Mr. WANG Hongyang, is a Non-executive Director, the chairman of Strategy Committee and a member of each of Remuneration Committee and Sustainability Steering Committee of the Company. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of China Asset Leasing Company Limited, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. WANG is also one of the Supervisors of a PRC joint venture which is indirectly held by the Company, Aircraft Recycling International Limited (“ARI”) (a commonly held entity of the Company) and an independent third party as to 11%, 49% and 40% respectively. Mr. WANG is the chairman of ARI.  

Mr. WANG is currently an executive director and the Vice President of China Everbright Limited (stock code: 165.HK) (“CEL”) Group in charge of finance, a non-executive and non-independent director of Ying Li International Real Estate Limited (stock code: 5DM.SGX) and a Supervisor of Everbright Securities Company Limited (stock codes: 601788.SH, 6178.HK). Prior to joining CEL Group, Mr. WANG had worked in KPMG Huazhen for over 15 years and served as a partner. He holds a Bachelor’s degree of Arts in English literature and a Certificate of Second Major in International Economics and Trade from Beijing Foreign Studies University. He is also a non-practicing member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Mr. ZHANG Mingao, is the Chairman of the Board and an Executive Director.

Mr. ZHANG is currently an executive director of China Everbright Limited (stock code: 165.HK) (“CEL” and together with its subsidiaries, collectively “CEL Group”), a substantial shareholder of the Company , and the President of CEL Group. Mr. ZHANG is also the chairman of Everbright Jiabao Co., Ltd. (stock code: 600622.SH) and the non-executive and non-independent chairman of Ying Li International Real Estate Limited (stock code: 5DM.SGX). 

Mr. ZHANG was the General Manager of Asset Management Department of China Everbright Bank Company Limited (stock codes: 601818.SH, 6818.HK) (“Everbright Bank”). Since Mr. ZHANG joined Everbright Bank in 1999, he had served as the risk director of Everbright Bank (Suzhou Branch), the risk director of SME Department of Everbright Bank (Headquarters) and the President of Everbright Bank (Wuxi Branch). 

Mr. ZHANG holds a Bachelor’s degree of Economics in rural financial professional from the College of Economics and Trade of Nanjing Agricultural University. He has over 30 years of industry and management experience in the financial industry.

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 and a member of each of Strategy Committee, and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company and is interested in 14.13% equity interest in Linkasia Airlines Group Limited, a non-wholly- owned subsidiary of the Company. 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 founded China Aircraft Leasing Group, which has been developed into an aircraft full lifecycle solutions provider under his leadership. Mr. POON also oversaw the founding of Aircraft Recycling International Limited (“ARI”), a commonly held entity of the Company, which is the first in Asia to provide solutions for mid-to-end of life aftermarket aircraft. ARI is indirectly owned by Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, as to 18%, which is in turn beneficially owned by Mr. POON as to 50%. Mr. POON serves as the chief executive officer and a director of ARI as well as certain subsidiaries of ARI.

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, and is currently the Vice President of Association for the Promotion of Hong Kong Heilongjiang Economy and a member of its Youth Committee, the Vice President of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong and the Honorary President of Hong Kong Overseas Chinese Association. Mr. POON also obtained the World Outstanding Chinese Award from World Chinese Business Investment Foundation in 2006.

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan, is an Independent Non-executive Director. Mr. CHEOK is also the chairman of each of Audit Committee and Nomination Committee, and a member of Remuneration Committee of the Company.

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 currently the independent non-executive chairman of Amplefield Limited, listed in Singapore, and an independent non-executive director of Supermax Corporation Berhad, listed in Malaysia. 

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.

Ms. LIU Wanting, is an Executive Director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. Ms. LIU is also a member of Strategy Committee and Sustainability Steering Committee of the Company. Within the Group, Ms. LIU is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company and Aircraft Recycling International Limited, a commonly held entity of the Company, and is interested in 13.05% equity interest in Linkasia Airlines Group Limited, a non-wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Ms. LIU is responsible for the Group’s overall strategic planning and implementation, as well as managing overall commercial operations. Ms. LIU joined the Group in June 2006 and is the founding member of the Group.

Ms. LIU is a founding member of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong. Ms. LIU holds an EMBA at the PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University in China and a master’s degree in communication management from Hong Kong Baptist University.

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon, is an Independent Non-executive Director. Dr. TSE is also a member of each of Audit Committee, Remuneration 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. He graduated with abachelor’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 is also a member of the China Political Consultative Committee of Guizhou Province.

Mr. FAN Chun Wah, Andrew, J.P., is an Independent Non-executive Director.

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 and the Eleventh Committees of the Zhejiang Province United Young Association, 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), Culturecom Holdings Limited (stock code: 343.HK), Chuang’s China Investments Limited (stock code: 298.HK) and China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd. (stock code: 81.HK), all shares of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited