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The Board consists of eighteen Directors, including six executive Directors, six non-executive Directors and six independent non-executive Directors. The following table sets forth certain information regarding our Directors:
Executive Directors Ms. Wei Jiaming (“Ms. Wei”) Ms. Wei Jiaming (魏嘉明) (“Ms. Wei”) Ms. Wei, aged 42, was appointed as an executive Director and chairperson of the Board and the Company on 18 December 2025. She has over 15 years of experience in investment. Since March 2017, she has been the president of Shangshan Capital Group Co., Limited（上善資本集團有限公司）(“SSC Capital”), a company principally engaged in wealth management research, wealth management consultancy and services, asset management and investment management and advisory services. Prior to joining SSC Capital, she served as the general manager of Beijing Century Hualong Investment Management Consulting Co., Ltd.* （北京世紀華隆投資管理顧問有限公司） from August 2009 to December 2016, and worked in the tax division of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (Shenzhen) Limited Guangzhou Branch before that from August 2006. Ms. Wei obtained a bachelor degree in finance in June 2006 from Sun Yat-Sen University.
Mr. Geng Guohua (“Mr. Geng”) Mr. Geng, aged 56, was appointed as an executive Director and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company on 9 April 2012. He was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 14 May 2013 and resigned as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company with effect from 2 May 2014. Mr. Geng was the chief operating officer of Shandong Ishine (山東興盛) from 2007 to 2 May 2014, and has been a director of Shandong Ishine since November 2010 during which he has acquired relevant experience in the operation of iron and ilmenite mines and participated in trainings relating to mining, production, management and geology organised by Tsinghua University and University of Toronto. He is primarily responsible for the Group’s overall operation and capital market operation. Mr. Geng began his career in 1989 and worked at different managerial levels in Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (山東聯合化工股有限公司). From 1999 to 2003, he worked as a management person of Shandong Fuyuan Leather Group Ltd. (山東富源皮革集團有限公司) and was responsible for its technical services, production and sales management. He had been the deputy general manager in charge of production of Beijing Huiyuan Juice Group Limited (北京匯源果汁集團有限公司) (currently known as China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited (中國匯源果汁集團有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1886)) from 2003 to 2007 and was responsible for its general management. Mr. Geng graduated at Correspondence Institute of the Party School of Central Committee of Communist Party of China (中共中央黨校函授學院) majoring in Law in December 2001. Mr. Geng was accredited as a Human Resources Developments and Project Technician (Enterprise Human Resource Management) (人力資源開發管理工程技術人員（企業人力資源管理人員）) in October 2003 by the Occupational Skill Testing Authority (職業技能鑒定（指導）中心) of Shandong Province, the PRC. He has been a director of the Chinese Enterprises Investment Association since 2013 and the deputy president of the Listed Companies Council of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association since December 2015. Mr. Geng has been an enterprise mentor of MBA in Jiangnan University since December 2017.
Mr. Ng Hoi Kam (“Mr. Ng”) Mr. Ng, aged 52, was appointed as an executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking and financial industry focusing on the areas of initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and other financial advisory services to listed companies and listing applicants in Hong Kong. From September 2017 to October 2025, he served successively as the deputy general manager and executive Director of CMBC Capital Holdings Limited (“CMBC Capital”), and while also acting as a Responsible Officer and director of each of CMBC International Capital Limited and CMBC Securities Company Limited, both of which are direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of CMBC Capital. Being a part of their senior management, he was in charge of the equity capital market and investment banking businesses and the research department. From December 2000 to July 2017, he served as the managing director of corporate finance in Haitong International Capital Limited. From July 1997 to December 2000, he worked in Arthur Anderson & Co. (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers). Mr. Ng is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received his bachelor of business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1997 and his Master of Economics from the University of Hong Kong in November 2007.
Mr. Liao Daxue (“Mr. Liao”) Mr. Liao, aged 61, was appointed as an executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over ten years of management experience in the PRC mining industry. During 2003 to 2018, Mr. Liao had served as the deputy mine manager of Hunan Huangshaping Lead-Zinc Mine, the chairman and general manager of Hunan Nonferrous Metals Xintianling Tungsten Co., Ltd.（湖南 有色新田嶺鎢業有限公司）, chairman of the board and general manager of Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*（湖南柿竹園有色金屬有限責任公司）, the deputy director of the tungsten business division of China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Holding Co., Ltd. （中國五礦有色金屬控股有限公司）, and deputy general manager of China Tungsten and Hightech Materials Co., Ltd.（中鎢高新材料股份有限公司）(“China Tungsten”), a company whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000657) and a member of the China Minmetals group （中國五礦集團）, a state-owned enterprise directly subordinated to the PRC central government. Mr. Liao obtained a bachelor degree in engineering with a major in mining engineering and an MBA from Central South University（中南大學）in July 1987 and December 2003, respectively. He obtained his qualifications as a senior engineer specialising in mining engineering in December 1999 accredited by the Hunan Province Personnel Bureau, as a senior engineer (research fellow) specialising in mining engineering in October 2011, and as a certified safety engineer in October 2017 accredited by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC and State Administration of Work Safety. He has served as the chairman of the governing committee of the Fifth and Sixth Council of the China Tungsten Industry Association.
Mr. Chen Hongzheng (“Mr. Chen”) Mr. Chen, aged 40, was appointed as an executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over ten years of experience in investment. Since January 2025, he has been serving as the managing director of SSC Capital. From 2015 to 2024, he served successively as the investment director of Shanghai Fosun Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd.（上海復星創業投資管理有限公司）(“Fosun VC”), the investment executive general manager of Fosun VC and the Maternal, Infant, and Family Industry Group within Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group) Company Limited（上海復星高科技（集團）有限公司）, and an investment lead in Baihe Jiayuan Network Group Co., Ltd.（百合佳緣網絡集團股份有限公司）representing its shareholder, Fosun International Ltd.（復星國際有限公司）(listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 656)), where he was responsible for expanding its business and brand portfolio through investment and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, he served as the deputy manager of the investment development division in Zhejiang Venture Capital Investment Group Co., Ltd* （浙江省創業投資集團有限公司）, a market-oriented professional investment institution approved and established by Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission. Mr. Chen obtained a bachelor of arts degree in finance and investment in June 2009 from the University of Stirling and his master of science in finance in 2010 from Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is also a chartered financial analyst since 2015 awarded by the CFA Institute.
Mr. Tong Jiwen (“Mr. Tong”) Mr. Tong, aged 57, has over 20 years of experience in the gold and jewelry industry. Since October 2004, Mr. Tong has established and operated more than 30 jewelry retail stores, including franchises or operations under major multinational jewelry brands. Prior to that, from July 1989 to June 1997, he served successively as secretary to the general manager, and as deputy director and director of the general manager’s office in Wuhan Instrumentation and Automation Industry (Group) Co., Ltd.* （武漢儀器儀錶自動化工業（集團）公司）; from June 1997 to May 2002, he worked successively as director of the general office, assistant to the general manager, and deputy general manager at Wuhan Huikai Group Co., Ltd.* （武漢匯凱集團有限公司）, where he oversaw the administrative and human resources operations; and from May 2002 to June 2004, he was the deputy general manager at Hubei Liheng International Trade Co., Ltd.* （湖北立恒國際貿易有限公司）, where he as responsible for administrative and human resources operations. Mr. Tong graduated from Hubei University in the PRC with a major in economic management in July 1989, and he attained his masters in business administration from Wuhan University of Technology in the PRC in April 2001. Non-executive Directors Mr. He Guangping (“Mr. He”) Mr. He, aged 65, was appointed as a non-executive Director
and vice-chairman of the Board on 18 December 2025. He has over 40 years of
leadership experience in listed companies and in government. Since October
2003, he has been the chairman of the board of directors of Jinpeng Holding
Group Co., Limited（景鵬控股集團有限公司）,
which is principally engaged in investment in various sectors such as urban
infrastructure, transportation, energy and cultural tourism industries. From
September 2015 to January 2018, he served as a director at Hunan Goke
Microelectronics Co., Limited（湖南國科微電子股份有限公司）,
a company whose its shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock
code: 300672). From March 2001 to September 2003, he served as the chairman of
the board of directors of Hunan New Bund Real Estate Development and Investment
Co., Ltd.*（湖南新外灘房地產開發投資有限公司）.
From July 1995 and February 2001, he was a division-level cadre at Hunan
Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission （湖南省民族事務委員會）.
From July 1985 to July 1995, he was the section chief, department committee
member and deputy county-level committee member at the organization department
of the Xiangxi Tujia Autonomous Prefecture Committee Organization Department（中共湘西土家族 自治州委組織部）. Prior to that, from December
1981 to July 1985, he served as director of office and inspection station
manager at Jishou City Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries（吉首市畜牧水產局）.
Mr. He obtained a
diploma in foreign-related economics from the Party School of the CPC Central
Committee（中共中央黨校）in
July 1998.
Mr. Xia Chun (“Mr. Xia”) Mr. Xia, aged 51, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over 15 years of experience in economics and research. Since July 2024, Mr. Xia has served as Chief Economist and Head of Research at SSC Capital. From November 2021 to June 2024, Mr. Xia served as Chief Economist of Forthright Financial Holdings Co. Ltd., a company engaged in global securities and futures trading, asset management, equity financing, investment advisory and Hong Kong insurance services, and also served as Head of the Yintech Finance Research Institute at Yintech Investment Holdings Limited（銀科控股有限公司） (“Yintech”), which conducts research on domestic and international macroeconomic trends, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and financial regulatory developments. From August 2015 to October 2021, Mr. Xia devoted his time to serve as Director of Research Department of Noah International (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited（諾亞國際（香港）有限公司）. Throughout August 2008 to July 2017, he also worked as a lecturer and professor at the University of Hong Kong, School of Economics and Finance and School of Business and the Faculty of Business and Economics. Since September 2024, Mr. Xia has been employed as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business at the City University of Hong Kong. Mr. Xia won the “Greater Bay Area Leading Economist Award” in 2023 awarded by the Greaterbay Financier Association, the “2023 Influential Video Creator Award” for his channel “Chun Xia Financial Intelligence（春夏財經知識）” in 2023 awarded by TMTPost Group and the “Annual Key Opinion Leader Award” in 2020 awarded by Sina Finance. Mr. Xia graduated from Peking University majoring in Global Economics in July 1997. Subsequently, he completed a master’s program in World Economy at Peking University in September 2000. In August 2008, Mr. Xia obtained his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Minnesota in the United States.
Mr. Wang Dong (“Mr.Wang”) Mr. Wang Dong, aged 52, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over ten years of experience in corporate management and strategic investment. In August 2023, Mr. Wang founded Khentii Mountains Energy Co., Limited（肯特山能源有限公司）and has been serving as its chairman of the board since then, being responsible for its overall operations and investment, development, trade and mineral rights acquisition in the energy sector. From September 2022 to June 2023, Mr. Wang served successively as the chief executive officer and executive director and then non-executive director of SouthGobi Resources Limited（南戈壁資源有限公 司）, a company whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1878) and the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange (stock code: TSX-V SGQ), a company which, through its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in coal mining, development and exploration in Mongolia, and logistics and trading of coal in Mongolia and China. From February 2018 to August 2022, Mr. Wang served as the general manager of Inner Mongolia Dongfang Guoxin Technology Co., Limited* （內蒙古 東方國信科技有限公司）. From 2013 to 2018, Mr. Wang served as the chairman of the board at Guangzhou Guide Investment Company Limited（廣州貴德投資有限公司）, who, through its subsidiary, Beijing Handlewell Technology Limited（北京翰納維科技有限公司）, engages in information technology development in the energy sector. Mr. Wang graduated from Liaoning Technical University（遼寧工程技術大學） in 1997 majoring in electrical automation. He also obtained a master’s degree in Business Management from Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences（中國科學院大學） in July 2012.
Mr. Zhao Ju (“Mr. Zhao”) Mr. Zhao, aged 61, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over 20 years of experience in investment banking. He joined China Merchants Bank, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600036) in November 2014 and has served as its deputy president from February 2015 to February 2019, during which time he had also been the chief executive officer and chairman of CMB International Capital Corporation Limited. During 2005 to 2014, Mr. Zhao worked in UBS and prior to his departure, served as co-head and chairman of China investment banking. Mr. Zhao obtained his bachelor’s degree in national economic management from Tsinghua University in July 1988 and his MBA from Peking University in June 2005.
Ms. Cheng Yan (“Ms. Cheng”) Ms. Cheng, aged 62, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. She has over 20 years of experience in investment and financial consultation. Since September 2025, she has been an independent non-executive director at Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., a company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 3606) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600660), the company is principally engaged in developing integrated solutions for the design, development, manufacturing, supply or automotive glass and automotive accessories. She previously served as the managing director, executive head of the global customer center, and vice chairperson of the investment banking department along with other position within BOC International Holdings Limited, a sole wholly owned overseas investment banking platform of the Bank of China. From August 2019 to May 2020, Ms. Cheng served as an executive director at IBO Technology Company (stock code: 2708), a company with its shares previously listed on the Stock Exchange, engaged in the design, research and development of ITAI electronic terminals, 5G communication networks and artificial intelligence products. Ms. Cheng graduated from Anhui Institute of Finance and Trade（安徽財貿學院）in the PRC in July 1993 majoring in economics. She then obtained a master’s degree in business administration for senior executives in January 2005 from Peking University.
Mr. Liu Haitian 劉海田 (“Mr. Liu”) Mr. Liu Haitian, aged 69, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has over 34 years of experience in the mining industry. From April 2017 to December 2019, he served as the chief engineer of CITIC Metal Group Limited（中信金屬集團有限公司）(“CITIC Metal Group”), the platform for mining business within CITIC Group, being a company principally engaged in the trading of ferrous metals, including iron ores and steel and nonferrous metals. Prior to that, Mr. Liu had been the chief engineer and a director of CITIC United Asia Investments Limited（中信裕聯投資有限公司）, the predecessor of CITIC Metal Group, from August 2014 and December 2015, respectively. From December 2010 and up to his departure from CITIC Group in December 2019, he also served as chairman of the board of the subsidiaries and managed enterprises of CITIC Metal Group, engaged in the research and development, production and sales of titanium dioxide, and in non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and ferroalloys, respectively. From May 2000 to August 2014, he served successively as deputy general manager of CITIC Guoan Gold Co., Ltd.*（中信國安黃金有限公司）, general manager of CITIC Metal Group and the deputy general manager and general manager of CITIC United Asia (Beijing) Management Co., Limited （信裕聯（北京）企業管理有限公司）. From December 1991 to May 2000, he served as deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Gold Administration Bureau. In June 1997, the People’s Government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region awarded Mr. Liu Haitian the “Special Award for Revitalizing the Region through Science and Technology“（科技興區特別獎）. He was also awarded a Government Special Allowance Award（政府特助津貼）by the PRC State Council in December 1992 in recognition of his contribution to the engineering industry. Mr. Liu graduated from Northeastern University（東北大學） in the PRC in July 1996 majoring in engineering management. Independent Non-executive Directors Mr. Xie Jie (謝杰) (“Mr. Xie”) Mr. Xie, aged 42, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 18 December 2025. He has more than 15 years of experience in the legal profession. Mr. Xie has been a lawyer at Hansheng Law Offices Shanghai since July 2016, specializing in corporate and criminal practice. Concurrently, from December 2019 to December 2025, Mr. Xie served as an Associate Professor at the Koguan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University（上海交通大學凱原法學院）. Mr. Xie was also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National University of Singapore Law School in Singapore from August 2015 to August 2016, and prior to that, worked as an Assistant Researcher at the East China University of Political Science and Law（華東政法大學）from January 2015 to May 2016 and also took part in the Fullbright China PhD Dissertation Research at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from September 2013 to May 2014. In the early days of his career, Mr. Xie was a public prosecutor from July 2007 to January 2015 and was qualified as a level 5 Prosecutor in April 2010 accredited by Shanghai Baoshan District People’s Procuratorate Department. Mr. Xie attained his bachelor of laws at the China Youth University of Political Studies（中國青年政治學院） in July 2005. He then attained his doctorate in laws with a focus in criminal law from East China University of Political Science and Law（華東政法大學）in June 2014. Mr. Xie holds a legal professional qualification certificate in the PRC.
Mr. Leung Wai Fung Joseph (“Mr. Leung”) Mr. Leung, aged 55, has more than 20 years of experience in accounting and corporate governance. Since October 2024, he has served as capital market director at Gemdale Properties and Investment Corporation Limited, an integrated real estate development and asset management platform and a company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 535). From November 2023 to March 2024, he worked as finance director of a private company which sought a listing of shares on the Stock Exchange, where he assisted with preparations for its listing, where he was responsible for leading the upgrading of financial reporting, internal controls, and governance practices. From October 2021 to November 2023, Mr. Leung served as the chief financial officer of Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Limited, a company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1260). From January 2017 to April 2019, Mr. Leung served as the chief financial officer and company secretary of Fusen Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1652). From September 2015 to October 2016, Mr. Leung served as the chief financial officer and company secretary of Hailan Holdings Limited, a company whose shares were previously listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2278) until delisting in 2023. Between December 2007 and February 2014, Mr. Leung was the head of the internal audit department (Beijing headquarters) of China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited, a company whose shares were previously listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 606) until delisting in 2020. From January 2006 to December 2007, Mr. Leung served as an internal audit manager at Wing Tai Properties Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 369). Prior to that, Mr. Leung was a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers from February 1997 to July 2005.
Mr. Leung obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia
University in Canada in May 1997. He has been a Certified Public Accountant as
accredited by the Washington State Board of Accountancy since April 2002, a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since May 2002
and an associate of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants (now known as the Hong
Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants) since January 2003. In August
2012, Mr. Leung completed Advanced Course in Enterprise Risk Quantitative
Analysis Research（企業風險 量化分析高級研修班）
from Peking University and became a Certified Enterprise Risk Manager in PRC as
recognized by the Asia Association of Risk and Crisis Management in February
2014.
Mr. Jiang Lanxin (“Mr. Jiang”) Mr. Jiang, aged 49, possesses over 25 years of experience in executive consulting and managing education institutions. In 2001, he founded, and has been serving as chairman of the Board of, Shihua Enterprise Management Group Co., Ltd.*（世華企業管理集團有限公司）, a company principally engaged in providing executive training and consulting services for enterprises and corporate leaders. Since 2013, he has served as director and founder of Beijing Shihua Public Welfare Foundation*（北京世華公益基金會）, a foundation dedicated to educational equity, rural revitalization, youth development, disaster relief and sustainable social enterprise growth. Since 2010, Mr. Jiang has served as a board member and principal of Beijing Shihua Research Academy* （北京世華研修學院）. Since 2009, he has served as director of Beijing Huaxia Management College*（北京華夏管理研修學院）. Prior to that, from April 2009 to April 2014, he served as a consultant for the Market Economy Academy at Peking University. Mr. Jiang received his honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of West Los Angeles, in the United Stated in October 2019.
Mr. Yuan Yuan (“Mr. Yuan”) Mr. Yuan, aged, 42, has over 10 years of experience in finance. Since May 2020, he has been the managing director of Zhong De Securities Company Limited, a securities joint venture established by Deutsche Bank AG and Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd. Between June 2017 to June 2020, Mr. Yuan had served in the positions of managing director, deputy head of investment banking committee and general manager of the equity business division at Huafu Securities Co., Ltd. From December 2015 to July 2017, he served as deputy director of the research institute at Soochow Securities Co., Limited. Mr. Yuan has been an independent non-executive director of the following companies whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange: China New City Group (stock code: 1321) since April 2023, Qingci Games Incorporated (stock code: 6633) since October 2023 and Dongwu Cement International Limited (stock code: 695) since June 2025. He has also been an independent director of the following companies whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Limited (stock code: 688303) since June 2020; Jiangsu Suzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co. Limited (stock code: 603323) since September 2020; Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electrical Power Co Limited (stock code: 600116) since April 2022; and Leo Group Co. Limited (stock code: 2131) from March 2021 to April 2024. Mr. Yuan obtained his doctorate degree in accounting from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in June 2012 and completed his postdoctoral studies in applied economics in 2014 at Tsinghua University.
Mr. Yan Jonathan Jun (“Mr. Yan”) Mr. Yan, aged 63, has over 20 years of experience in business development and management. Since January 2025, he has been executive director of GFD Institute Limited, a company principally engaged in providing education consulting services. Between September 2020 to March 2023, Mr. Yan served as president of China Global Philanthropy Institute, a non-profit educational organisation dedicated to providing philanthropy education. From May 2014 to September 2020, he served as director of the Center for Global Financial Development at the PBC School of Finance of Tsinghua University. Prior to such, from September 2005 to April 2013, he had served as the general manager of Ecole Fashion & Luxury Consulting (Beijing) Limited, a company providing professional services such as strategy planning, brand development, education etc. to the fashion and luxury industries in China and abroad. Mr. Yan serves as independent non-executive director of the following companies whose shares listed on the Stock Exchange: Huabao International Holdings Limited (stock code: 336) since May 2019, Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Limited (stock code: 412) since May 2020 and Autostreets Development Limited (stock code: 2443) since June 2022. Since May 2022, he has been an independent director at Hichain Logistics Co., Limited, a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300873), being principally engaged in providing comprehensive logistics solutions. Since February 2025, he has also been an independent director at Luda Technology Group Limited, a company with its shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: LUD), being principally engaged in manufacturing stainless steel and carbon steel fittings and distributing pipeline products. Mr. Yan obtained a master’s degree in management from University of Technology, Sydney in Australia in May 1998.
Mr. Zhou Ming (“Mr. Zhou”) Mr. Zhou, aged 62, has over 40 years of experience in financial consulting. Since September 2024, he has served as a senior consultant for SenseTime Group Inc, a leading AI software company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 20). From January 2019 to August 2023, Mr. Zhou served concurrently as chief executive officer of Fusion Bank and senior advisor (FinTech) for Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading internet and technology company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 700). Between December 2009 and January 2019, he served successively as general manager of the precious metals department and general manager of the pension department at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. From October 2003 to December 2009, he served successively as vice-president of Shanghai Shengrong Investment Co., Ltd（上海盛融投資有限公司）, a former subsidiary under the Shanghai Guosheng Group, and the chief financial officer of Shanghai Guosheng (Group) Co., Ltd. At the start of his career, between September 1983 and October 2003, he served in various roles within financial institutions including director at Shanghai International Bank of Paris, deputy general manager at Shanghai Industrial (Hong Kong) Finance Co., Ltd * （上海實業（香港）財務有限公司） and corporate account manager and secretary general of the credit approval committee at ICBC. Mr. Zhou obtained his Master of Business Administration from the University of Hong Kong in October 2002. He completed his Registered Gold Investment Analyst (Level 1) qualification training in April 2010 accredited by the China Gold Association. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
