Directors

Executive Directors

Tang Shuangning （Chairman）
Mr. Tang is the Chairman of the Company. Mr. Tang is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He is also the Chairman of China Everbright Group Limited, China Everbright Holdings Company Limited and China Everbright Bank Company Limited. Mr. Tang is also the Director of Everbright Securities Company Limited and Sun Life Everbright Life Insurance Company Limited and the Chairman of China Everbright Limited. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of China Society for Finance and Banking and the Consultant of China Society for Investment. Prior to joining the China Everbright Group, he was the Vice Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the Director-General of the Banking Supervision Department I, the Director-General of the Currency, Gold and Silver Bureau and the Director-General of the Credit Management Division of the People’s Bank of China. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from China Northeast University of Finance & Economics. Mr. Tang has extensive knowledge and experience in banking and finance management. Mr. Tang joined the Board in July 2007.

Zang Qiutao （Vice-Chairman）
Mr. Zang is the Vice-chairman of the Company. He is also the Vice- chairman of China Everbright Group Limited and China Everbright Holdings Company Limited. Mr. Zang is the Chairman of China Everbright Industry Group Limited and China Everbright Investment Management Corporation. He is also the Deputy Chairman of China Everbright Limited. Mr. Zang graduated from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He was formerly the Division Chief of the State Economic Commission and Deputy Division Director of the State Planning Commission. He joined the Board in September 2004.

Li Xueming （Vice-Chairman）
Mr. Li is the Vice-chairman of the Company. He is also an Executive Director and Deputy General Manager of China Everbright Group Limited and China Everbright Holdings Company Limited. He is the Chairman of Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center Co., Ltd. and Vice-chairman of China Everbright Industry Group Limited and China Everbright Investment Management Corporation. Mr. Li holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Automation from Tsinghua University. Prior to joining the China Everbright Group in 1998, he was the Vice- president of China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd. Mr. Li joined the Board in June 2003.

Chen Xiaoping （Chief Executive Officer）
Mr. Chen is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He is also a director of China Everbright Holdings Company Limited and a Standing Director of China Environmental Culture Promotion Association. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Chen had been a department head in the Bureau of Investigation & Supervision of The People’s Bank of China, the Assistant Governor of China Everbright Bank Company Limited and the President of the Bank’s Guangzhou Branch. He graduated from the Department of Finance of the Southwest University in Finance and Economics, the PRC, finished the MBA class of the Research Institute of Business Management of Sichuan University, the PRC and holds a Master’s Degree with a major in Money & Banking from the Department of Finance and Trade of the China Research Institute of Social Science. He holds the title of Senior Economist and Certified Public Accountant in the PRC. He has comprehensive experience and knowledge in banking, capital market and management. Mr. Chen joined the Board in August 2001.

Wang Tianyi （General Manager）
Mr. Wang is the General Manager of the Company. Prior to joining the Group, he was the President of Shandong Academy of Science. He was formerly the Deputy Mayor of Jinan City of Shandong Province. He had been the Vice President, Dean and Professor of Economic Management Faculty of Yantai University of Shandong Province. He is currently also a part-time professor and doctoral tutor of Shandong University. He holds a Doctorate’s degree in Economics, a Master’s degree in Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics from Tsinghua University. He had pursued advanced studies at Harvard University and University of California in the United States. Mr. Wang joined the Board in February2010.

Wong Kam Chung, Raymond （Chief Financial Officer）
Mr. Wong is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He holds a Master of Business Administration Degree, a Master of Management Degree in Information Technology Management from Macquarie University, Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree in Accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of United Kingdom and a Certified General Accountant in Canada. He has extensive experience in accounting, finance and auditing areas. Mr. Wong joined the Board in December 2002.

Cai Shuguang
Mr. Cai is the Executive Director of the Company. He is also the Managing Director of China Everbright Environmental Energy Limited. Prior to joining the Group, he was formerly Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Kingway Brewery Limited. He graduated from the Department of Computer Science from Shanghai Fudan University and holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Ballarat in Australia. He holds the title of senior engineer. Mr. Cai has comprehensive experience and knowledge in corporate management and project planning. Mr. Cai joined the Board in August 2010.

Non-Executive Director

Fan Yan Hok, Philip
Mr. Fan is the Non-executive Director of the Company. He is also an independent non-executive director of HKC (Holdings) Limited and Hysan Development Company Limited. He is an independent director of Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Co., Ltd. Mr. Fan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Operations Research from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Fan had been an executive director of CITIC Pacific Limited in charge of industrial projects in the PRC. He joined the Board in November 1997 and was re-designated as the Non-executive Director of the Company in January 2010.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mar Selwyn
Mr. Mar is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. Mr. Mar graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a partner of Nexia Charles Mar Fan & Co. He is an independent non-executive director and chairman of the board audit committee of Standard Bank Asia Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Minmetals Land Limited and Man Yue International Holdings Limited. He was formerly an independent non-executive director and Deputy Chairman of Mitsumaru East Kit (Holdings) Limited until 7 July 2008. He was the President of Hong Kong Society of Accountants (now known as Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants) in 1991. Mr. Mar is an Honorary Fellow of the Lingnan University and appointed member of the Court of Lingnan University by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR. He joined the Board in September 2004.

Li Kwok Sing, Aubrey
Mr. Li is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. Mr. Li is the Chairman of MCL Partners Limited, a Hong Kong based financial advisory and investment firm, and has over 35 years’ experience in merchant banking and commercial banking. He is a non-executive director of The Bank of East Asia, Limited and an independent non-executive director of Café de Coral Holdings Limited, Kunlun Energy Company Limited (formerly known as CNPC (Hong Kong) Limited), Kowloon Development Company Limited and Pokfulam Development Company Limited, and was appointed as independent non-executive director of Tai Ping Carpets International Limited on 20 October 2010. He is also a non-executive director of Affin Bank Berhad, Atlantis Investment Management (Ireland) Limited, Dalton Capital (Guernsey) Limited, Melchior Global Macro Fund Limited and Melchior Global Macro (Master) Fund Limited. Within the past three years, he had been an independent non-executive director of ABC Communications (Holdings) Limited and non-executive chairman of Atlantis Asian Recovery Fund Plc. Mr. Li has a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Brown University. He joined the Board in November 1998.

Zhai Haitao
Mr. Zhai is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. He is the President and Partner of Primavera Capital Group. He was formerly Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asia LLC and Chief Representative of Goldman Sachs Beijing Office. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Zhai worked at the International Department of the People’s Bank of China in Beijing, and was Deputy Representative of the People’s Bank of China Representative Office for the Americas based in New York. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Columbia University, a Master of Business Administration Degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Peking University. He has comprehensive experience and knowledge in banking, capital market and management. Mr. Zhai joined the Board in January 2011.

Company Secretary

Poon Yuen Ling
Ms. Poon is the Company Secretary of the Company. She is an associate member of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She joined the Group in April 1994, with over 15 years of experience in company secretarial and administration areas.