Mr Michael Neale SOMERVILLE
- Founding Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Insurers
- Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation
Born 28.04 1934 Wimbledon, UK. - Resident Hong Kong since 1973
Business Career principally in Insurance and Fund Management
Educated Aldenham School UK. – ACII (Associate Chartered Insurance Institute)
1952-54 – National Service – Commissioned, Royal Artillery served in Germany
1954-73 – Royal Exchange Assurance (latterly Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance) - various Management roles in India (11 Years) and Australia (8 years) - latterly Assistant General Manager Australia
1973-1988 – Jardine Matheson- (Assistant Director) – headed Insurance Division and latterly President and CEO of Lombard Group Inc, a Life and General Insurance Joint Venture between Jardines and The Continental Insurance Corporation, USA
1989-1992 – Thornton Management (Asia) ltd (now part Allianz) – Managing Director, latterly Chairman
1992-1995 – Consultant Director Employers Federation
1984-2025 – Founding Member and latterly Consultant, The Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong – BPF
- Member Basic Law Consultative Committee
- Finance Committee Hospital Authority – inception to 2023
- Founding Chairman – Hong Kong Federation of Insurers
- Chairman – Investment Funds Association
- Inland Revenue Board of Review
- Labour Advisory Board
- SFC Committee on Unit Trusts
- Community Chest – Vice Patron
- Past Carman The Hong Kong Club
- Past President the Royal Society of St George, Hong Kong
