Executive Directors
Mr. Ji YaoshengMr. Ji Yaosheng (“Mr. Ji”), aged 30, has been the secretary of the Communist Party of China of the Company since September 2024. Mr. Ji has extensive experience in the field of finance. Mr. Ji worked as an account manager assistant in Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.* (江蘇金融租賃股份有限公司) from May 2019 to March 2022. He has been a deputy minister of finance department, a deputy minister of investment and finance department in Jiangsu Yancheng from April 2022 to October 2023. He was an executive director and a general manager of Yangang Jurong Commercial Factoring (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.* (鹽港聚融商業保理（上海）有限公司) and a general manager of Yangang Financial Leasing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.* (鹽港融資租賃（北京）有限責任公司) from March 2023 to March 2025. He was a deputy general manager of Jiangsu Yancheng Port Asset Management Co., Ltd.* (江蘇鹽城港資產管理有限公司) from October 2023 to September 2024. Mr. Ji graduated from the Nanjing University of Science and Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2017 and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom with a master degree in Finance and Economics in 2018.
Non-executive Directors
Mr. Ji Longtao
Mr. Ji Longtao (“Mr. Ji”), aged 55, has been appointed as a non-executive Director since 23 February 2015. He owns 55% equity interest in each of Success Pacific Investment Group Limited (“Success Pacific”) and Jiangsu Huahai, which in turn own 18% and 10% equity interest in the Dafeng Port Overseas respectively. Mr. Ji owns 50% equity interest of 鹽城市龍橋置業有限公 司(Yancheng Longqiao Property Development Limited*), which is engaged in property development and investment business. He is a director of Dafeng Port Overseas and an executive director of Success Pacific and Jiangsu Huahai, both of which are engaged in investment and asset management businesses.
Mr. Yang Yue XiaMr. Yang Yue Xia (“Mr. Yang”), aged 47, has been appointed as a non-executive Director since 12 March 2015. He was an executive Director from 20 December 2013 to 11 March 2015. He is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He has many years of experience in corporate management. Mr. Yang is currently a director of 深圳市融成投資有限公司(Shenzhen Rongcheng Investment Company Limited*). He gained working experience across different industries such as trading and property development.
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. Lau Hon Kee
Mr. Lau Hon Kee (“Mr. Lau”), BComm, MPA, FCPA, CPA (Aust.), aged 49, has been appointed as an independent nonexecutive Director since 31 May 2016. He was the financial controller and company secretary of 山東羅欣藥業集團股份有限公司(Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group Stock Co. Ltd*) (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 8058) until 31 December 2017 and a joint company secretary of Zhejiang Tengy Environmental Technology Co., Ltd (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 1527) until 31 January 2018. Mr. Lau has been an independent non-executive director of Astrum Financial Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 8333) since 23 June 2016. Mr. Lau was an independent non-executive director of Strong Petrochemical Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 852) from November 2008 to January 2012. Mr. Lau obtained a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Australian National University in April 1994 and a master’s degree in professional accounting from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 2009. Mr. Lau is a CPA of CPA (Aust.) and a certified public accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1999. He is also a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2006.
Mr. Yu XugangMr. Yu Xugang (“Mr. Yu”), aged 51, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 31 May 2016. He has been acted as an independent non-executive director of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 1375) since December 2015. Mr. Yu was an independent director of Hebei Baoshuo Company Limited (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with stock code: 600155) since December 2016. He was a partner at Beijing Dentons Law Offices, LLP from August 2001 to December 2003 and has been promoted to a senior partner at Beijing Dentons Law Offices, LLP since January 2004. Mr. Yu was an independent director of Da Cheng Fund Management Company Limited from August 2008 to August 2011. Mr. Yu was an independent director of Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with stock code: 600010), from August 2009 to August 2015, and an independent director of Hubei Shuangjian Blower Company Limited (a company listed on National Equities Exchange and Quotations with stock code: 833468) from October 2012 to October 2015. Mr. Yu obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from the China University of Political Science and Law in 1990, a master’s degree in international economic law from the Peking University in July 1998 and a doctorate degree in law from the Peking University in July 2001.