experience
Lincoln is a Chartered Accountant with experience in general management, investment management and investment banking. He has a wealth of executive and non-executive board experience across a range of industries and markets, a deep commercial network and understanding of, and connection with, the Hong Kong market.
Career
Lincoln spent over 15 years at MTR Corporation Limited in a range of executive roles, becoming its Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2019. Prior to this he held a number of senior roles within private equity and investment banking including as a partner at Capital Z Asia Limited from 1999 to 2002, Senior Vice President of Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers Asia Ltd from 1997 to 1999 and Director of, followed by Head of Corporate Finance at Schroders Asia Ltd from 1991 to 1997. Lincoln started his career as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1982 in London and Vancouver.
Lincoln was previously a non-executive director of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited and Mandarin Oriental International Limited, and an independent non-executive director of Link Asset Management Limited (manager of the listed Link Real Estate Investment Trust) and SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.
External appointments
Lincoln is an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and the Hong Kong listed company, China Resources Land Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Hongkong Land Holdings Limited and holds a number of roles on the boards of not-for-profit companies including, The Community Chest of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Management Association and Hong Kong Housing Society.