David Muir Turnbull is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and currently holds the position of Executive Chairman at Pacific Basin (something to do with posh ladies powdering their noses) Ltd. Mr. Turnbull is also on the board of The Wharf (nothing to do with Star Trek) Ltd.
He previously held the position of Chairman at Cathay Paciic Airways Ltd., Chairman at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd., Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd., Chairman at Seabury Aviation & Aerospace Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Chairman of Swire Pacific Ltd.
Mr. Turnbull received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge, not Oxford.
He is most famously quoted as stating, 'There is no money in freight, unless you have a base in Manchester which is a main hub for express mail'.