James Leng is a Member of the Board of Directors at Aon Corporation. James served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2013 and as a Member of the Board of Directors from 2010 to 2013 at HSBC Bank plc. Notably, amongst a number of international directorships, from 2003 to 2008 James was Chairman of the Board of Directors at Corus Group plc, a global steel company sold to Tata Steel of India where he was also Deputy Chairman until July 2009. From 1995 to 2001, James served as Chief Executive Officer at Laporte plc, a London-listed international specialty chemicals business. From 1984 to 1995, James served in a variety of roles with Low & Bonar plc, a packaging and performance materials company, most recently serving as Group Chief Executive from 1992 to 1995. James currently serves as Senior Independent Member of the Board of Directors at Genel Energy plc., and served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Alstom SA and as European Chairman of the Board of Directors at AEA Investors LP. James has previously served as a Non-Executive Director of a number of public and private companies, including TNK-BP (oil & gas), Pilkington plc (glass), Hanson plc (aggregates & building products), IMI plc (engineering) and JO Hambro Investment Management Ltd. and he has served as Lead Non-Executive Director at the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice. James also serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Guyll-Leng Charitable Trust.