Executive Directors

MR. QIAO SHIBO, aged 56
was re-appointed Executive Director of the Group on 6 March 2009 and has been appointed Chairman with effect from 30 April 2009. He was appointed Executive Director of the Group in July 2001 and Deputy Managing Director in November 2001. He was re-designated as Non-Executive Director in March 2006 and resigned in February 2008. Mr. Qiao is the Director and President of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited and the President of China Resources National Corporation. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Vanke Co., Ltd. Mr. Qiao holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from the Jilin University, China. He joined China Resources National Corporation and China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in 1992.

MR. CHEN LANG, aged 45
was appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (previously named as Managing Director) of the Group in January 2009. Mr. Chen is a Vice President of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, and Director of China Resources National Corporation as well as the Chairman of China Resources Retail (Group) Company Limited, China Resources Snow Breweries (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Ng Fung Hong Limited and China Resources C’estbon Food & Beverage (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of China Resources Vanguard Company Limited, and the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Resources Logic Limited (now renamed as China Resources Gas Group Limited). Prior to that, he was the Chairman and General Manager of China Resources Development and Investment Co., Limited and was in charge of a number of substantial investments in Canada and Thailand of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. Mr. Chen holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Anhui University, China and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, USA. He is currently the visiting professor of Anhui University, China. He joined China Resources National Corporation and China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in 1986 and 1989 respectively.

MR. LAI NI HIUM, FRANK, aged 49
has been an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Group since June 2009 and Company Secretary since August 2009. Mr. Lai was previously the Executive Director, Non-Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of China Resources Microelectronics Limited. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Eagle Brand Holdings Ltd., which is a company listed in Singapore and before then, he served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Logic International Holdings Ltd. (now known as China Resources Gas Group Limited). Mr. Lai has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and a graduate diploma in Business and Administration from the Curtin University of Technology of Western Australia. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant and a fellow member of CPA Australia. Mr. Lai joined the Group in 2009.

   Non-Executive Directors

MR. YAN BIAO, aged 49
was appointed Executive Director of the Group in December 1994 and Non-Executive Director in March 2006. Mr. Yan is a Director of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited and China Resources National Corporation and is the Director of Legal Affairs of the China Resources Group. He is also a Non-Executive Director of China Resources Land Limited and a supervisor of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mr. Yan has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Peking University, China and an MBA degree from the University of San Francisco, USA.

MR. WEI BIN, aged 41
was appointed Director of the Group in November 2010. He has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited with effect from 1 April 2011 and is the General Manager of its Finance Department. He is also a Non-Executive Director of China Resources Gas Group Limited, China Resources Cement Holdings Limited, China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, China Resources Microelectronics Limited and China Resources Land Limited, which are listed companies in Hong Kong, and a Director of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Mr. Wei holds a Bachelor’s degree in Auditing from Zhongnan University of Economics in China and a Master’s degree in Finance from Jinan University in China, and is a Senior Accountant and a Senior Auditor in China. He is also a non-practising member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Wei joined China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in 2001.

MR. DU WENMIN, aged 47
was appointed Director of the Group in September 2007. He is the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, China Resources Land Limited, China Resources Cement Holdings Limited, China Resources Gas Group Limited and China Resources Microelectronics Limited, and Director of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. He was previously Managing Director of China Resources Construction (Holdings) Limited and the Chief Audit Executive of the Internal Audit and Supervision Department of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. Mr. Du obtained a Master’s Degree in Business and Administration from the University of San Francisco, USA. He joined China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in 1985.

MR. SHI SHANBO, aged 45
was appointed Director of the Group in November 2010. He is the audit Director of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, China Resources Microelectronics Limited and China Resources Land Limited. He is also a Director of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. He worked as a Deputy General Manager of Finance Department of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited and a General Manager of China Resources Textiles (Holdings) Company Limited. He was the Chairman of China Resources Jinhua Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, from November 2006 to March 2010. He was also the Vice Chairman and General Manager of China Resources Cement Holdings Limited which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Shi joined China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in 1991.

DR. ZHANG HAIPENG, aged 39
was appointed Director of the Group in November 2010. He is the General Manager of Strategy Management Department of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, China Resources Microelectronics Limited and China Resources Land Limited, and a Director of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Prior to joining China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, he worked with McKinsey & Company for 8 years and was a Partner of its Hong Kong Branch, responsible for the strategic planning, merger and acquisition, organizational control, operational management projects for MNC and domestic companies covering pharmaceutical, petroleum, shipping, real estate and consumer industries. He also worked at China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited as the Director of Internal Control and Auditing. He has an MBA degree from Goizueta Business School, Emory University in the USA in 2000 and M.D. degree from Peking Union Medical College in 1998. Dr. Zhang joined China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited in July 2009.

   Independent Non-Executive Directors

MR. HOUANG TAI NINH, aged 57
has been a Director of the Group since 1988. He is also a Director of Forcon Investments Limited, Sino Petrochem Development Limited and China & Overseas Resources Limited. Mr. Houang obtained his Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the Polytechnic of North Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

DR. LI KA CHEUNG, ERIC, FCPA(Practising), GBS, OBE, JP, aged 57
has been a Director of the Group since March 2003. He is Senior Partner of Li, Tang, Chen & Co., Certified Public Accountants (Practising), member of the Eleventh National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR. Dr. Li holds directorships in a number of listed companies including Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited, Transport International Holdings Limited, Wong’s International (Holdings) Limited, RoadShow Holdings Limited and Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

DR. CHENG MO CHI, GBS, OBE, JP, aged 61
has been a Director of the Group since November 2005. Dr. Cheng is a practising solicitor and the senior partner of Messrs. P.C. Woo & Co. Dr. Cheng was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He is the founder chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors of which he is now the Honorary President and Chairman Emeritus. Dr. Cheng currently holds directorships in K. Wah International Holdings Limited, China Mobile Limited, City Telecom (H.K.) Limited, Towngas China Company Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Kader Holdings Company Limited, Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited and Tian An China Investments Company Limited, all being public listed companies in Hong Kong. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of ARA Asset Management Limited, a company whose shares are listed on Singapore Exchange Limited. His other directorships in public listed companies in the last 3 years include Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited and Shui On Construction and Materials Limited, all being public listed companies in Hong Kong, and ARA Asset Management (Singapore) Limited, which manages Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust, a real estate investment trust listed on Singapore Exchange Limited.

MR. BERNARD CHARNWUT CHAN, GBS, JP, aged 46
has been a Director of the Group since November 2006. He is the Executive Director and President of Asia Financial Holdings Limited and Asia Insurance Company Limited. He also acts as an Advisor of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, Hong Kong Branch. Apart from the roles in the business community, Mr. Chan also serves as a Deputy to The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China and is a former member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of the Hong Kong SAR. In addition, Mr. Chan holds directorship in a number of listed companies in Hong Kong, including Chen Hsong Holdings Limited, City e-Solutions Limited, New Heritage Holdings Limited and Yau Lee Holdings Limited.

MR. SIU KWING CHUE, GORDON, GBS, CBE, JP, aged 65
has been a Director of the Group since November 2006. He had been a career civil servant for over 36 years before retiring from the civil service in 2002. Mr. Siu rose to the rank of Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1993 and served a number of high-ranking government positions, namely the Secretary for Economic Services, Secretary for Transport, Head of Central Policy Unit and eventually retired from his last posting as Secretary for Planning, Environment & Lands. Mr. Siu now serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Transport International Holdings Limited and two of its subsidiaries, Leighton Asia Limited, and Television Broadcasts Limited.