Mr. WEI, aged 60, is currently an executive director, the chairman and CEO of the Company. Mr. Wei has been the president of COSCO since 1998 and is the chairman of the board of COSCO Boao and COSCO HK and the vice chairman of the board of China Merchants Bank. Mr. Wei was the general manager of Sino-Tanzania Joint Shipping Company, COSCO Holding (Singapore) Pte Ltd, COSCO Tianjin and COSCO Bulk, the chairman of the board of COSCO Pacific, COSCO Investment (Singapore) and COSCO International. Mr. Wei was a marine captain and has over 40 years of experience in navigation and international shipping business. He has excellent business decision-making abilities and substantial capital markets experience. Both COSCO Pacific and COSCO Investment (Singapore), with which Mr. Wei worked, have become overseas blue chip listed companies. Mr. Wei is currently the leader of several society organizations, including China Shipowners’ Association, China Shipowner’s mutual Assurance Association, The China Association of Trade in Services and China Federation of Industrial Economics. Mr. Wei obtained his doctorate degree from Tianjin University and his master’s degree from Dalian Maritime University. He is also a senior engineer. In 1999, he was awarded the honour of special contribution to the State. He was awarded as “Top 30 Influential People in Economy in 30 Years of Chinese Reform and Opening”, “60 People in Chinese Shipping History”, “Top 60 Influential People in China Economy in 60 Years” of Top 100 People in China Economy and “Business Leaders in China Economy in Recent Decade” of CCTV. Mr. Wei is also a committee member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Disciplinary Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. ZHANG, aged 60, is currently a non-executive director and the vice-chairman of the Company. Mr. Zhang has been the secretary of the CPC sub-committee and an executive vice-president of COSCO since 2002 and is the chairman of board of COSCO International and the director of China Bohai Bank. Mr. Zhang was a deputy director of the No. 1 division of Tianjin Port Authority, deputy director of personnel and labour department of MOC, director of institutional reform and regulatory department of MOC (spokesman of MOC), the vice-president of the Beijing branch of Bank of Communications, the secretary of the CPC sub-committee of COSCON and COSCO Shanghai, and the executive director of COSCO Pacific. Mr. Zhang has over 40 years of experience in the administration and management of shipping companies, and financial management. Mr. Zhang is an expert in management; his extensive experience has enabled him to demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities throughout the course of development of the COSCO Group. He was awarded “Top 10 Human Resources Management in China”. Mr. Zhang obtained a master’s degree in transportation management and engineering from Wuhan University of Communications Science and is a senior engineer. Mr. Zhang was elected a member of the 10th and 11th National People’s Congress of the PRC, and is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress.

 

ZHANG Liang（張良）

Mr. ZHANG, aged 56, is currently an executive director and general manager of the Company. Mr. Zhang has been an executive vice president of COSCO Group since 2006 and is the chairman of the board of COSCO Bulk Carrier Co. Ltd., COSCO Qingdao, COSCO Shenzhen and COSCO HK Shipping. He was the managing director of the Personnel Department, assistant to the general manager, as well as deputy general manager (safety control manager) of Tianjin Ocean Shipping Company, deputy general manager of COSCO Bulk Carrier Co. Ltd., general manager of Tianjin Ocean Shipping Company, general manager of COSCO Bulk Carrier Co. Ltd. and chief legal consultant of COSCO Group. Mr. Zhang was a marine captain. He has over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry and has extensive experience in corporate operations and management. Mr. Zhang is currently the vice chairman of China Navigation Society, China Association of Port-of-entry and China Maritime Law Association. He graduated from Dalian Maritime University, majoring in navigation and had obtained his master’s degree in transportation planning and management from Shanghai Maritime University as well as his doctorate degree in corporate management from Nan Kai University. He is a senior engineer.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. LI, aged 53, is currently a non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Li has been the executive vice-president of COSCO since 2000, and is the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Officer of COSCO, vice chairman of CIMC and chairman of the board of COSCO Investment (Singapore). Mr. Li was the general manager of Nantong Shipyard and general manager of COSCO Industry Co., Ltd. and COSCO Property Ltd., assistant to president and chief commercial officer of COSCO. Mr. Li has over 30 years of experience in corporate management. He has extensive experience in asset management and capital operation. Mr. Li graduated from the University of East London in the United Kingdom with a master’s degree in Business Administration and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Jilin University. He is a senior economist.

 

 

Mr. XU, aged 52, is currently a non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Xu has been the executive vice-president of COSCO Group and chairman of its labour union since 2006 and is the non-executive director of COSCO Pacific, the chairman of COSCO Shipping Co., Ltd, COSCON, China Marine Bunker (Petro China) Co., Ltd., COSCO Americas, Inc. and COSCO Europe GmbH. He was the marine captain of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Company (“COSCO Shanghai”), the general manager of Shanghai International Freight Forwarding Company, the deputy general manager of COSCO Shanghai, the president of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, managing director of COSCON and executive vice president of the Company. Mr. Xu has over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry and has extensive experience in corporate management. Mr. Xu obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from Shanghai Maritime University and the Maastricht School of Management in Netherlands. He is a senior engineer.

 

Ms. SUN, aged 51, is currently a non-executive director of the Company. Ms. Sun has been the chief accountant of COSCO since 2000 and is the chairman of COSCO Finance Co., Ltd., the executive director of COSCO Pacific, and the director of COSCON, COSCO HK, COSCO Investment (Singapore), China Merchants Bank and China Merchants Securities. Ms. Sun was the vice director of the finance department of Tianjin Ocean Shipping Co., the finance manager of COSCO Japan Co., Ltd, the general manager of the finance and capital division of and the deputy chief accountant of COSCO. Ms. Sun has over 20 years of experience in the shipping industry and extensive experience in corporate financial management. Ms. Sun graduated from Shanghai Maritime University majoring in shipping finance and accounting, and holds an Executive MBA degree from University of International Business and Economics. She is a certified accountant and a senior accountant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. LI, aged 74, is currently an independent non-executive director of the Company. Ms. Li was an executive member and head of the development forecast division of the Development Research Center of the State Council of the PRC. She is currently a researcher of the Development Research Centre of the State Council of the PRC, specializing in technical economics, quantitative economics, development strategy and policy. Ms Li had long been involved in the research on country development strategy and corporate development strategy. Her research results are innovative, which have significant influence inside and outside of the PRC. Ms. Li was elected as a member of the 7th and 8th National People’s Congress of the PRC. She is currently a part-time professor of Nan Kai University and the chief strategic development consultant of the Real Estate Association of All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce. She is among the first group of experts who have been recognized for their special contribution to the State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. HAMILTON, aged 68, is currently an independent non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Hamilton is currently an independent non-executive director of a number of Hong Kong listed companies (which include CITIC Pacific Limited, Esprit Holdings Limited and Shangri-La Asia Limited) and a director of a number of Hong Kong private companies. He was an independent non-executive director of COSCO Pacific from 1994 to 2005 and was the independent non-executive director of COSCO International from 1997 to 2004. He was also the chairman of the audit committee of COSCO Pacific. He had been a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, with whom he practised for 16 years.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. CHENG, aged 60, is currently an independent non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Cheng is an independent non-executive director of various listed companies in Hong Kong, such as Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited). He is a non-executive director of a number of Hong Kong listed companies (which include City Telecom (H.K.) Limited and Guangdong Investment Limited). Mr. Cheng is a practicing solicitor, and is a senior partner of P.C. Woo & Co. He was also a founding chairman of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors and is currently its honourable president and chairman emeritus. Mr. Cheng was a member of the Legislative Council and the chairman of the Main Board Listing Committee and of the Growth Enterprise Market Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

Mr. TEO, aged 55, is currently an independent non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Teo is managing director of Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd., president and chief executive officer of Singamas Container Holdings Limited (00716), vice chairman of CSIC Pacific Private Ltd (a joint venture of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd.), a President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and a nominated member of parliament of the Singapore Government. Mr Teo also sits on the board of Business China (Singapore), (an organisation founded by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and sponsored by senior minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited, the President of Singapore Shipping Association and Chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), Lloyd’s Register Asia Shipowners, The Standard Steamship Owners’ Protection and Indemnity Association (Asia) Ltd and Class NK Singapore, as well as a member of the management board centre for Maritime Studies of Singapore.