Cathay Pacific finance chief resigns

James Hughes-Hallett is resigning as finance director of Cathay Pacific Airways in November after less than three years in the job. The airline said Hughes-Hallett, who has been finance director since March 2009, had signalled his intention to resign from November 15 to relocate to Britain. Hughes-Hallett, who joined the Swire group in 1994 and was previously deputy finance director at Swire Pacific, will be replaced by Martin Murray, Swire Pacific's current deputy finance director.