John Slosar
John Slosar | |
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| Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer(s) | Swire Pacific Swire Properties Cathay Pacific HAECO |
John Robert Slosar[1] (Chinese: 史樂山) is an American-born Hong Kong businessman. He was the chairman and CEO of Cathay Pacific and chairman of Swire Pacific.
Early life and education
[edit]Slosar was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He graduated from Columbia University, where he played soccer and American football.[3][4] He then attended the University of Cambridge.[5]
Career
[edit]Slosar joined the Swire group in 1980 as a management trainee.[6] In 1996, he became managing director of the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company.[6] In 1998, he became managing director of Swire beverages.
In 2011, Slosar became the chief executive of Cathay Pacific Airways. In 2014, he was promoted to Chairman of Swire Pacific, Swire Properties, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., and Swire beverages, becoming the 35th and the first non-British chairman of the company.[7]
In 2015, Slosar was bestowed the Legion of Honour by the French government.[8] He was a director of Air China, PureCircle, and a member of the Council of Lingnan University and the International Advisory Board of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[9][10]
Slosar stepped down from his chairmanship of Swire in 2018.[11] He stayed on as the chairman of Cathay Pacific until 2019.[12] During the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, he resisted pressure to suspend employees who participated in the protests and supported the staff's right to protest by saying that “We certainly wouldn’t dream of telling them what they have to think about something.”[13] Slosar resigned in September 2019, before his board term was due to expire in May 2020.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Slosar is married to Joy Slosar, who is from Thailand.[2] His daughter, Dana Slosar,[15] won the sixth season of Asia's Next Top Model.[16] It is reported that Slosar renounced his United States citizenship in 2010 and became a Chinese national.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Chen, Shanshan (September 5, 2019). "Cathay Pacific Stock Slumps as Chairman Slosar Bails Out". Yicai Global. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Wong, Imogene. "Long-haul traveler". The Standard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 13 October 1976 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 18 November 1974 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Taipan takes in the big picture". South China Morning Post. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ a b Fan, Feifei (December 12, 2014). "Taipan's tale". China Daily Europe. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Dvorak, Joanne Chiu And Phred (2014-08-17). "Swire Pacific Grooms Talent for the Long Term". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "John Slosar, Knight of the Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur". Consulat général de France à Hong Kong et Macao. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "MEMBER LIST 2018/19 - John Slosar". www.polyu.edu.hk. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Appointments of Council and Court members - Campus & Community - Issue No. 50 - Lingnan Chronicle - Lingnan University". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "John Slosar to step down as Swire Pacific chair". The Standard. February 8, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "John Slosar resigns as chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways". South China Morning Post. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ Moss, Trefor (2019-09-04). "Cathay Pacific Turmoil Continues With Chairman Slosar's Resignation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ Freed, Jamie (2019-09-05). "Cathay Chairman Slosar resigns weeks after CEO left, deepening reshuffle". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "太古思维" (PDF). Swire. 2014. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Dana Slosar '16: 'Asia's Next Top Model' | Colgate Magazine". 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "【入籍中國】David Webb：國泰主席史樂山早放棄美籍身份 (16:07) - 20190820 - 即時財經新聞". 明報財經網. Retrieved 2022-03-29.