Dr. LIN Yong, JP
LIN Yong, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 23 December 2009. He has been a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director of the Company as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the Group since 29 April 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee as well as a member of the Strategic Development Committee of the Company. In addition, Mr. Lin is a director of a subsidiary of the Company and a board member of Haitong Bank, S.A. (“Haitong Bank”) and Haitong Banco de Investimento do Brasil S.A., wholly-owned subsidiaries of Haitong International Holdings Limited (formerly known as “Hai Tong (HK) Financial Holdings Limited”) (“HTIH”). He has also been acting as the chairman of Haitong Bank since 30 October 2017. Mr. Lin holds a Doctorate Degree in Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University and has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry. Mr. Lin joined Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (“HSCL”, whose shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “SSE”)) in 1996 and was a general manager of the Investment Banking Department of HSCL from 2001 to 2007. He has been appointed as an assistant to general manager of HSCL with effect from 30 December 2014 and a director and general manager of HTIH since 2007. He is responsible for the overall operation of HTIH and the business development of the Group. In 2006, Mr. Lin was named “2006 Top Ten Outstanding Young Person in Financial Sector in Shanghai” (2006年上海首屆十大▓金融傑出青年) and was honoured as the“2014 Shanghai Financial Industry Leader” (2014滬上金融行↓業領袖↙ξ ) in 2014. He has been acting as an adjunct professor in Management College of Xiamen University since 12 May 2010 and as chairman of Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong since 25 February 2019. Mr. Lin was appointed as a member of the Mainland Opportunities Committee of the Financial Services Development Council on 1 April 2019. He was also appointed to the board of directors of Financial Services Development Council for a term commencing from 2 January 2020 to 16 January 2023, an honorary executive director of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association for a term commencing from 16 September 2020 to 15 September 2022, and a 52nd term committee member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce for a term commencing from November 2020 to October 2022. Mr. Lin was appointed as a Justice of the Peace (JP) by the Government of the HKSAR in October 2020. He was appointed as a founding member of the HKEX Mainland Markets Panel, and a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council for a term commencing from 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2024. On 16 October 2019, Mr. Lin resigned as an independent non-executive director of Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited, whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange.
Dr. LI Jianguo
LI Jianguo, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 13 January 2010 and a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company on 10 March 2010. He is also a member of the Strategic Development Committee of the Company. Mr. Li holds a Doctorate Degree in Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He has 29?years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Li was a general manager of Henan Securities Co., Ltd. from 1992 to 1998. He joined HSCL in 1998 and served as the deputy general manager of HSCL from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Li was the vice president and the general manager of Fullgoal Fund Management Co., Ltd. from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Li has been the assistant to the general manager of HSCL and the chairman of the board of directors of HTIH since 2008 and the vice chairman of HTIH since 9 August 2010.
Mr. POON Mo Yiu
POON Mo Yiu, joined the Group in August 2008. He was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2009 and was the Chief Operating Officer of the Group as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Company prior to his re-designation as a Non-executive Director on 16 February 2016. Mr. Poon was re-designated as an Executive Director of the Company and was appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of the Company on 8 February 2018. He was also appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Group on 15 August 2018 and has been re-designated from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Financial Officer of the Group with effect from 1 May 2020. Mr. Poon is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Poon holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Mr. Poon has extensive experience in financial management, management of information systems, accounting projects as well as various aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Poon worked for Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited as the Group Chief Operating Officer and the Group Chief Financial Officer. He was also previously the Vice President in Finance of JPMorgan Chase Bank and the Group Financial Controller of Jardine Fleming Group in Asia before its merger with JPMorgan Chase Bank.
Mr. SUN Jianfeng
SUN Jianfeng, joined the Group in 2010 and was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 June 2017. He is the Chairman of Corporate Finance to provide a wide range of corporate finance services. He is also responsible for the development and management of the Alternative Asset Management business. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. Mr. Sun is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company as well as a responsible officer of Haitong International Capital Limited under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mr. Sun holds a Master of Applied Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He possesses extensive experience in the corporate finance industry. He participated and completed a number of IPOs in Hong Kong and China.
Mr. SUN Tong
SUN Tong, joined the Group in May 2010 and was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 27 March 2018. He has been appointed as the Chief Investment Officer of the Group since September 2017 and is a member of Executive Committee of the Company. He is also a director of numerous subsidiaries of the Company, and serves as a responsible officer of Haitong International Securities Company Limited under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mr. Sun graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from Nanjing Normal University and obtained a MBA Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Sun joined HSCL in 2000 and he is now a deputy general manager of HTIH. He was appointed as a director of Chinese Asset Management Association of Hong Kong on 20 March 2020.
Mr. LI Jun
LI Jun, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 19 October 2021. He has been the Chairman of the Board, and the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and the Strategic Development Committee as well as a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. LI holds a master’s degree in business administration. Mr. LI worked in the Shanghai Branch of China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. from July 1992 to February 2001. He successively served as a member of the Import Division, the Deputy Head, Head of the Import Division of the Overseas Business Department, the Head of the Export Division of the Transportation Insurance Department and the Head of Business Division 1 of Import and Export. He worked in China Pacific Property Insurance Co., Ltd. from March 2001 to January 2003, and successively served as the Head of the office secretary, deputy general manager of the Pudong sub-branch (in charge of work), deputy secretary and secretary of the branch of the party. From January 2003 to May 2014, he worked in Shanghai Financial Services Office. He successively served as cadre, principal staff member of the institution, deputy director of the Division 2 of the organization, director of the Division 2 of financial institution, and director of the local financial management division. From December 2013 to May 2014, he served as deputy secretary-general of the management committee of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone (suspended post). From May 2014 to September 2014, he served as the deputy secretary-general of the management committee of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone. From September 2014 to November 2018, he served as the deputy director of the Shanghai Financial Services Office. From November 2018 to August 2021, he served as the deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau and deputy director of the Shanghai Financial Work Bureau. Mr. LI has served as vice president of Shanghai Finance Association since May 2018. Mr. LI has served as deputy secretary to the Communist Party Committee of HSCL from August 2021 and has served as an executive director and a chairman of the compliance and risk control committee of the board of HSCL since 28 September 2021.
Mr. CHENG Chi Ming Brian
CHENG Chi Ming Brian, joined the Group in June 2009 and was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2009. He was re-designated as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 13 January 2010. Mr. Cheng is also a member of the Strategic Development Committee of the Company. Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College in Massachusetts, U.S.A. Mr. Cheng is currently an executive director of NWS Holdings Limited and is mainly responsible for overseeing the infrastructure business and the merger and acquisition affairs of NWS Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries. He is also the chairman and a non-executive director of Integrated Waste Solutions Group Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of Wai Kee Holdings Limited. The shares of all these companies are listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Cheng was a non-executive director of Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited (resigned on 5 June 2019), whose shares were listed on the Stock Exchange. In addition, Mr. Cheng is also the chairman of Goshawk Aviation Limited, and a director of SUEZ NWS Limited and PBA International Pte. Ltd. Mr. Cheng is currently a member of the Thirteenth Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Cheng has previously worked as a research analyst in the Infrastructure and Conglomerates sector for CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets.
Mr. ZHANG Xinjun
ZHANG Xinjun, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 27 March 2018 and is a member of Audit Committee and the Strategic Development Committee. Mr. Zhang holds a postgraduate Master degree in Management from the Department of Accounting of Nankai University. He is a Chinese Middle Grade Accountant and has extensive experience in financial accounting, finance management and merger and acquisition. Mr. Zhang joined the Company in March 2010 and was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zhang worked at the Planning and Finance Department of HSCL and had been the Chief Financial Officer of HTIH since March 2009. He has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the assets and liabilities allocation committee of HSCL and ceased to act as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 27 March 2018. Mr. Zhang has been appointed as a non-executive director of Haitong Bank, S.A. since January 2018, and a director of Haitong Investment Ireland P.L.C. since February 2020. All these companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of HTIH. He has also been appointed as a director of Fullgoal Fund Management Co., Ltd, an affiliate of HSCL, since February 2019.
Mr. WAN Kam To
WAN Kam To, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 19 June 2018 and is the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and a member of the Risk Committee. Mr. Wan graduated from the accountancy department of Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) with a higher diploma in 1975. He was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked for over 30 years and accumulated extensive experience in auditing, finance advisory and management. Mr. Wan is currently a council member of The Open University of Hong Kong, a fellow member of HKICPA and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He has been appointed as the non-executive director of the Financial Reporting Council with effect from 1 October 2019. Mr. Wan is also currently an independent non-executive director of various listed companies, namely A-Living Smart City Services Co., Ltd, China Resources Land Limited, Fairwood Holdings Limited, KFM Kingdom Holdings Limited, and Target Insurance (Holdings) Limited. The shares of all these companies are listed on the Stock Exchange. He also serves as an independent director of China World Trade Center Co., Ltd. (listed on the SSE). Mr. Wan was previously an independent nonexecutive director of Kerry Logistics Network Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange) from November 2013 to May 2019, an independent non-executive director of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. (listed on the Stock Exchange and the SSE) from June 2013 to June 2019, an independent non-executive director of Huaneng Renewable Corporation Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange) from August 2010 to June 2019 and an independent non-executive director of Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. (listed on the Stock Exchange) from October 2013 to October 2019.
Mr. LIU Swee Long Michael
LIU Swee Long Michael, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 28 May 2021, the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of Nomination Committee and Risk Committee. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London with a LLB Honour Degree in 1983. He qualified as a solicitor with Clifford Chance in London in 1986 and worked in the legal profession for over 30 years with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. Mr. LIU retired in 2017. Previously, Mr. LIU was a partner with Latham & Watkins LLP for 6 years from 2009 during which he served as a Greater China practice co-chairman and the managing partner of Hong Kong office. From 1994 to 2008, Mr. LIU was a partner of Allen & Overy LLP during which he served as Asian corporate group head and was appointed as a member of global board of that firm. In his legal professional career from the 1980’s, Mr. LIU advised on a number of high-profile projects including the establishment of the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS), advising the Hong Kong SAR Government on the merger of the stock and future exchanges and the related clearing houses under the umbrella of The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (‘HKEx”), the initial public offerings (IPOs) of HKEx, BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, China Life Insurance Company Limited, Bank of China Limited and CITIC Securities Company Limited. Mr. LIU was previously a government-appointed director of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited, a member of Takeovers and Mergers Panel, a member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, the chairman of Share Registrars' Disciplinary Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong and a member of Hong Kong Financial Market Cross-Industry Risk Management Committee.
Mr. ZHANG Huaqiao
ZHANG Huaqiao, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 28 May 2021, the chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. He graduated from the Graduate School of the head office of People’s Bank of China with a master’s degree in economics in 1986 and from the Australian National University with a master’s degree in economics in 1991. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. ZHANG was employed at the head office of the People’s Bank of China and from 1999 to 2006, Mr. ZHANG worked at the Equities Department of UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch at which he first served as the head of China research and later became co-head of China research. Mr. ZHANG was the chief operating officer and an executive director from 2006 to 2008 of Shenzhen Investment Limited (stock code:604). The shares of this company are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the“Stock Exchange”). From 2008 to 2011, he was deputy head of China Investment Banking at UBS Securities Asia Limited. Mr. ZHANG is currently an advisor at NumaEx. Mr. ZHANG is also currently an independent non-executive director of various listed companies, namely Logan Group Company Limited (stock code:3380), Luye Pharma Group Limited (stock code:2186), Fosun International Limited (stock code: 656), Radiance Holdings (Group) Company Limited (stock code:9993) and Zhong An Group Limited (stock code:672). Mr. ZHANG previously served as an independent non-executive director of Wanda Hotel Development Company Limited (stock code: 169) from 1 September 2014 to 30 May 2018, Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation (stock code: 1033) from 9 February 2015 to 20 June 2018, and China Huirong Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 1290) from 6 October 2013 to 28 May 2021, as well as a non-executive director of Boer Power Holdings Limited (stock code: 1685) from 9 November 2011 to 6 May 2019 and China Smartpay Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 8325) from 15 September 2017 to 20 January 2020. The shares of all these companies are listed on the Stock Exchange.
Ms. LEE Man Yuen Margaret
LEE Man Yuen Margaret, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 25 August 2021 and a member of the Nomination Committee. She holds a Bachelor Degree of Commerce from University of Calgary. Ms. LEE has over 30 years of experience in banking industry. From 1987 to 2015, Ms. LEE worked at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, mainly responsible for corporate banking business. Ms. LEE is currently an independent non-executive director of Scotiabank (Hong Kong) Limited. Ms. LEE is also an executive committee member of the Belt and Road Youth Foundation Limited, council member of the Hong Kong Family Planning Association and committee member of project management committee for Project Aspire, The Education University of Hong Kong.
*Updated as of 19?October?2021