Mr. Xiao Guangrui, aged 50, is a director and president of the Company as well as director of Wanda Group. Previously, he served as general manager of the Human Resources Department, assistant to the president, and vice president of the Company, and vice president of Wanda Culture Industry Group, and held the posts of senior vice president and general manager of the Human Resources Management Center of Wanda Group concurrently. Before joining the Company, he held managerial positions in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Pharmaceutical Group and Dalian Sanhuan Group.
Mr. Xiao graduated from Liaoning Normal University with a bachelor’s degree in Chinese in July 1992 and from Dalian University of Technology with an MBA in July 2000.
Mr. Han Xu, aged 49, is a director of the Company while also serving as senior vice president and general manager of the Financial Management Center of Wanda Group, as well as non-executive director and authorized representative of Wanda Hotel Development Co., Ltd. (00169. HK) and director of Wanda Group Overseas Limited. His previous roles include: general manager of the Financial Management Center, assistant to the president, assistant to the senior president and vice president of Wanda Group.
Mr. Han graduated from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics with a master’s degree in July 2002.
Mr. Wang Zhibin, aged 46, is a director and executive vice president of the Company. He previously served as vice president of the Company and president of Wanda Commercial Management Company. He had been the HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) head of the Fifth Construction & Decoration Company under Beijing Construction Engineering Group since 1996; he had served as the engineering manager of Beijing Xiangjiang Garden Villa Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. since 2002; and starting from 2004, he successively held the posts of northwest property management director, Tianjin property management director, and assistant director of the facilities and property management department when working at Beijing Cushman & Wakefield Real Estate Service Co., Ltd.
Mr. Wang received his bachelor’s degree in HVAC engineering from Tianjin University in July 1996 and gained qualifications as intermediate engineer in August 2001.
Mr. Li Zhaohui, aged 44, is a director of the Company. He is currently a managing partner of Tencent Investment and general manager of Tencent Investment’s M&A Department. Since March 2018, he has been on the board of directors of Yonghui Yunchuang Technology Co. Ltd., an associated company of Yonghui Superstores (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, stock code: SH601933). From 2008 to 2010, he acted as the investment director of Bertelsmann Asia Investments.
Mr. Li graduated from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University with a bachelor’s degree in 1998 and from Duke University with an MBA in 2004.
Mr. Jiang Yong, aged 48, is a director of the Company and executive VP of the Development Headquarters of Suning.com Group Co., Ltd. He joined Suning in June 1995 and served successively as the business manager of Guangzhou Branch and business manager of Beijing Branch of Suning Jiaojiadian Co., Ltd., general manager of Shanghai Branch, deputy director of the Marketing Management Centre, and director of the Chain Development Centre of Suning Appliance Chain Store (Group) Co., Ltd., and executive VP of the Development Headquarters of Suning.com Group Co., Ltd.
Mr. Jiang graduated from Jiangsu Institute of Business Administration (now known as Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Commerce) in June 1995.
Mr. Chen Hanwen, aged 51, is an independent director of the Company and professor of the University of International Business and Economics. He studied at Said Business School, Oxford University in the UK and Harvard Business School in the United States and visited Sobey School of Business, St. Mary’s University in Canada as a visiting scholar. He previously served as the secretary-general of the Academic Committee, deputy dean of the Graduate School, deputy dean of the School of Management and head of the Department of Accounting of Xiamen University. Between 2011 and 2017, he was an independent director of Industrial Securities Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, stock code: 601377). Between 2015 and 2017, he was an independent director of Minsheng Holdings Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000416). Since 2017, he has been an independent director of Yango Group Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000671). He currently serves as an independent director of Shanghai Fuiou Payment Services Co., Ltd., Xiamen Bank Co., Ltd., Xiamen International Bank Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tri-Prime Gene Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a company listed on NEEQ, stock code: 837344).
Mr. Chen graduated from Xiamen University with a PhD in Economics.
Mr. Xue Yunkui, aged 55, is an independent director of the Company and professor of accounting at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Starting from March 1998, he served successively as vice dean of the School of Accounting, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, vice dean of Shanghai National Accounting Institute and vice dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Currently, he is also an independent director of Midea Group Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000333).
Mr. Xue graduated from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in July 1980 and obtained his doctorate from Southwest University in June 1995.
Mr. Liu Jipeng, aged 63, is an independent director of the Company. He has 31 years of experience in economic and corporate research. He has been the dean and second-grade professor of the Business School of China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) since November 2016. Moreover, he has been the dean, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Institute of Capital Finance of CUPL since 2015, legal advisor of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council since 2017, deputy director of the Independent Directors Committee of the China Association for Public Companies since 2016, and vice chairman of China Enterprise Reform and Development Society since 2012. He was an independent director of the Company from December 2009 to January 2016 and served as an independent director of AVIC Capital Co., Ltd. from May 2015 to May 2017. Currently, he is also an independent director of China Oceanwide Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code: 00715), China Minsheng Bank Corp., Ltd. (a company listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with stock codes being 600016 and 01988, respectively), China Tonghai International Financial Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code. 00952), Zhongjin Gold Corp., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000625) and Chongqing Chang’an Automobile Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000625).
Mr. Liu graduated from Beijing College of Economics (precursor to Capital University of Economics and Business) with a bachelor’s degree in economics in July 1983 and from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with a master’s degree in economics in July 1986.