Edward Percy Keswick Weatherall (born 1957) is a British businessman, formerly active in

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. He was managing director of the

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from 2000 to 31 March 2006 having joined the board in 1999. Weatherall joined the Jardine Group in 1976 and worked in a number of senior executive positions in Hong Kong, the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Korea and the Philippines, prior to becoming "

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". Weatherall was chief executive officer of

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. Weatherall is a member of the

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which control Jardine Matheson through complex cross-shareholdings, despite holding only around 10% of the shares in the company. During Weatherall's period in charge, the company defended itself against

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who proposed the company break itself up to release extra

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, and Jardines undertook large scale strategic investment in Astra International of Indonesia via the Singapore company Jardine Cycle & Carriage. He was succeeded as group managing director by Anthony Nightingale on 1 April 2006.

Family

Weatherall was born the elder son of Captain Anthony Weatherall and Sophy Keswick. He is married to Clara Mary Johnston (b. 1960), elder daughter of Nicholas John Johnston by his wife Susanna Maria Chancellor, younger daughter of Sir

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CMG They have four children - Bertram, Stella, Ruby and Honor Weatherall. The family lives in South West Scotland, having left Hong Kong in April 2006. Weatherall has two sisters and a younger brother (who is married to his wife's younger sister). Weatherall's elder sister Catherine Nony was married to

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as his first wife. His younger sister Isobel Charlotte, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (b. ca. 1963) was married from 1984 to 2005 to the 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is mother of the earl's three elder surviving sons.See ''ibid.''

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1957 births Living people Hong Kong chief executives Jardine Matheson Group British businesspeople Keswick family {{UK-business-bio-1950s-stub