Mr. YANG Hai, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Strategy Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company, was born in 1961, is a senior engineer and graduated from the Department of Road and Bridge of Chongqing University (formerly known as Chongqing Architecture and Engineering Institute). Mr. Yang was the deputy general manager of the Company from 1997 to 2000 and joined Shenzhen International (a company listed in Hong Kong) in March 2000. He was the general manager of Shenzhen International's subsidiary, Yiwan Industrial Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited, from 2000 to 2005, the vice president of Shenzhen International from June 2004 to July 2006, and an executive director of Shenzhen International from August 2007 onwards. Mr. Yang has been an executive director of Shenzhen International since August 2007. Mr. Yang has been the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since April 2005 and is currently the chairman of the Board of Directors of Meihua Corporation, an investee of the Company. Mr. Yang is also a director of Shenzhen International's subsidiaries, Xin Tong Chan Company and Shenzhen Industrial Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited, as well as the chairman of the supervisory committee of China South Glass Group Corporation, a listed company in the PRC.
Mr. WU Yade, an executive director, the president and a member of the Strategy Committee of the Company, was born in 1964 and graduated from Guangdong Institute of Administration with a postgraduate degree from Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Wu has been a director of the Company since January 1997 and the acting general manager and general manager/president of the Company since January 2002. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of Qinglian, an investee of the Company, as well as an independent director of Shenzhen Tiehan Ecological Environment Co. Mr. Li Jingqi, a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Strategy Committee, was born in 1956 and graduated from Shanghai International Studies University. Mr. Li was an executive director and vice president of Shenzhen International (a company listed in Hong Kong) from March 2000 to August 2006, and since August 2006, he has been an executive director and president of Shenzhen International. Mr. Li has been a director of the Company since April 2005 and is currently also a director of China CSG Group Corporation (a company listed in the PRC), Ultrarich International Limited (a substantial shareholder of SZI) and a number of subsidiaries of SZI, including New Tonson Company, as well as the chairman of the board of directors of SZGW, a subsidiary of SZI.
Mr. ZHAO Junrong, a non-executive director of the Company, was born in 1964, an economist and a lawyer, graduated from Xiamen University with a master's degree in international economic law. Mr. Zhao joined Shenzhen International (a company listed in Hong Kong) in October 2001 and has served as legal advisor, assistant to the president and manager of the strategic development department and chief legal advisor, and since June 2007, he has been the vice president of Shenzhen International. Mr. Zhao is also a director of Shenzhen Airlines Limited and Shenzhen International subsidiaries, Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen International Western Logistics Company Limited, New Tongyi Company, Shenzhen Guanghui Company and Shenzhen Penghaiyun Electronic Data Interchange Company Limited, and was an independent director of Shenzhen Huafa Electronics Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC).
Mr. Tse Yat Hong, a non-executive director of the Company, born in 1969, is a qualified accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a certified public accountant in Australia of CPA Australia. He graduated from Monash University of Australia, majoring in accounting and computer science. Mr. Tse joined Shenzhen International (a company listed in Hong Kong) in June 2000 as the chief financial officer and was concurrently the company secretary of Shenzhen International from August 2000 to March 2008 and the joint company secretary of the Company from September 2004 to September 2007. Mr. Xie was a director of Shenzhen International's subsidiary, Newton Production Company, and is currently a director of Shenzhen International's subsidiaries, Shenzhen Shenzhen International South China Logistics Company Limited and Nanjing Xiba Terminal Company Limited.
Mr. LIN Xiangke, a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Risk Management Committee, was born in 1956, is a senior political engineer, a senior accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in traffic management from Guangdong University of Technology. Mr. Lin was the chairman of the board of directors of SZGW from 1999 to 2009, and since April 2004, he has been the general manager of SZGW. Mr. Lin has been a director of the Company since June 1998 and currently also serves as the chairman of Shenzhen Shenzhen International Huatongyuan Logistics Company Limited, a subsidiary of Shenzhen International.
Ms. ZHANG Yang, a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Risk Management Committee, was born in 1964, is a political engineer, graduated from Lanzhou University majoring in political economy and holds a post-graduate degree from the Central Party School majoring in economic management. Ms. Zhang joined Huajian Center in 1994 and served as project manager, department manager and assistant to the general manager, and since April 2007, she has been the deputy general manager of the Company. Ms. Zhang has been a director of the Company since March 2001 and is currently the vice chairman of Sichuan Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway Company Limited (a company listed in Hong Kong and the PRC) and Jilin Expressway Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC), and the vice chairman of Henan Zhongyuan Expressway Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC), Zhejiang Hu-Hang-Yong Expressway Company Limited (a company listed in Hong Kong) and Jiangsu Ninghu Expressway Company Limited (a company listed in Hong Kong and the PRC). (listed in Hong Kong) and Jiangsu Ninghu Expressway Company Limited (listed in Hong Kong and the PRC), and was a director of Xiamen Port Development Company Limited (listed in the PRC).
Mr. Chiu Chi Cheong, a non-executive director, member of the Strategy Committee, member of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company, born in 1954, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States of America and graduated from the University of Southern California in the United States of America with a Master's degree in Business Administration. Mr. Chiu has been the Managing Director of Fung Shing Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) since January 1994. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, the Deputy Chairman of the Main Board and GEM Listing Committees of Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and during 2008, he was an independent director of Sanmaru Togyo (Holdings) Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Chiu was an independent director of the Company from December 1996 to December 2002 and has been a director of the Company since 2003. He is also a member of the Process Review Panel of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Mr. LAM Wai Hon, an independent director of the Company, the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Strategy Committee, born in 1953, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Mr. Lam is a director of Access Capital Limited, which he co-founded with other co-founders in 2000. Mr. Lam is also an independent director of China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong.
Mr. Ting Fook Cheung, an independent director, the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company, was born in 1947 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Ting has been an Administrative Officer of the Hong Kong Government since 1971 and has served in a number of different government departments, holding directorate positions for more than 25 years and was the Deputy Commissioner for Labour of the Hong Kong Government from 2000 to 2007. In October 2007, Mr. Ting retired.
Mr. WANG Haitao, an independent director, chairman of the nomination committee and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company, was born in 1945, a senior economist, graduated from Hebei Normal University (formerly Hebei Beijing Normal University) with a Bachelor's degree in Chinese language and studied at the Central Party School majoring in Economics and Management and at the postgraduate class of the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics majoring in Finance. Mr. Wang has joined China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd (a company listed in Hong Kong and the PRC) since April 1994, and has served as Deputy Director of the Head Office (presiding over the work), Director of the Training Center and General Manager of the Administration Department of the Head Office. In February 2006, Mr. Wang retired.
Mr. ZHANG Limin, an independent director of the Company, the chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, was born in 1955, is a professor, a supervisor of doctoral students and a certified public accountant in the PRC, graduated from Tianjin Finance and Economics College with a doctorate degree in economics. Mr. Zhang was a professor of accounting and supervisor of doctoral students at the School of Management of Sun Yat-sen University from 1999 to 2009. He is currently a professor of accounting at Beijing Jiaotong University, an adjunct professor and supervisor of doctoral students at Sun Yat-sen University, as well as the vice president of the China Auditing Society. Mr. Zhang is also an independent director of Shenzhen Airport Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC), Shenzhen Chiwan Petroleum Base Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC) and Tianjin Benefo Precision Electric Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC), and has served as an independent director of China International Marine Container Group Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC), Shenzhen Chiwan Harbor & Shipping Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC) and Shenzhen Great Wall Investment Holdings Company Limited (a company listed in the PRC). (a company listed in the PRC), and was an independent director of China International Marine Container Group Limited (a company listed in the PRC), Shenzhen Chiwan Harbor & Shipping Co. Mr. Zhong Shanqun, the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Company, was born in 1964 and graduated from Changsha Institute of Transportation with a bachelor's degree in Highway Engineering and a bachelor's degree in Transportation Management, and obtained a master's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Hunan University. Mr. Zhong joined NTSC in January 1994 and served as manager of the engineering department, assistant to the general manager, deputy general manager, general manager of the company since March 2003, chairman of the board of directors of the company since September 2005, and vice president of Shenzhen International (a company listed in Hong Kong) from June 2004 to July 2006.Mr. Zhong has also been a member of the supervisory committee of the Company since January 1997 and was appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Zhong was a director of the Company from January 1997 to April 2005 and the chairman of the supervisory committee of the Company from January 2006 to September 2007. He was appointed as a supervisor of the fifth session of the supervisory committee of the Company on 10 August 2009 and was elected as the chairman of the supervisory committee. Mr. Zhong has been the vice president of SZI since June 2007 and is also a director of Shenzhen Innovation Investment Group Company Limited as well as the chairman of the board of directors of SZI's subsidiaries, namely, New Tongyi Company, Shenzhen SZI South China Logistics Company Limited and Nanjing Xiba Terminal Company Limited, and a director of Shenzhen SZI Huatongyuan Logistics Company Limited.
Mr. He Sen, a supervisor of the Company, born in 1973, is a senior accountant and graduated from the Department of Finance and Economics of Changsha Jiaotong College, majoring in financial accounting. Mr. He joined Guangdong Road and Bridge in March 2001 and has worked as the finance manager of Shunde Shunda Highway Company Limited, a company invested by Mr. He, the assistant to the general manager, the deputy general manager and chief accountant of Guangdong Guangshao Expressway Company Limited and the deputy manager of the finance department of Guangdong Road and Bridge, and since November 2009, he has been the manager of the finance department of Guangdong Road and Bridge. Mr. He is also a director of Guangdong Luda Expressway Company Limited, an investee of Guangdong Road and Bridge, and a supervisor of Zhanjiang Bay Bridge Company Limited, Yingde City Yueying Highway Operation Company Limited, Luoding Luochong First Class Highway Company Limited and Guangdong Litong Real Estate Investment Company Limited, all being investees of Guangdong Road and Bridge. Mr. He has been a Supervisor of the Company since January 8, 2010.
Mr. Fang Jie, a Supervisor of the Company, born in 1960, is a senior engineer and graduated from Chongqing University (formerly known as Chongqing Architecture and Engineering Institute) majoring in bridges and tunnels. Mr. Fang worked for Newcompany from January 2001 to March 2007, where he served as office director, head of the human resources department and secretary to the Board of Directors, and since April 2007, he has been the general manager of the project development department of the Company. Mr. Fang has been a supervisor of the Company since August 2008 and is also a director of Sichuan New Road and Bridge Machinery Company Limited and a director of Advertising Company, an investee of the Company. Mr. Li Jian, vice president of the Company, born in 1958, is a lecturer and graduated from Changsha Traffic College. Mr. Li joined the Company in 1996 and has served as the manager of the operation department and the manager of the investment and development department, and was an employee representative supervisor of the second session of the supervisory committee of the Company. Mr. Li was the operation director of the Company from August 2005 to August 2007 and has been the vice president of the Company since August 2007, and is mainly responsible for the Company's strategic planning, equity financing and investment project management. Mr. Li is currently the vice chairman of Jiangzhong Company, West Second Ring Road Company and Nanjing Third Bridge Company, all of which are invested companies of the Company.
Mr. Zhou Qingming, vice president of the Company and representative of the system construction manager, born in 1956, is a senior engineer and a registered safety officer. Mr. Zhou joined the Company in 1998 as an office manager and assistant to the general manager, and served as the administrative director of the Company from October 2004 to August 2007, and has been the vice president of the Company since August 2007, and is now mainly responsible for the business management of the Company's toll road operations, as well as the management of the Company's quality system and safety management. Mr. Zhou is currently an executive director of Meiguan Company and Kiho East Section Company, which are invested companies of the Company, a director of the Consultant Company, and the chairman of Longda Company, which is entrusted by the Company.
Mr. Ge Fei, vice president of the Company, was born in 1968, an engineer and graduated from Northern Jiaotong University. Mr. Ge joined the Company in 1998 and has served as the deputy general manager of the management office of the Jihe Project, the deputy manager of the engineering department of the Company, the general manager of the management office of the Yanba Expressway Project, and the deputy general manager of the board of directors of the Consultant Company. Mr. Ge was the director of engineering of the Company from August 2005 to August 2007 and has been the vice president of the Company since August 2007, and is mainly responsible for the management of the Company's highway project construction and construction entrustment business. Mr. Ge is also a director of Qinglong Company, Huayu Company, Shenzhen Expressway Engineering Inspection Company Limited and Shenzhen Expressway Engineering Supervision Company Limited, which are invested enterprises of the Company, and an executive director of Yanjiang Company, which is entrusted by the Company.
Mr. Liao Xiangwen, vice president of the Company, was born in 1968 and graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law with a doctorate degree in law. Mr. Liao joined the Company in 2004 and has served as deputy manager of the public **** relations department, deputy manager of the human resources department and director of the secretariat of the Board of Directors. He has been the general manager of the human resources department since November 2005 and the vice president of the Company since September 2009, and is now mainly responsible for the Company's human resources, legal affairs, public **** relations and crisis management, culture construction and administrative management. .
Ms. Gong Tao Tao, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, was born in 1973, is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Asset Appraiser in the PRC, graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, majoring in Accounting, and has a Master of Business Administration from Fudan University. Ms. Gong joined the Company in 1999, served as deputy manager of the Finance Department and manager of the Audit Department, and has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since November 2002, and is now mainly responsible for the Company's overall financial operations, including the formulation of financial strategies and plans, the preparation of budgets and accounts, the management of non-equity financing and funds, and the monitoring of the implementation of financial and operating plans. Ms. Gong is also the chairman of the board of directors of Advertising Company, an investee of the Company, and a director of Qinglian Company.
Mr. Wu Xian, the chief engineer of the Company. born in 1958, is a senior engineer, a registered supervisory engineer and graduated from Xi'an Highway College majoring in bridge and tunnel. Mr. Wu joined the Company in 1996 and has served as deputy general manager, general manager of the Kiho Project Management Office, technical director of the Company, etc. He has also served as chief engineer of the Consultant Company and was the managing director of Qinglian Company, an investee of the Company, during the period from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Wu has been the chief engineer of the Company since August 2007 and is currently responsible for the overall management of the Company's construction, maintenance and other technical work, and is also a director of Qinglian Company.
Ms. Wu Qian, the secretary to the board of directors and company secretary of the Company, was born in 1971, a certified public accountant and economist in the PRC and graduated from Shenzhen University. Ms. Wu joined the Company in 2003 and was the manager of the Audit Department. She has been the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Company since September 2004 and is now also the company secretary of the Company and is mainly responsible for the disclosure of the Company's information, investor relations management and corporate governance, as well as coordinating the work of the Board of Directors, etc. She has also served as the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Company.