PROFILE OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR
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Mr.
ZHANG Fusheng, aged 58, has been the Chairman and Executive Director of the Board of the Company since 7th July 2008. Mr. Zhang is the secretary of the CPC sub-committee and an executive vice president of COSCO, the vice chairman and a non-executive director of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited. Mr. Zhang joined the COSCO Group in 1999 and was an executive director of COSCO Pacific Limited from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Zhang had been a deputy director of the No.1 division of Tianjin Port Authority, deputy director of personnel and labour department of the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China ("MOC"), director of institutional reform and regulatory department of MOC (spokesman of MOC), and vice-president of the Beijing branch of Bank of Communications, the secretary of the CPC sub-committee of COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Ocean Shipping Company. He has over 30 years of experience in the administration and management of shipping companies, and also has experience in financial management and business operation.
Mr. Zhang is an expert in management, his extensive experience has enabled him to demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities throughout the course of development of the COSCO Group. Mr. Zhang obtained a Master degree in transportation management and engineering from Wuhan University of Communications Science and is a senior engineer. Mr. Zhang was elected a member of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, and is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.
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WANG Futian, aged 58, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since March 2007. He is also the President of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited. Mr. Wang graduated from Dalian Maritime University, the PRC, in Navigation and graduated from Capital University of Economics and Business in Postgraduate Studies in Business Administration. He has the Senior Engineer qualification awarded by Ministry of Communications of the PRC. He had been a Marine Captain, Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel of COSCO, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee and Director of COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. and a member of senior management of Dalian Ocean Shipping Company. He also previously served as Executive Director of COSCO Pacific Limited and Non-executive Director of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited until his resignation in June 2005 and January 2007 respectively. He has rich experience in the operation and management of large-scale shipping enterprises.
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LI Jianhong, aged 51, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since March 2002 and has been re-designated to Non-executive Director since 7th July 2008. He is also the Vice President of COSCO, Chairman of COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., COSCO International Ship Trading Company Limited and Dalian COSCO Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., Nonexecutive Director and Chairman of Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited, Vice Chairman of China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., Suzhou Industrial Park Co., Ltd., Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd., Non-executive director of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, Executive director of COSCO Pacific Limited, Non-executive Director of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited, Director of COSCO Logistics Co., Ltd., Boao COSCO Co., Ltd. and COSCO Pacific Investment Holdings Limited. Mr. Li is the Vice Chairman of Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry. Mr. Li has a Master・s degree in Business Administration from University of East London, United Kingdom and a Master・s degree in Economics and Management from Jilin University. He is a Senior Economist. Mr. Li joined COSCO Group in 1989. He had been general manager of Nantong COSCO Shipyard, general manager of COSCO Industry Company, Sino Ocean Real Estate Development Co., Ltd (now known as Sino-Ocean Land Limited) and assistant to the president and Chief Commercial Officer of COSCO. He has extensive experience in corporate management and capital operations.
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Mr. JIA Lianjun, aged 47, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since January 2006 and has been re-designated to Non-executive Director since 7th July 2008. He is also the Deputy General Manager of Strategic Planning Division (General Counsel Office) of COSCO, Director of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited and Chinese-Tanzania Joint Shipping Company. Mr. Jia graduated from Dalian Maritime University, the PRC, in Marine Engineering Management and has Senior Engineer qualification awarded by the Ministry of Communications of the PRC. He had been the department officer, deputy department head, department head and manager of Corporate Management Office of Corporate Management Department of COSCO. He has extensive experience in corporate management.
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WANG Xiaoming, aged 52, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since January 2006. Mr. Wang is also the Director and Financial Controller of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited and non-executive director of Chong Hing Bank Limited. Mr. Wang graduated from Shanghai Maritime University, the PRC, majoring in Accounting and has Senior Accountant qualification awarded by Ministry of Communications of the PRC. Mr. Wang had been the deputy manager of the Audit Department and deputy general manager of Finance Division of COSCO, finance manager of COSCO Bulk Carrier Co., Ltd. and general manager of COSCO Finance Co., Ltd.. He has extensive experience in corporate financial management.
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Mr.
LIANG Yanfeng, aged 42, has been an Executive Director and the Managing Director of the Board of the Company since August 2006. Mr. Liang leads overall management and operation, strategic development, corporate governance, legal and financial management of the Company. He is also the nonexecutive director and non-executive vice chairman of Soundwill Holdings Limited, non-executive director of Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited. Mr. Liang has a Master・s degree in Laws from the Department of Social Science of Tsinghua University and a degree of Executive Master of Business Administration from the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University. He was also awarded the senior economist qualification by the Ministry of Communications of the PRC. Mr. Liang had been the deputy general manager of Human Resources Division and the general manager of Capital Operations Division of COSCO, director of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited, executive director of COSCO Pacific Limited and director of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited, general manager of COSCO Human Resources Development Company. He also served as director of various companies. While temporary posted in a local government, he had been the Deputy Mayor of Luzhou municipal government, Sichuan Province. He had participated in acquisitions and financing activities of listed companies and has extensive experience in corporate management and capital market operation.
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MENG Qinghui, aged 52, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since March 2002 and has been re-designated to Non-executive Director since 7 July 2008. He is also the Managing Director of Finance Division of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited, non-executive director of Chong Hing Bank Limited and Soundwill Holdings Limited. Mr. Meng graduated from Central South University and has the PRC Accountant qualification. He has extensive experience in corporate financial management and accounting and is also familiar with corporate financial planning.
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Mr.
CHEN Xuewen, aged 43, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since August 2006 and has been re-designated to Non-executive Director since 7 July 2008. He is also the Managing Director of the Strategic Planning and Development Division of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited. He graduated from the University of Peking in Economics and Management. He had been the department head of the Planning Department of Strategic Planning Division of COSCO, general manager of Beijing Ocean Plaza Co., Ltd. and deputy general manager of COSCO HK (Beijing) Investment Co., Limited.
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WANG Xiaodong, aged 49, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since January 2006. He also serves as a Deputy Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Wang is in charge of management of the subsidiaries and project investment of the Company. He has a Bachelor・s degree in Marine Mechanical Management from Dalian Maritime University, the PRC, a Master・s degree in Business Administration from China Europe International Business School and a Senior Engineer qualification awarded by the Ministry of Communications of the PRC. He had been the deputy general manager of the Trade Division and head of the Consolidated Trade Department of COSCO, deputy general manager of COSCO International Trading Company, general manager of China Marine Bunker Supply Company (presently known as China Marine Bunker (Petro China) Co., Ltd.) and general manager of COSCO Industry Company. Mr. Wang has extensive experience in the technical management, investment management and operation in the business of marine vessel fuel supply, marine manufacturing industry and coating industry.
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LIN Wenjin, aged 48, has been an Executive Director of the Board of the Company since August 2006. He also serves as a Deputy Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Lin is in charge of investor relations as well as administration and personnel management of the Company. He has a Bachelor・s degree in Engineering from Shanghai Maritime University of China, Marine Chief Engineer certificate and Senior Engineer qualification awarded by the Ministry of Communications of the PRC. He had worked in COSCO and had been the assistant manager of the Technical Department, chief of New Building Section in Japan, manager of the Development Department of Ocean Tramping Company Limited and had been the deputy general manager of Development Division and Strategic Planning Division, managing director of the Executive Division of COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited. He had participated in the acquisitions and financing activities of listed companies. Mr. Lin has extensive experience in shipping management, new shipbuilding, corporate management and planning and capital market operations.
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Mr.
KWONG Che Keung, Gordon, aged 58, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Board of the Company since September 2004. Mr. Kwong is also Independent Non-executive Director for a number of companies listed on the SEHK, namely Tianjin Development Holdings Limited, Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, Frasers Property (China) Limited, NWS Holdings Limited, China Oilfield Services Limited, OP Financial Investments Limited (formerly known as Concepta Investments Limited), China Chengtong Development Group Limited, Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Limited, Quam Limited, CITIC 1616 Holdings Limited, China Power International Development Limited, Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Henderson Investment Limited and Agile Property Holdings Limited. He has a Bachelor・s degree in Social Science from the University of Hong Kong and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. From 1984 to 1998, Mr. Kwong was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He had served as a part-time panel member of the Hong Kong Government・s Central Policy Unit from 1993 to 1995 and was an independent member of the council of the SEHK from 1992 to 1997, during which, he had acted as convener of both the compliance committee and the listing committee.
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Mr.
TSUI Yiu Wa, Alec, aged 58, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Board of the Company since February 2004. Mr. Tsui is also the chairman of WAG Worldsec Corporate Finance Limited, vice chairman of China Mergers and Acquisitions Association, member of the Corporate Advisory Council of the Hong Kong Securities Institute; director of Hong Kong Professional Consultants Association Limited and independent director of AIG Huatai Fund Management Company Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director of a number of listed companies in Hong Kong and NASDAQ, namely Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, Vertex Group Limited, China Power International Development Limited, China Chengtong Development Group Limited, Synergis Holdings Limited, China BlueChemical Ltd., Greentown China Holdings Limited, China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, Pacific Online Limited, Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited and ATA Inc Ltd. Mr. Tsui graduated from the University of Tennessee, United States and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Engineering degree and had completed a Program for Senior Managers in Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, United States. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Securities Institute from 2001 to 2004 and the chief operating officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in 2000. He has numerous years of experience in finance and administration, corporate and strategic planning, information technology as well as human resources management.
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Mr.
Jiang, Simon X., aged 54, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Board of the Company since April 2007. He is also the chairman of CyberCity International Limited, an independent non-executive director of Bank of China Investment Management Co., Ltd. (formerly known as BOC International Investment Managers), China Oilfield Services Limited and SPG Land (Holdings) Limited. Mr. Jiang is also a director of China Foundation for Disabled Persons, a trustee of Cambridge China Development Trust and a senior associate at the Judge Business School of Cambridge University. Mr. Jiang received his bachelor・s degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University, master・s degree from Australian National University and doctorate・s degree from Cambridge University. Mr. Jiang was the deputy chief of United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Investment Management Service, executive director and chairman of Vision Century Corporation Limited (now known as Frasers Property (China) Limited), a director of Zi Corporation and an advisory board member of Capital International Inc., and Rothschild Investment Bank. He has experience in fund management.
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