Mr. AN Xuesong has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board and a Non-executive Director with effect from 22 October 2024.

Mr. AN is currently an executive director of China Everbright Limited (“CEL”) (stock code: 165.HK) and the vice president of CEL group in charge of finance. Mr. An was the executive director, vice president and chief financial officer of China Everbright Environment Group Limited (stock code: 257.HK) from October 2021 to March 2024. He was the executive director and chief executive officer of China Everbright Water Limited (stock code: U9E.SG, 1857.HK) from December 2014 to October 2021. Prior to that, Mr. An worked at the Municipal General Office of Jingzhou, Hubei Province and Guangdong Technology Venture Capital Group Ltd. Mr. An has comprehensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, project investment and management, financial management and risk management. Mr. An holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Jinan University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the People’s Republic of China and a Certified International Internal Auditor.

Mr. POON Ho Man, is an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. POON is the chairman of Sustainability Steering Committee on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues and a member of each of Strategy Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He acts as director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He has been appointed as a Director since January 2017. He is responsible for formulating the Group’s overall strategic planning and managing overall business operations. Mr. POON has over 25 years of experience in direct investment, structured financing and aviation financing, of which over 15 years has been spent focusing on aircraft leasing.

Mr. POON obtained the degree of bachelor of engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 1995, and obtained the degree of executive master of business administration from Tsinghua University in 2005. Mr. POON has been a CFA® charterholder of the Association for Investment Management and Research (now known as the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute).

Mr. POON was a member of the Eleventh and Twelfth Heilongjiang Province Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) and the Vice Chairman of HKCPPCC (Provincial) Members Association Foundation Limited. Mr. POON also obtained the World Outstanding Chinese Award from World Chinese Business Investment Foundation in 2006.

As at the date of this annual report, Mr. POON had corporate interest in 186,427,261 Shares (representing approximately 25.05% of the Shares in issue).

Ms. WANG Yun, is a Non-executive Director, a member of each of Remuneration Committee and Sustainability Steering Committee on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues and chairman of Strategy Committee of the Company. She has been appointed as a Director since July 2023. She is also the chairman of China Asset Leasing Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Ms. WANG is currently an executive director and vice president of China Everbright Limited (stock code: 165.HK), a substantial shareholder of the Company, a non-executive and non-independent chairman of Ying Li International Real Estate Limited (stock code: 5DM.SGX) and a non-executive director of Everbright Securities Company Limited (stock code: 601788.SH, 6178.HK). She was a non-executive director of Everbright Grand China Assets Limited (stock code: 3699.HK).

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. WANG worked at the National Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China (currently known as the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China) from September 1991 to July 1992. From July 1992 to March 1993, Ms. WANG worked as the finance manager at Beijing Fulanka Digital System Co., Ltd. From March 1993 to May 1998, Ms. WANG worked as the finance supervisor at China Everbright International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporation. From May 1998 to November 1999, Ms. WANG worked as the financial manager at China Everbright (South Africa) Company (Proprietary) Limited (“Everbright South Africa”) and Everbright International Engineering (Proprietary) Company (“Everbright International Engineering”). From November 1999 to September 2007, Ms. WANG worked as the chief financial officer of Everbright South Africa and Everbright International Engineering. From September 2007 to October 2012, Ms. WANG worked as the senior manager of insurance and non-financial audit division of the audit department at China Everbright (Group) Limited (currently known as China Everbright Group Limited) (“China Everbright Group”). From October 2012 to April 2014, Ms. WANG was appointed as the division chief of banking division of the audit department at China Everbright Group. From April 2014 to August 2016, Ms. WANG worked as the senior deputy manager of the audit department and the division chief of insurance and non-financial audit division at China Everbright Group. From August 2016 to November 2017, Ms. WANG worked as the deputy general manager of the audit department and the senior manager of industrial and other audit offices at China Everbright Group. Ms. WANG was the general manager of the financial management department at China Everbright Holdings Company Limited (“CE Hong Kong”) from November 2017 to April 2023. Ms. WANG was appointed as a director of CE Hong Kong from January 2018 to May 2023. Ms. WANG was also appointed as a chief representative of China Everbright Group’s representative office in Macau from March 2022 to February 2024.

Ms. WANG graduated from the Central Institute of Finance and Economics (currently known as the Central University of Finance and Economics) specializing in foreign financial accounting in 1991. Ms. WANG later received a Master of Business Administration from De Montfort University, De Montfort South Africa, Sandton Campus in March 2006. Ms. WANG is a non-practicing member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds the qualification of Senior Accountant in China.

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan, is an Independent Non-executive Director. Mr. CHEOK is also the chairman of Nomination Committee, and a member of each of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He has been appointed as a Director since May 2015.

Mr. CHEOK graduated from the University of Adelaide, Australia with First Class Honours in economics. Mr. CHEOK is a fellow of CPA Australia. He is a banker with over 40 years of experience in banking and business consultancy in the Asia-Pacific region.

Between May 1979 and February 1982, Mr. CHEOK was an advisor to the Australian Government Inquiry into the Australian Financial System which introduced comprehensive reforms to the Australian banking system. He was the chief manager at the Reserve Bank of Australia from October 1988 to September 1989 before becoming the deputy commissioner of Banking of Hong Kong for about three and a half years. He was subsequently appointed as an executive director in charge of banking supervision at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from April 1993 to May 1995. Mr. CHEOK was the chairman of Bangkok Bank Berhad in Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank of Thailand, from September 1995 to November 2005. Mr. CHEOK was formerly the vice chairman of Export and Industry Bank, Inc., which is listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange, from February 2006 to April 2012. Mr. CHEOK was the vice president of the board of governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance until end 2020.

Mr. CHEOK is the independent non-executive chairman of Amplefield Limited (listed in Singapore), an independent non-executive director of Supermax Corporation Berhad (listed in Malaysia), and a non-executive chairman of Forbidden Food Limited (listed in Australia).

Outside his various board capacities, Mr. CHEOK is a well accomplished personal investment banker and financial adviser to select clients in Hong Kong, the PRC and South East Asia. In this capacity he has been involved in several high profile mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions, corporate re-structuring, corporate strategies, brand image and building and private fund management. He has also been an adviser to governments in various capacities.

As at the date of this annual report, Mr. CHEOK had personal interest in 5,000 Shares (representing approximately 0.001% of the Shares in issue).

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon, MH, is an Independent Non-executive Director. Dr. TSE is also the chairman of Remuneration Committee, and a member of each of Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Dr. TSE is a partner at a law firm in Hong Kong providing corporate and commercial legal services and has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and compliance matters. Dr. TSE is qualified to practise law in Hong Kong, England and Wales and the PRC. Dr. TSE is currently an independent non-executive director of Wise Living Technology Co., Ltd (stock code: 2481.HK). He was also an independent non-executive director of Fullsun International Holdings Group Co., Limited (stock code: 627.HK).

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law from Zhongshan University in Guangzhou in 1986. Dr. TSE obtained a master’s degree in law and a doctorate degree in law from the University of London, the United Kingdom in 1989 and 1993 respectively. He is a China appointed attesting officer and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Securities Institute. He has also been a member of the 12th and the 13th China Political Consultative Committee of Guizhou Province since January 2018.

Mr. FAN Chun Wah, Andrew, J.P., is an Independent Non-executive Director. Mr. FAN is also the chairman of Audit Committee, and a member of each Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He has been appointed as a Director since March 2023.

Mr. FAN is a practicing certified public accountant in Hong Kong with over 16 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor Degree in Laws from the University of London.

Mr. FAN is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Tenth to the Twelfth Committees of the Zhejiang Province United Young Association, and a member and a Standing Committee member of the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Committees of the All - China Youth Federation and a member of the fourteenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Mr. FAN is currently an independent non-executive director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (stock code: 1105.HK), Nameson Holdings Limited (stock code: 1982.HK), Chuang’s China Investments Limited (stock code: 298.HK), China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd. (stock code: 81.HK) and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (stock code: 762.HK), all shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.

Mr. FAN was an independent non-executive director of certain companies which shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, namely, Space Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 2448) from January 2018 to August 2022 and Culturecom Holdings Limited (stock code: 343.HK) from April 2015 to May 2024.

Mr. LI Guohui, is an Executive Director and currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer of the Company. Mr. LI also acts as a director of a number of subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for managing the strategic planning, financing, investor relations, company secretarial matters, listing rules compliance and accounting matters of the Group. Prior to joining the Group, he has a track record in serving senior positions in the blue-chip and large-scale companies.

Mr. LI currently an independent non-executive director of each of Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited (stock code: 1066) and Space Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 2448). He has served as senior manager in investment, merger and acquisition/financial analysis of International Maritime Carriers Group in Singapore and Hong Kong from 2005 to 2009 and accounting director of finance department of China Resources (Group) Co., Ltd from 2009 to 2013.

Mr. LI has served as an executive director, the chief financial officer, the vice president and the authorised representative under Rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules of China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Limited (stock code: 3320) from 2013 to 2019, a non-executive director of Dong-E E-Jiao Co., Ltd. (stock code: 000423.SZ) and China Resources Double Crane Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (stock code: 600062. SH) and a supervisor of Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (stock code: 000999.SZ). He was an executive director and joint chief financial officer of Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 881) from 2019 to 2022.

Mr. LI received a Master’s degree in Financial Management from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 2005 and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Wuhan University in 2003 and obtained professional qualifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst qualified by the CFA Institute and a Certified Public Accountant (Singapore) qualified by the Singapore Institute of Chartered Accountants.