Age: 70 Appointed: April 2004
Key strengths and experience
Mr Borer joined the group in 1981 and has been responsible for developing the group’s high standards of customer service and operational excellence. Following various operational roles, he was appointed General Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1994, taking on additional regional responsibility for the group’s Asia hotel portfolio in 1999. Mr Borer was appointed as Chief Operating Officer in April 2004 and oversees the operations of the group’s assets globally.
Titles, qualifications and education
Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur
Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole
Graduated from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
Other major offices
School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Advisory Board Member)
Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong (Advisory Council Member)
Other information
Alumni Network of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Director of the majority of the group’s entities
Mr Borer will be stepping down as an Executive Director and the Chief Operating Officer of the company effective from 31 July 2024 and will be re-designated as a Non-Executive Director of the company and will become a Senior Advisor to the Chairman for a term of two years with effect from 1 August 2024.