BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Brief biographical details of directors and senior management are stated below:

DIRECTOR

Executive Directors

Mr. ZHANG Zhi Ping, aged 63, has been appointed as the Honorary Chairman of the Company since 29 June 2018, an executive Director since February 2003, and a member of the corporate governance committee since January 2012. From February 2003 to June 2018, he was the Chairman of the Board. From January 2012 to June 2018, he was also the chairman of the nomination committee. Mr. Zhang is the chairman of Oriental Patron Financial Group and is responsible for formulating the investment strategies, monitoring the investment performance and approving investment decisions. Mr. Zhang obtained a bachelor degree in Arts from Heilongjiang University in 1982 and later graduated from Graduate School of the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) and obtained a master’s degree in Economics. Mr. Zhang has over 30 years of experience in the PRC and international financial markets and held senior positions in a number of institutions, including the deputy division chief in Financial Administration Department of the PBOC, the chairman and general manager of Hainan Provincial Securities Company, the inaugural director of the Securities Society of China, the inaugural director of Department of Intermediary Supervision of China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), a member of the listing committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the chairman of the investment committee of Hainan Fudao Investment Management Company. Mr. Zhang has been a member of the Council of The PBC School of Finance of Tsinghua University since 2012. Mr. Zhang has taken up the role to serve as an Executive President of the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Limited (formerly known as South-South Asia-Pacific Finance Center), a non-profit international organization in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations, established for the promotion of South South Cooperation since April 2014.

Mr. ZHANG Gaobo, aged 54, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board and the chairman of the nomination committee since 29 June 2018, an executive director since February 2003, and a member of the corporate governance committee since January 2012. From February 2003 to April 2019, he was also the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Zhang is responsible for formulating the investment strategies, monitoring the investment performance and approving investment decisions. Mr. Zhang founded Oriental Patron Financial Group with founding partners in 1993 and held the position as chief executive since then. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Science from Henan University in 1985 and later graduated from the Peking University with a master’s degree in Economics in 1988. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Zhang worked in Hainan Provincial Government and PBOC Hainan Branch and as the chairman of Hainan Stock Exchange Centre. Mr. Zhang is also an independent non-executive director of Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and was a nonexecutive director of Vimetco N.V., a company listed on the London Stock Exchange from June 2007 to June 2017. Mr. Zhang has taken up the role to serve as the Vice-President of Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Limited (formerly known as South-South Asia-Pacific Finance Center), a nonprofit international organization in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations, established for the promotion of South South Cooperation since April 2014.

Dr. LIU Zhiwei, aged 52, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and an executive Director of the Company since 16 April 2019. From June 2016 to June 2018, he was an executive Director, the president of the Company, and a member of the corporate governance committee. From December 2015 to June 2016, he served as a non-executive director of the Company. Dr. Liu obtained a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management Engineering from Zhe Jiang University in 1989. He furthered his studies in Graduate School of the People’s Bank of China between 1989 and 1992 and obtained his master’s degree in international finance. In 2007, he obtained a doctoral degree in Economics & Law from Hunan University. Dr. Liu completed a professional programme in Finance CEO from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in 2010. Dr. Liu has over 20 years of experience in financing, securities investment and capital market. He served as a nonexecutive director of Shanghai Zendai Property Limited (stock code: 755), whose shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”) for the period from 2 February 2010 to 12 December 2012. He was the vicechairman of Chang’an International Trust Co., Ltd (formerly known as Xi’an International Trust Co., Ltd) from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Liu served as a supervisor of Xin Jiang Hui-tong (Group) Co., Ltd (stock code: 415) from December 2005 to December 2008, whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. He also served as a general manager of the merger and acquisition department of Guosen Securities Co., Ltd from 1997 to 1998.

Mr. ZHANG Weidong, aged 54, was appointed as an executive Director of the Company in February 2017. Mr. Zhang has joined the Company as the deputy chief executive officer of the Company since January 2008. He is currently one of the members of the investment committee of the Company. Mr. Zhang has over 12 years’ experience in the operation and management of commercial banking, during which he worked in the international business department of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (“ICBC”) with final position level as departmental deputy general manager of the Head Office, including 3 years in ICBC Almaty Branch, where he was in charge of treasury, credit lending and office operations. Moreover, Mr. Zhang has 18 years’ experience of investment banking and investment industries in Hong Kong, served as executive director of ICEA Finance Group (the investment banking arm of ICBC) and managing director of Alpha Alliance Finance Holdings, responsible for corporate finance and sales department respectively. He has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of each of ZZ Capital International Limited (stock code: 8295) whose shares are listed on the growth enterprise market board of the Stock Exchange and Tianjin Port Development Holdings Limited (stock code: 3382) whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Zhang holds a master degree in Economics from Renmin University, a diploma of Program for Management Development of Harvard Business School and held a fellowship from Columbia University in New York.

Non-executive Director

Dr. WU Zhong, aged 55, has been appointed as a nonexecutive Director of the Company since February 2017 and the Deputy Chairman of the Board since 29 June 2018. Dr. Wu has been the Vice-President and Director-General of Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Limited (“FCSSCL”, a connected person of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules) since June 2015. Prior to joining FCSSCL, Dr. Wu held various positions in the PRC. He was the Mayor of Qianjiang, Chongqing Municipality from December 2010 to May 2015; the Director of International Poverty Reduction Center in China from July 2008 to November 2010; the Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Social Mobilization of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development (“LGOP”) from May 2002 to July 2008; the Chief of the Planning Division of LGOP from May 2000 to May 2002 (during the period he was transferred to be the Assistant Commissioner of the Administrative Office of Tongren Prefecture in Guizhou Province from February 2001 to January 2002); the Director of Purchasing Division of Foreign Capital Project Management Center of LGOP from May 1996 to May 2000 (during the period he was also appointed as the Chairman and the General Manager of Huada Industrial Company in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, being responsible for implementation of World Bank hard-loans to poverty alleviation projects about aquaculture, labor export and low-cost housing, etc. from 1996 to 1998); and the Deputy Director of the Institute of Population Research of Peking University from March 1993 to May 1996. Dr. Wu obtained a bachelor of Economics degree and a master of Economics degree from Peking University in 1985 and 1988 respectively, a Master of Science in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of London in 1993. Dr. Wu also obtained a PhD in demography from the School of Economics, Peking University in 1999.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. KWONG Che Keung, Gordon, aged 69, has been an independent non-executive Director and the chairman of the audit committee of the Company since February 2003. Mr. Kwong has also been serving as a member of the remuneration committee of the Company since April 2005, a member of the nomination committee and corporate governance committee of the Company since January 2012. He is also an independent non-executive director of a number of companies listed on the Stock Exchange, namely NWS Holdings Limited, Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited, China Power International Development Limited, Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Henderson Investment Limited, Agile Property Holdings Limited, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited and FSE Engineering Holdings Limited. Mr. Kwong resigned as an independent non-executive director of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited on 1 June 2017 and retired as an independent non-executive director of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited on 25 May 2017 after serving two terms of three years. From 1984 to 1998, Mr. Kwong was a partner of Pricewaterhouse and was a council member of the Stock Exchange from 1992 to 1997. He has a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Hong Kong and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Prof. HE Jia, aged 64, has been an independent non-executive Director and serving as a member of the audit committee of the Company since February 2003 and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company since April 2005. Prof. He has also been appointed the chairman of the corporate governance committee and serving as a member of the nomination committee of the Company since January 2012. He is currently a leading professor of Department of Finance at the South University of Science and Technology of China and an independent non-executive director of each of CITIC Securities Company Limited and China Chengtong Development Group Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He was a professor of Department of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a professor at the Tsinghua University. He was a commissioner of the Strategy and Development Committee of CSRC and a director of research of Shenzhen Stock Exchange from June 2001 to October 2002. He is a an editor of China Financial Economics Review, and is serving as a member of editorial boards of a number of journals, including China Accounting and Finance Review and Research in Banking and Finance. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Finance from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, the United States.

Mr. WANG Xiaojun, aged 64, has been an independent nonexecutive Director and a member of the audit committee of the Company since August 2004. Mr. Wang has also been serving as the chairman of the remuneration committee of the Company since April 2005, and a member of the nomination committee and corporate governance committee of the Company since January 2012. Mr. Wang is a partner of Jun He Law Offices and was admitted lawyer and solicitor in the PRC, Hong Kong and England and Wales in 1988, 1995 and 1996 respectively. Mr. Wang has worked as a member of the legal expert group in the Stock Exchange and solicitor in Richards Butler and has worked as an investment banker in Peregrine and ING Barings. He graduated from the People’s University of China and the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Science and holds a bachelor degree in Laws and a master degree in Laws. Mr. Wang is currently an independent non-executive director of, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Co.,Ltd., a company listed on Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and China Aerospace International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange. He was previously an independent non-executive director of Norinco International Cooperation Company Limited until 16 September 2014, and Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited until 29 June 2017.

Mr. CHEN Yuming, aged 56, has been re-designated from a non-executive Director to an independent non-executive Director since 15 July 2019. He obtained a bachelor degree and a master degree from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in 1983 and 1999 respectively. He also obtained an EMBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in 2010. Mr. Chen has more than 30 years of experience in banking, securities, fund management and auditing. He is currently Chairman of Shenzhen Leaguer Financial Holdings Company Limited, Chairman of Shanghai Leaguer Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and Assistant to Dean of Shen Zhen Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Prior to that, Mr. Chen had served in Bank of East Asia (China) Co., Ltd. from 2007 to 2011 in various positions including President of its Shenzhen Branch and Vice President of its head office. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Chen had worked in the Shenzhen Commercial Bank, where he had first served as Vice President, and later as President and Vice Chairman. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Chen had held various positions in the head office of Shenzhen Urban Cooperative Bank, including Assistant to President, General Manager of Credit Department and Director of Business Department. He had served as Deputy Director of Jiangsu Provincial Auditing Department from 1989 to 1992. He had also served as Deputy Director and Division Chief of Jiangxi Provincial Auditing Department from 1983 to 1989.

Dr. FU Weigang, aged 41, has been re-designated from a nonexecutive Director to an independent non-executive Director since 15 July 2019. He is currently the executive president of the Sifl Institute. Dr. Fu has served in the Sifl Institute since 2003 in various positions including Assistant President and Vice President. Dr. Fu is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as urbanization, the internet and government regulation. Dr. Fu is also a column writer for many financial media such as Caijing, Caixin and FT Chinese. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE), Shanghai Normal University and other universities, a vice director of the Legal Committee of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and a member of the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIA) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee. Besides this, he served as an independent director of Changan Fund Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shifang Landscape and Ecology Co., Ltd. and Kingnet Network Co., Ltd. Dr. Fu obtained a bachelor of Law degree from Xi’an University of Technology in 2000 and a PhD degree from Zhejiang University in 2009.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT (In the order of commencement of engagement)

Mr. KE Yi (Joint Chief Operating Officer and Co-head of Direct Investment), CFA, aged 33, was appointed as Joint Chief Operating Officer and Co-head of Direct Investment in 2017, and is responsible for the direct investment business of the Group. Mr. Ke has worked in the capital market and direct investment sector for 11 years, with extensive experience in cross border equity investments, overseas M&A transactions and various structured financing projects. Mr. Ke has completed transactions in sectors including financial technology, healthcare, new economy and environmental protection, etc. Mr. Ke was graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in Economics and Finance.

Mr. LEUNG Kai Wai (Head of Finance), aged 40, has joined the Company since 2010 and is currently the Head of Finance of the Company. Mr. Leung has more than 18 years of experience in accounting, auditing and finance and has held several financial positions in both listed companies in Hong Kong and reputable international accounting firm. Mr. Leung is a certified public accountant under the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Leung was graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in Accountancy.

Mr. LIU Yanbin (Joint Chief Operating Officer and Co-head of Direct Investment), aged 39, was appointed as Joint Chief Officer and Co-head of Direct Investment in 2017 and is responsible for the Direct Investment business of the Company. Mr. Liu holds an Executive MBA degree from CASS Business School in London and a Bachelor degree in Business and Economics from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. He has over 15 year’s experience in Project Finance, M&A Finance and Capital Markets, over 8 year’s experience in developing financing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and over 5 years of cross-border direct investment experience. Before joining the Group, Mr. Liu is an Associate Director of China-ACEAN Fund’s (CAF) advisory company. Prior to this position, Mr. Liu had worked in London for over 8 years, and had served as the General Manager of Project Finance & Syndication Department of Bank of China (UK) Limited and Head of EMEA Reginal Center of Bank of China Group, in charge of Project Finance, M&A Finance, and Syndication Business with European, Middle-East and Africa Region. Before that, Mr. Liu was employed by Bank of China Head Office in Beijing, with the main focus on Group-Key-Client relationship management and Corporate Banking business development.

Mr. ZHOU Tao David (Head of Legal and Compliance, Company Secretary), aged 48, was appointed as the Head of Legal and Compliance and the Company Secretary in September 2016. He oversees the legal and compliance matters of the Company as the Company Secretary. He is responsible for facilitating the Board process, as well as communication among the Board members, with the Shareholders and management of the Company. Mr. Zhou is a solicitor in Hong Kong, and has more than twelve years of experience in legal and compliance matters in financial institutions in Hong Kong. He holds the lawyer qualification in China, a LLB degree from Xiamen University and a LLB degree from Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also an arbitrator of South China International Economics and Trade Arbitration Commission.

Mr. ZHANG Wei (Executive Deputy Chief Executive Officer), aged 48, was appointed as Executive Deputy Chief Executive Officer in August 2017. He is in charge of financing and development, capital markets and institutional relationship. Mr. Zhang has over 15 years’ onshore and offshore experience in the operation and management in commercial and investment banking business. From 1994 to 1999, he worked at Sinotrans Limited, Hebei Company. From 2002 to 2005, he served as senior trader of China Minsheng Banking Corporation head office. From 2005 to 2015, he served as AVP of Development Bank of Singapore HK Branch, Director of Standard and Chartered Bank HK Branch, Director and head of China institutional sales of ING Bank respectively. From 2015 to 2017, he served as assistant general manager of Huarong Qianhai Wealth Management Co., Limited. Mr. Zhang obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Lanzhou University in 1994 and a master’s degree in finance from Graduate School of PBOC in 2002.

Mr. MEI Bing (Chief Financial Officer), aged 54, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2019. Mr. Mei is a seasoned financial executive with a distinguished career of more than 20 years of successful financial management experience in the U.S. and China. From 2016 through joining the Company, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Director of Kandi Technology Group, a NASDAQ listed leading new energy vehicle manufacturer in China. From 2011 through 2016, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary of Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, a publicly traded biotechnology company in China. From 2015 through 2016, he also served as an independent non-executive Board Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Jiangsu PharmaMax Corporation. From 2006 through 2011, Mr. Mei served as Chief Financial Officer of Avineon, Inc., a multinational technology company in the U.S., where he managed the Company’s global financial operations in North America, Asia and Europe. Prior to that, he served as Financial Controller of Arrowhead Global Solutions, Inc. (now part of Harris Corporation) and Thompson Hospitality Corporation, a member of the Compass Group family of companies, in the U.S. Mr. Mei received a B.S. degree in Economics from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China and holds an M.B.A. degree from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in the U.S., where he graduated with distinction as a Fuqua Scholar. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the U.S., a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) in the U.S., and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).