Leon Vardon

Haitong International Holdings (UK) Ltd. engaged in the provision of independent and in-depth Japanese equity market research. It provided research, analysis, and sales advice regarding stocks listed on Asian stock exchanges to overseas-based pension and hedge funds that invest in Japanese equities as well as investment managers and fund managers who provide investment advice to such funds. The company was founded by Mark Eagleson Burges Watson and Rupert J. A. Eastwood on September 27, 2002 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.