Mr. KONG Fanxing, is an executive director, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Kong received an EMBA degree from Peking University in March 2005, a master’s degree in Economics and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of International Business and Economics in China in June 1991 and July 1986, respectively. Mr. Kong joined Sinochem Group in August 1991. During the period which Mr. Kong worked for Sinochem Group, he had been the general manager of Sinochem International Engineering Trade Company, a deputy general manager of Sinochem International Industrial Company, a deputy general manager and general manager of Sinochem International Tendering Co., Ltd., a deputy chief of the fertiliser division of China National Chemicals Import & Export Corporation , and an executive deputy general manager of Sinochem International Fertilizer Trading Company, respectively. In April 2001, he joined International Far Eastern Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Far Eastern”) and has become an executive director and the general manager since then. Mr. Kong has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2009, and has been the Chairman of the Company since December 2022.

Mr. WANG Mingzhe, is an executive director and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Wang obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering in China in July 1993 and an MBA degree from Northeastern University in China in March 2003. Mr. Wang joined International Far Eastern Leasing Co., Ltd. in October 1995 and has worked there since then. In International Far Eastern Leasing Co., Ltd., Mr. Wang served as the manager of the business development department, a deputy general manager of the first business division, a deputy general manager, the general manager and assistant general manager of quality control department and the chief financial officer, etc. In September 2009, Mr. Wang was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and he has held the position since then.

Mr. CHEN Shumin, is a non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Chen is currently a deputy chief accountant of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Limited (“Sinochem”), and a vice chairman and general manager of Sinochem Hong Kong (Group) Company Limited. He is also a member of the Second Accounting Standards Advisory Committee for Business Enterprises of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China.Mr. Chen received a bachelor’s degree in financial accounting from Beijing Business College and a master’s degree in business administration from Xiamen University. Mr. Chen holds the qualifications of senior accountant and financial manager.

After graduation, Mr. Chen worked in China International Book Trading Corporation and joined Sinochem in April 1989. He served as the head of the finance section in the company’s finance and accounting department, the manager of the finance department of Sinochem Asia Group, deputy chief accountant, general manager of the accounting management department, director of finance department, member of the party committee and vice president of the financial business division of Sinochem Group. Mr. Chen has served as a deputy chief accountant of Sinochem since June 2021, and has served as a vice chairman and general manager of Sinochem Hong Kong (Group) Company Limited since September 2023.

Ms. WEI Mengmeng, is a non-executive director of the Company. Ms. Wei is the secretary to the party committee and the general manager of China Foreign Economy and Trade and Trust Co., Ltd. (“FOTIC”), a subsidiary of Sinochem. She is also a director of the China Trustee Association’s Professional Committee of Industrial Development Research. Ms. Wei obtained a bachelor’s degree in international economics and trade and a master’s degree in finance from the University of International Business and Economics.

Ms. Wei joined FOTIC after graduation, and had successively served as the general manager of securities products department, the general manager of securities trust business department, the general manager of wealth management centre, the assistant to the general manager and deputy general manager of FOTIC. Ms. Wei has served as the general manager of FOTIC since July 2022.

Mr. Liu Haifeng David was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company in October 2009. He is Chairman of DCP Capital, and used to be a global partner of KKR, as well as a co-head of KKR Private Equity Investment Asia and CEO of Greater China. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Liu served as the managing director of Morgan Stanley and co-head of Asia Invest. During his 30 years of direct investment, Mr. Liu has created outstanding long-term investment performance. He used to lead a number of successful and groundbreaking direct investment projects in Greater China, such as Ping An Group, Mengniu Dairy, Haier Electronics, Dongbao Pharmaceutical, Nanfu Battery, COFCO Joycome, Sunner Poultry, Hengan Intl., Belle Intl., Modern Dairy and United Envirotech, etc. He holds a degree of science in electronic engineering with the highest distinction from Columbia University, USA.

Mr. Liu is a member of Tau Beta Pi, and won the Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award as the most outstanding student majoring in electronic engineering at Columbia University. ‘KKR’ refers to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and its associated companies here.

Mr. KUO Ming-Jian, was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in March 2013. Mr. Kuo is currently the Chairman of Cathay United Bank and a director of Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (a company listed in Taiwan, stock code: 2882). Mr. KUO is also a director of Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., Cathay Private Equity Co., Ltd. and Financial Information Service Co., Ltd.. He took the roles as vice chairman and senior advisor of Blackstone Group L.P. (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE: BX), Hong Kong during 2007 to 2018. Before joining Blackstone Group L.P., Mr. Kuo was a director of H&Q Asia Pacific. From February 2002 to June 2005, Mr. Kuo was an executive director and senior president of JPMorgan Chase & Co (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE: JPM) in Hong Kong. From September 1998 to June 2005, he was an executive director and senior president of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Taiwan. From September 1989 to September 1998, Mr. Kuo was a vice president of Citibank (Taiwan). Mr. Kuo was an independent non-executive director of Cathay Financial Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Mr. Kuo is also an independent non-executive director of Samson Holding Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 0531) and an independent director of Huali Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 300979). Mr. Kuo was a director of Long Chen Paper & Packing Co., Ltd. (a company listed in Taiwan, stock code: 1909) from August 2014 to May 2023. 

Mr. Kuo received his undergraduate degree from Fu-Jen Catholic University and holds an MBA degree from City University of New York.

Mr. John LAW, was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in October 2012. Mr. Law worked for J.P. Morgan & Co. as training head of Asia Pacific Region, as risk manager for Greater China Region and as senior credit officer for Asia Pacific Region, Euroclear respectively. He then worked for Citigroup (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE: C) from August 2000 to November 2003 as the regional credit officer for Asia Pacific Financial Markets. Prior to joining the Company, he worked for International Finance Corporation from March 2004 to September 2012 as the principal banking specialist for global financial markets. Mr. Law is currently a non-executive director of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (a company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, stock code: RCB) and a non-executive director of Khan Bank (a company listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange, stock code: KHAN). 

Mr. Law holds a master degree in business administration (finance) from Indiana University in USA.

Mr. HAN Xiaojing, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in March 2011. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Han worked at China Law Center. During the same period, he spent three and a half years at Zimmerman Lawyers in Canada and Livasiri & Co. in Hong Kong for study. In 1992, Mr. Han was involved in the establishment of Commerce & Finance Law Offices , and has been a founding partner there ever since. Mr. Han is admitted to practicing law in the PRC and has 38 years of experience in the legal profession.

Currently, Mr. Han is an independent non-executive director of Sino-Ocean Group Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 3377), Vital Innovations Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 6133) and Angelalign Technology Inc. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 6699). He also serves as a supervisor of Ping An Bank Company Limited (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000001).

Mr. LIU Jialin, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in March 2011. From 1992 to 2007, Mr. Liu worked for Morgan Stanley group of companies and once served as a member of the Management Committee and Asia Executive Committee as well as a Managing Director in the Fixed Income Division in Hong Kong. Currently, Mr. Liu is the managing director of Cinda International Asset Management Limited and an independent non-executive director of Horizon Construction Development Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 9930).

Mr. Liu served as an independent non-executive director of Changyou Alliance Group Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1039) from April 2017 to July 2023.

Mr. Liu obtained a bachelor’s degree in science from Peking University and a degree of Master of Science in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. YIP Wai Ming, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in March 2011. Mr. Yip graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor of social sciences degree in November 1987. He also obtained a degree of bachelor of laws from the University of London in August 2001. Mr. Yip started his career in Ernst & Young in 1987, and was a senior manager at the time of his departure in 1996. From 1996 to 2024, Mr. Yip served as an associate director in ING Bank N.V., the chief financial officer in Fulbond Holdings Limited, a vice president of Hi Sun Technology (China) Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 0818), the chief financial officer of Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1169), a deputy general manager of Yuzhou Properties Company Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1628), and an independent non-executive director of Poly Culture Group Corporation Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 3636) and Yida China Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 3639), respectively. Currently, Mr. Yip is an independent non-executive director of Ju Teng International Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 3336), Pax Global Technology Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 0327), Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1611) and Peijia Medical Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 9996).

Mr. Yip is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, an associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. WONG Ka Fai Jimmy, is an independent non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Wong is an adjunct lecturer at the Business School of the University of New South Wales, Australia. Mr. Wong received his bachelor’s and master’s degree of arts from the University of Cambridge in 1992 and 1997, respectively, and his master’s degree of business administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in 1998.

Mr. Wong worked at UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch between 2006 and 2020. He became the Managing Director in 2011, and served as the head of the Financial Institutions Group, Asia Pacific from 2015 to 2020. In his role, he oversaw corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions advisory transactions throughout the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining UBS AG, Mr. Wong worked as an assistant director at the Financial Institutions Group, Asia of ABN AMRO Bank NV, Hong Kong Branch from 2003 to 2006, and as an associate director in Telecom & Media Group of Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited from 1999 to 2002. Before joining the investment banking sector, Mr. Wong was an engineer and worked as product manager for data services at Hong Kong Telecommunications Limited from 1992 to 1997. In April 2023, Mr. Wong was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Mobvista Inc. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1860).