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Non-executive Director

 

Mr. Zhang Xing

(Chairman)

Mr. Zhang Xing, aged 54, has been acting as Chairman of the Board and a non-executive Director of the Company from 17 June 2022. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Risk Management Committee. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in corporate management and business development and management for financial institutions and investment companies. Mr. Zhang served successively as chief supervisor and chief inspector of CHIH, an indirect controlling shareholder of the Company, from November 2018 to January 2021. Since January 2021, he has been the chairman, director and legal representative of China Huarong (Macau) International Company Limited (中國華融(澳門)國際股份有限公司) (held as to 51% by CHIH) (“Huarong (Macau)”). Subsequently, he had assumed the positions of chairman and director of CHIH from October 2021 to May 2023, and had acted as an Executive Director of CHIH from June 2023 to January 2024 . From May 2016 to November 2018, he served successively as the deputy general manager, executive director and executive deputy general manager of China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited under China National Travel Service Group Corporation. From August 1991 to May 2016, Mr. Zhang served at the Central Office of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council with his last held position was inspector of the No. 2 Secretarial Bureau of the General Office of the State Council. During such period he also once served as an executive member of the Municipal Commission and Deputy Mayor of Lanzhou. Mr. Zhang graduated from Jilin University with a bachelor’s degree in law in 1991 and obtained a master of business administration degree from China Europe International Business School in 2012.



Executive Directors

 

Mr. Chen Qinghua

(Chief Executive Officer)

Mr. Chen Qinghua, aged 45, has been acting as an executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 17 June 2022. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee and the Sustainable Development Committee. Currently, he is also a director of each of Huarong International Securities Limited, Huarong International Capital Limited and Huarong International Asset Management Limited, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in the governance, asset management, risk management and legal affairs of listed companies in Hong Kong. He has been deputy general manager of CHIH since December 2020, and has concurrently served as general manager of the asset protection department and general manager of the domestic business department. From June 2022 to June 2023, he also served as a director of CHIH. Mr. Chen joined HRIV as deputy general manager in December 2016, overseeing the company’s asset management department, M&A financing department, direct investment department and capital markets department. From 9 December 2019 to 31 December 2020, he also served as an executive director of HRIV. Prior to that, Mr. Chen worked with China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (國銀金融租賃股份有限公司) from May 2008 to December 2016 successively as general manager of the legal department, general manager of risk management department, office director and director of the board office. Mr. Chen graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in law and obtained an EMBA degree from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in 2017.

 

 

Mr. Lu Xinzheng

Mr. Lu Xinzheng, aged 43, has been acting as an executive Director of the Company from 17 June 2022. He is also a member of each of the Executive Committee, the Risk Management Committee and the Sustainable Development Committee. Mr. Lu has extensive business experience in asset management, securities transaction, special opportunity investment and risk control. He joined the Group in October 2019 and is currently the deputy chief executive officer of the Company. Currently, he is also a director of each of Huarong International Securities Limited, Huarong International Capital Limited and Huarong International Fixed Income Fund SPC, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Lu served as the director and head of the board office of CHIH from July to October 2019, and successively as the general manager of the business management department and administration management department and the risk director of Huarong Rongde (Hong Kong) Investment Management Company Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHIH) from January 2017 to July 2019. He was deputy district governor of Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province from January 2015 to December 2016. He also served as a deputy manager, manager and senior deputy manager of the audit department of China Huarong from June 2009 to December 2014. Mr. Lu graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and University of International Business and Economics with a bachelor’s degree in law, bachelor’s degree in management and master’s degree in law, he also possesses the professional legal qualification in China, all of which bring with him expertise in the financial, legal and fiscal sectors.



 

Independent Non-executive Directors

 

Mr. Hung Ka Hai Clement

Mr. Hung Ka Hai Clement, aged 68, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 13 December 2019. He is also the chairman of each of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee as well as a member of the Remuneration Committee. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Huddersfield (now known as University of Lincoln), United Kingdom in 1980. Mr. Hung had served Deloitte China for 31 years where he had assumed various leadership roles before serving as chairman of Deloitte China from 2014 to 2016. He retired from Deloitte China with effect from June 2016. While working with Deloitte China, Mr. Hung assumed various leadership roles, including the managing partner of Deloitte Shenzhen office and Guangzhou office. He was also a member of the China management team of Deloitte China. Mr. Hung was head of audit of South China and deputy managing partner of South China (including Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Changsha). He was also a board member of Deloitte Global.

Mr. Hung served as the Guangzhou Institute of Certified Public Accountants consultant from 2004 to 2014. During the period between 2006 to 2011, he also served as a member of the Political Consultative Committee of Luohu District, Shenzhen. After his retirement as the chairman of Deloitte China, he was appointed as an expert consultant of the MOF in the PRC. Mr. Hung is a life member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Hung is currently a non-executive director of High Fashion International Limited (HKEx: 608), an independent non-executive director of each of Starjoy Wellness and Travel Company Limited (formerly known as Aoyuan Healthy Life Group Company Limited,HKEx: 3662),China East Education Holdings Limited (HKEx: 667),Skyworth Group Limited (HKEx: 751), USPACE Technology Group Limited (formerly known as Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited, HKEx: 1725) and JX Energy Ltd. (HKEx: 3395). Mr. Hung is also an independent supervisor of the Supervisory Board of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange (HKEx: 2318) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 601318), since 18 July 2022. Mr. Hung served as an independent non-executive director of Tibet Water Resources Ltd. (HKEx: 1115) from 31 December 2019 to 30 June 2021, SY Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as Sheng Ye Capital Limited) (HKEx: 6069, the listing of the shares of which has been transferred to the Main Board from the GEM of the Stock Exchange (HKEx: 8469) with effect from 24 October 2019) from 19 June 2017 to 15 July 2022, and Gome Finance Technology Company Limited (formerly known as Sino Credit Holdings Limited, HKEx: 628) from 31 October 2016 to 12 December 2023.


 

Mr. Ma Lishan

Mr. Ma Lishan, aged 72, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 19 August 2016. He is also the chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Ma has extensive experience in operation and management of modern large-scale corporations and listed companies. Mr. Ma graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in the PRC in 1975. He served in various positions such as chairman, executive director, general manager in certain large-scale joint ventures under China Oil & Foodstuff Corporation. From January 1996 to June 2003, Mr. Ma served as an executive director of China Foods Limited (HKEx: 506). From May 1997 to June 2003, Mr. Ma served as an executive director and the managing director of China Foods Limited. From June 2000 to June 2003, Mr. Ma was appointed as the vice president of China Oil & Foodstuff Corporation. Mr. Ma is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Sunac China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1918), DIT Group Limited (formerly known as China Minsheng DIT Group Limited) (HKEx: 726) and SRE Group Limited (HKEx: 1207). From 6 March 2008 to 30 December 2021, he was an independent non-executive director of Silver Base Group Holdings Limited (HKEx: 886), and was re-designated as a non-executive director of the company on 30 December 2021 and subsequently resigned on 30 June 2023.

        
     

Mr. Guan Huanfei

Mr. Guan Huanfei, aged 66, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 23 May 2017. He is also the chairman of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Sustainable Development Committee, and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Guan has extensive experiences in the finance and insurance industry in Hong Kong and the PRC. He served various senior managerial positions in the People’s Insurance Company of China (Jilin Branch), Hong Kong and Macao Regional Office of China Insurance Group, Ming An Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited and China Pacific Insurance Co., (HK) Ltd. Mr. Guan also held offices at the Bank of Communications, including the deputy chairman of the risk asset management committee, deputy chairman of credit asset management committee, chairman of loan verification committee, deputy general manager of the Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch, the director of Bank of Communications Trustee Limited, the chairman and chief executive of China BOCOM Insurance Co., Ltd. and an executive director and general manager of BoCommLife Insurance Company Limited. Mr. Guan is also an economic and technical consultant of Jilin Provincial Government.

Mr. Guan is currently an independent non-executive director of Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as China Shandong Hi-Speed Financial Group Limited) (HKEx: 412), China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited (HKEx: 1258), Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings Limited (HKEx: 188), Shanghai Zendai Property Limited (HKEx: 755), Guangdong – Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1396). Mr. Guan has been appointed as the independent non-executive director of CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited since 1 December 2017. From 2 June 2020 to 22 May 2021, Mr. Guan had served as an executive director and chairman of the board of directors of Enterprise Development Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1808).

Mr. Guan has been a part-time researcher of the Insurance Research Centre of Fudan University since 2004 and has also been appointed as a part-time lecturer of professional degree of the university since 2013. Mr. Guan has been appointed as a visiting professor of Jilin University of Finance and Economics since September 2019. Mr. Guan has been appointed as an off-campus mentor for postgraduate students of the University of International Business and Economics since September 2022. Mr. Guan obtained a doctoral degree in Economics in 2000 from Wuhan University and was a postdoctoral researcher in Theoretical Economics with Fudan University from 2000 to 2002.