David Simmonds FCG HKFCG is the Chief Strategy, Sustainability and Governance Officer for CLP Holdings Limited. Mr Simmonds is responsible for CLP Group strategic planning and the strategy agenda as well as driving the Group’s sustainability agenda and ensuring that it is embedded into the business.
Mr Simmonds is also responsible for managing the Group’s Venture Capital and Research function, the Group’s investments in Taiwan Region and Thailand and the Group’s property development activities.
In addition, Mr Simmonds is the Company Secretary of CLP Holdings and leads the team responsible for legal, corporate governance and insurance services across the Group.
Mr Simmonds is the President of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI) and is a Fellow of both The Chartered Governance Institute and HKCGI. He is the Chair of the Task Force on Energy for the UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network, a Board Director of The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau and a member of The Asia Society. Mr Simmonds is also a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, the Hong Kong Advisory Committee
of The Fred Hollows Foundations and a Director of Business Environment Council.
Mr Simmonds holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Melbourne.