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Directors and Senior Management

 Updated: 25 April 2024

Board of Directors (the "Board")

Qualified Accountant


Mr. ZHOU Xing, Chairman and Non-executive Director

aged 43, has been the Chairman and Non-executive Director of the Company since April 2021. He is currently the Deputy General Manager and Secretary of the board of China Merchants Financial Holdings Co., Ltd., a substantial shareholder of the Company. Prior to this, he was a Standing Member of the Executive Committee of China Merchants Financial Services Business Unit under China Merchants Group Limited. He is also a Director of China Merchants Capital Investment Co., Ltd. and China Merchants Innovation Investment Management Co., Ltd. Mr. ZHOU has joined the China Merchants Group over 10 years. He has a number of years practical experiences in strategic research, merger & acquisition and investment, asset management, etc. Mr. ZHOU obtained his bachelor’s degrees in Economics and in Management from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, PRC.
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Mr. ZHANG Rizhong, Non-executive Director

aged 55, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since April 2017. He was the Chairman of the Investment Manager from April 2017 to August 2023. He has been the General Manager of China Merchants Testing Technology Holding Co., Ltd. since March 2024. He is also a Director of China Merchants Investment Development Company Limited. He was the General Manager of China Merchants Investment Development Company Limited, Chief Executive Officer of China Merchants Capital Investment Co., Ltd., Deputy Financial Controller, Financial Controller, Deputy General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange), Assistant General Manager and Financial Controller of China Merchants Holdings (UK) Limited, Deputy General Manager of Finance Department of the China Merchants Group.Mr. ZHANG has joined the China Merchants Group over 30 years. He has extensive experience in corporate comprehensive management, private equity fund-raising and operation, financial management, risk management and control, investment negotiations, domestic and overseas asset management with significant scale. He on several occasions led a team responsible for issuing bonds and conducting equity financing in the international capital markets, and organised or deeply participated in merger and acquisition and fund-raising activities. He also has extensive experience in the investment of “One Belt One Road” strategic overseas projects and establishment of investment and fund- raising platform of the China Merchants Group. Mr. ZHANG served as a Supervisor of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (the shares of which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange) from December 2005 to March 2016, a Director of Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holdings Limited (the shares of which are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange) from May 2014 to March 2015 and a Supervisor of Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holdings Limited from March to October 2015. Mr. ZHANG is a qualified accountant in China and a Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. Mr. ZHANG obtained his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, PRC and MBA degree from The University of Westminster, UK.
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Mr. WANG Xiaoding, Executive Director

aged 55, has been an Executive Director of the Company since September 2014 and holds directorship in a number of subsidiaries of the Company. He has also been the Director and General Manager of the Investment Manager since May 2014. He served as the Chief Representative of the Investment Manager’s Shenzhen Representative Office from March 2009 to May 2017. He served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Manager from June 2011 to May 2014. Before joining the Investment Manager, Mr. WANG served as Chief Executive Officer of Guangxi Baihe Chemicals Corp., Chief Financial Officer of Guangxi Fenglin Group Co., Ltd., Senior Software Engineer of Thrive Media Corporation in Canada, Finance Manager of Wellkent International Corporation in Canada. Currently, Mr. WANG serves as a Director of Wuhan Rixin Technology Co., Ltd., China Media (Tianjin) Investment Management Co., Ltd. and Hwagain Group Co., Ltd., and a Supervisor of China Credit Trust Co., Ltd. and JIC Leasing Co., Ltd. Mr. WANG is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong as responsible officer. Mr. WANG studied in Peking University, People’s (Renmin) University of China and University of Alberta in Canada, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Geo-economics, master’s degree in Regional Economics and master’s degree in Economics, respectively.
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Ms. KAN Ka Yee, Elizabeth, Executive Director

aged 66, has been an Executive Director of the Company since April 2020. She was the Alternate Director to Mr. CHU Lap Lik, Victor (former Executive Director of the Company) from May 1999 to April 2020. Ms. KAN was Deputy Managing Director and a Director of the Investment Manager from 1993 to 2006. She has been re-appointed as a Director of the Investment Manager since October 2017. Ms. KAN is Managing Director of First Eastern Investment Group with which she is a founding member since its establishment in 1988. She serves on boards of various companies which include Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited, Sustainable Development Capital (Asia) Limited and Grand Harbour Marina PLC, a company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange. Ms. KAN is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. She is a Certified Public Accountant (U.S.A.) and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. KAN is also a Member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. She began her professional career with the Hong Kong office of Arthur Andersen & Co. in the area of audit and business advisory services. Ms. KAN obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting and Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
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Mr. KE Shifeng, Non-executive Director

aged 58, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since December 2009. He has 27 years investment experience. Between 1997 and 2011, Mr. KE was the senior portfolio manager for Martin Currie Investment Management Limited providing research and investment management services to its clients investing in the Greater China (including Taiwan) markets. Mr. KE and his team ran a range of China strategies, including the China Fund Inc. (CHN US, a NYSE listed company), Martin Currie China Hedge Fund, Taiwan Opportunities Fund and Martin Currie China A Share Fund with total assets under management reaching US$5.5 billion at the end of 2011. In November 2011, Mr. KE as a founding partner co-founded Open Door Group providing investment management services to foreign institutional clients investing in the Greater China area. In May 2017, Mr. KE with three senior investment analysts co-founded Shanghai Heartland Investment Management Limited, an onshore investment management platform providing Renminbi investment management services to domestic high- net-worth clients and institutional investors investing in the Greater China area. Mr. KE holds a law degree from Renmin University of China and an MBA degree from The University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Mr. TSE Yue Kit, Non-executive Director

aged 62, has been re-designated as a Non-executive Director of the Company since April 2022. He was an Executive Director of the Company from November 2000 to April 2022. Mr. TSE currently holds directorship in a subsidiary of the Company and in the Investment Manager. Mr. TSE was the General Manager in the Private Equity Department of China Merchants Finance Holdings Company Limited from September 2011 to September 2021. He retired from this position in October 2021. Prior to this, Mr. TSE held a number of senior positions in the China Merchants Group between 1990 and 2011. Mr. TSE has a number of years extensive experiences in accounting, auditing, corporate finance as well as investment. Mr. TSE was licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong as responsible officer from April 2003 to December 2021. Mr. TSE obtained his bachelor’s degree with honours in Accountancy from the University of Exeter, UK.
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Mr. TSANG Wah Kwong, Independent Non-executive Director

aged 71, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since September 2012. He is a former partner of Hong Kong and China firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has over 30 years of experience in auditing and providing support for initial public offerings and acquisition transactions. Currently, Mr. TSANG is an Independent Non-executive Director of a number of companies, including Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (Stock Code: 460.HK), TK Group (Holdings) Limited (Stock Code: 2283. HK) and Shirble Department Store Holdings (China) Limited (Stock Code: 312. HK), and an Independent Director of HUYA Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange). Mr. TSANG was an Independent Director of Agria Corporation (formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange) from August 2011 to October 2017, a Director of PGG Wrightson Limited (listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange) from December 2014 to October 2017, an Independent Non-executive Director of PanAsialum Holdings Company Limited (Stock Code: 2078.HK) from January 2013 to January 2016, an Independent Non-executive Director of Ping An Securities Group (Holdings) Limited (Stock Code: 231.HK) from February 2016 to March 2020 and an Independent Non-executive Director of CA Cultural Technology Group Limited (Stock Code: 1566.HK) from November 2014 to November 2022. Mr. TSANG is a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. Mr. TSANG received a bachelor’s degree of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Dr. LI Fang, Independent Non-executive Director

aged 66, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2014. She is currently the Managing Director of Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited. Dr. LI has over 20 years of professional experience in securities, asset management, insurance and banking. Dr. LI was a Senior Research Assistant in Financial Research Bureau at the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, a Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Operations of Aetna International Inc., the Head of Research Centre for Asian/Pacific Regional Pensions of ING Group, a Senior Business Advisor of Global Retirement Services of ING Group, the Chief Strategist at Corporate Finance of Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited, and the Vice Chairman of CR Yuanta Fund Management Co., Ltd. Dr. LI holds a doctorate degree in Economics from Monash University in Australia, a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Graduate School of the People’s Bank of China (now known as PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University) and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the International Christian University in Japan.
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Dr. GONG Shaolin, Independent Non-executive Director

aged 68, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since September 2020. He has extensive experience in the securities and finance industry. Dr. GONG was the Chairman of China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (its shares are listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from November 2001 to May 2017, and served as Senior Adviser of China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. from May 2017 to May 2018. Prior to this, Dr. GONG was a Vice President of China Merchants Bank from 1997 to 2001 and held a number of senior positions in the People’s Bank of China between 1982 and 1997. Dr. GONG is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Lujiazui International Trust Co., Ltd. Dr. GONG was an Independent Non-executive Director of Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (formerly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from June 2018 to December 2020. Dr. GONG obtained his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Central Institute of Finance and Economics, PRC and obtained his doctorate degree in Economics from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, PRC. He is also a qualified senior economist in China.
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Mr. Michael Charles VITERI, Independent Non-executive Director

aged 61, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2021. He is the Chief Investment Officer for the Arizona State Retirement System (“ASRS”) which manages investment portfolios such as public equity, private equity, public fixed income, private credit, and real estate with a market value of US$50 billion. He also serves as a member on the FTSE Russell Indexes Client Advisory Committee, Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices Client Advisory Panel and the MSCI Indexes Client Advisory Board. Mr. VITERI has extensive experience in the investment and trading industry. From June 2008 through May 2021, Mr. VITERI served as the Senior Investment Officer for Oregon State Treasury (“OST”) which managed investment portfolios for various state agencies with a combined market value of US$119 billion, including the US$86 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. Mr. VITERI joined OST in 2008, where he created the internally managed equity program requiring the acquisition and integration of infrastructure governing portfolio management, order management, trading, settlement, and risk management. He directed the management of several internally managed domestic, international, and emerging market portfolios and managed multiple external global equity asset managers with total equity assets exceeding US$29 billion. He also supervised the investment oversight of the US$2.5 billion Oregon Savings Growth Plan and served as the de-facto Chief Investment Officer for the US$2 billion Common School Fund Endowment. From July 2000 through June 2008, Mr. VITERI served as the Public Equity Portfolio Manager and Assistant Chief Investment Officer for the US$28 billion ASRS. From January 1999 through July 2000, Mr. VITERI served as a Portfolio Manager at Fan Asset Management in Mountain View, California. Mr. VITERI also served as an Adjunct Instructor of Finance in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, USA for 13 years, from 2004 through 2017, where he created and implemented course curriculum for three MBA capstone finance courses while teaching over 27 graduate classes. Mr. VITERI obtained his bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and in Spanish from Arizona State University, and obtained his master’s degree in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
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Mr. ZHU Qi, Independent Non-executive Director

aged 63, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since December 2022. He has extensive experience in the banking and finance industry. He joined CMB Wing Lung Bank in September 2008, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director from September 2008 to June 2019 and the Chairman and Executive Director from October 2019 to January 2022. He was also a Vice President of China Merchants Bank from September 2008 to February 2019. In addition, he served as the Chairman and a Director of CMB International Capital Corporation Limited from July 2009 to July 2012 and from January 2016 to January 2022, respectively. Prior to this, Mr. ZHU joined Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in August 1986. He successively served as the Deputy General Manager, General Manager of Hong Kong Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Director, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited from June 1994 to July 2008. Currently, Mr. ZHU is an Independent Non-executive Director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 41.HK) and ZA Bank. Mr. ZHU graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, PRC and obtained his master’s degree in Economics from Central South University of Finance and Economics, PRC.
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Ms. TSANG Wai Chu, Qualified Accountant

aged 49, has been the qualified accountant of the Company since May 2008. Ms. TSANG has extensive experience in audit and accounting area. Prior to joining the Company, she worked for a Hong Kong listed company and an international accountancy firm in Hong Kong for external audit. She is a Certified Public Accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Degree in Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997.

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