RIchard Hext

Richard Hext is a shipping industry veteran and the newly appointed chairman of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. A long-time Hong Kong resident, he serves as a non-executive director at Anglo Eastern Univan Group and China Navigation Company, and is chairman of Vanmar Shipping.

His earlier career includes roles as a director of John Swire & Sons (HK), chief executive of Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping, and chairman of Univan Ship Management. Beyond shipping, Hext is active in education, serving as a governor of the University of Central Lancashire in the UK and a member of the Hong Kong advisory board of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

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