Ian Longbon has been appointed General Manager, Audit & Risk Management at The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (Peninsula)

Mr. Longbon is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has previously held the position as President of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Hong Kong Chapter, for four years. A UK native, Mr. Longbon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and earned a Master of Business Administration from the City University Business School. He has enjoyed a long career history in Hong Kong, New York and London, working for KPMG Peak Marwick, Barclays Capital, Credit Lyonnais and Swire Pacific Limited, where he was Head of Internal Audit for eight years.