Executive Director (Chairman)
Mr. Li Tianzhang, aged 48, has been appointed as an executive director of the Company and the chairman of the Board, a member and the chairman of the nomination committee of the Company on 2 August 2024. Mr. Li Tianzhang is currently serving as an executive director of Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Limited (SDHG, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 412), the chairman of the board of director of SDGH, a member and the chairman of the nomination committee of SDHG, and a member and the chairman of the executive committee of SDHG.
Mr. Li Tianzhang has over 20 years of working experience in investment, industrial operation and corporate management. He served as the chairman of the board of directors of Shan Dong Hi-Speed Investment Holding Co., Ltd. from March 2021 to July 2024, a director and the general manager of Shandong Hi-Speed New Industrial Development Group Co., Ltd. from October 2020 to March 2021 and a director and the general manager of Shandong Qilu Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd.* （山東齊魯文旅集團有限公司） from July 2019 to October 2020. Mr. Li Tianzhang held senior management positions such as deputy general manager and chairman of the board of directors in Shandong Geology and Mining Group Co., Ltd.*（山東地礦集團有限公司） and its subsidiaries from January 2014 to July 2019. He worked for Shandong Hi-Speed Group Co. Ltd. from August 2001 to January 2014 and served as a deputy director of the investment development department.
Mr. Li Tianzhang had obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Department of Finance*（財政金融系） of Shandong Economics College*（山東經濟學院, currently known as Shandong University of Finance and Economics) in July 1999 and a master’s degree in business administration from Beijing Jiaotong University in July 2007.
Executive Director
Mr. Zhu Jianbiao (“Mr. Zhu”), aged 51, has been appointed as an executive director of the Company on 19 May 2022 and the chairman and a member of sustainability committee of the Company on 20 July 2023. He currently serves as an executive director and the vice chairman of the board, the chairman and a member of the strategic development committee, a member of the executive committee and the chief executive officer of SDHG.
Mr. Zhu has been an independent non-executive director of Beijing Energy International Holding Co., Ltd（北京能源國際控股有限公司）, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 686) since June 2021. Mr. Zhu has been an independent non-executive director of IPE Group Limited (a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, stock code: 929) since November 2022. Mr. Zhu has been appointed as the executive director and co-chairperson of VNET Group, Inc. （世紀互聯集團*), a company listed on Nasdaq (Stock Symbol: VNET) since January 2024.
Mr. Zhu has graduated from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and holds a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in finance from Jinan University. Mr. Zhu has over 20 years of experience in private equity investment, secondary market investment and financial management, and served as the chief operating officer of CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Co., Ltd., the executive deputy general manager of Changsheng Fund Management Co., Ltd., etc. Mr. Zhu was previously a lecturer of the Faculty of Investment and Finance of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics.
Executive Director
Mr. Wang Wenbo, aged 55, has been appointed as an executive director of the Company on 19 May 2022. He is currently a non-executive director of SDHG and a member of the audit committee of SDHG. Mr. Wang Wenbo, has been an independent non-executive director of Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 600918) since 29 April 2024.
Mr. Wang Wenbo joined SDHS Group since January 2001 and worked in various branches and departments in SDHS Group. He assumed management positions in core departments of SDHS Group such as the head of key project monitoring office, deputy chief of the audit and legal affairs and the director of fixed assets management office. Since 2020, he has been serving as the director of investment development department (property management department) of SDHS Group, during which he accumulated extensive experience in corporate management.
Mr. Wang Wenbo holds a bachelor’s degree in vacuum technology and equipment from Hefei University of Technology and a master’s degree of arts in international economic and trade relations jointly granted by Nankai University and Flinders University of South Australia. He is a senior economist with in-depth knowledge in investment and legal fields.
Executive Director
Ms. Liao Jianrong（whose former name is 廖劍榮）(“Ms. Liao”), aged 54, has been appointed as an executive director and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company on 19 May 2022. She also serves as a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. She is currently an executive director of SDHG and a member of the executive committee of SDHG. Ms. Liao has more than 20 years of experience in administration and human resource management, financial management and bank management sectors. She has also acquired knowledge in investment and financing management and has deep insights into the economic development.
Ms. Liao worked for several companies and entities such as Yongzhou Municipal Committee Policy Research Office*（永州市委政策研究室）and Bank of Changsha Co., Ltd.*（長沙銀行股份有限公司）. Ms. Liao was an executive director of Future World Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 572), during February 2022 to April 2022. She was an executive director of SDHG during May 2019 to May 2020.
Ms. Liao has obtained a bachelor of national economic management from the Xiangtan University*（湘潭大學）in China in June 2003 and a master of business administration from City University of Macau (formerly known as Asia International Open University (Macau)) in November 2008. She has been admitted as certified public accountant in the PRC in May 1996.
Executive Director
Mr. Liu Zhijie, aged 50, has been appointed as an executive Director and a member of each of the executive committee and the remuneration committee of Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Limited (“SDHG”, being the controlling shareholder of the Company), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 412), on 17 May 2019. Mr. Liu is the chief financial officer of SDHG since October 2016 and is a director of a number of subsidiaries of SDHG.
Mr. Liu previously served as the general manager of Planning and Financial Management Department of China Shandong International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group Limited and a director of Shandong International Economics (HK) Limited. He successively held audit, tax and financial management positions in accounting firms and large-scale stateowned enterprises. He also oversaw various overseas companies and has extensive experience in financial management, investment and financing, as well as overseas business exposure. Mr. Liu obtained a bachelor’s degree from Shandong University of Finance and Economics. He is a senior accountant and selected as high-grade accountant personnel.
Executive Director
Mr. Li Li, aged 59, has been appointed as an executive director of the Company on 19 May 2022. Mr. Li Li has been serving as an executive director of Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (“BEWG”), a company listed on the main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 371) since February 2014 and the chief operating officer of BEWG since 30 March 2016. Mr. Li Li joined BEWG in October 2010. Since 1 August 2022, Mr. Li Li has been re-designated from a non-executive director to an executive director of Beijing Enterprises Urban Resources Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 3718).
Prior to joining BEWG, Mr. Li Li was a senior engineer, a technical quality director and vice president of the Mechanical Industry First Design & Research Institute Company Limited (currently known as Zhong Ji First Design & Research Institute Company Limited). Mr. Li Li held various key positions of Beijing Sound Environmental Group Company Limited*（北京桑德環保集團有限公司） from 2001 to 2010. He has extensive experience in investment, construction and operation in water industry.
Mr. Li Li graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University in mechanical engineering and obtained a doctor of philosophy in engineering at School of Environment, Tsinghua University. He is a Senior Engineer and qualified Senior Project Manager.
Executive Director
Mr. Wang Meng, aged 54, has been appointed as an executive director of the Company on 20 July 2023. Mr. Wang Meng worked at 北京恒萬建築公司 (BEIJING HENGWAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY*) during the years from 1994 to 2000 and 北京巿則度律師事務所 (Beijing Zedu Law Firm*) during the years from 2001 to 2018. Mr. Wang Meng joined 浙江啟喬冰雪企業管理有限公司 (Zhejiang Qiqiao Ice and Snow Business Management Co., Ltd.*) since 2018 and is currently serving as chairman and is also serving as senior vice president and director of law department of Tus-Holdings Co., Ltd.
He had obtained bachelor’s degree from Beijing University of Technology in 1994.
Independent Non-executive Director
Professor Qin Si Zhao (“Professor Qin”), aged 61, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and a member of the nomination committee of the Company on 20 July 2023. He is currently President of Lingnan University and Wai Kee Kau chair professor of Data Science. He has been serving as inaugural dean of the School of Data Science and chair professor of Data Science at the City University of Hong Kong from January 2020 to June 2023. During the three years from 2014 to 2016, Professor Qin served as vice president and presidential chair professor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. During 2011 to 2013, he served as associate dean of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California in the United States of America.
Professor Qin is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors, fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (“IFAC”), fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (“AIChE”) and fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”) respectively. He is the recipient of the CAST Computing in Chemical Engineering Award by AIChE and the IEEE CSS Transition to Practice award. In his early career he received the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award, the Northrop Grumman Best Teaching award at Viterbi School of Engineering, the DuPont Young Professor award, Halliburton/Brown & Root Young Faculty Excellence award, NSF-China Outstanding Young Investigator award, MOE-China Changjiang Professorship and the IFAC Best paper Prize for a model predictive control paper published in Control Engineering Practice. Professor Qin served as first president of North America Federation of Tsinghua Alumni Associations and founding president of Tsinghua Alumni Academia Club.
Professor Qin received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Automatic Control from Tsinghua University in 1984 and 1987 respectively. He then continued studying his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Automation at Tsinghua University until 1989. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at University of Maryland, College Park in the United States of America in June 1992.
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Victor Huang (“Mr. Huang”), aged 53, appointed as an independent non-executive director, the chairman and a member of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company on 19 May 2022 and a member of the sustainability committee on 20 July 2023. Mr. Huang has over 30 years of experience in finance, accounting and transaction services. He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong in January 1993 and became its partner in 2005. During 2014 to 2017, he served as partner at KPMG in Hong Kong.
Mr. Huang currently holds the following positions with companies listed on the Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange respectively:
| Company Name | Stock Exchange | Stock Code | Position (Date of Appointment) |
| Giordano International Limited | Stock Exchange | 709 | Independent non-executive director (3 April 2014) |
| Topsports International Holdings Limited | Stock Exchange | 6110 | Independent non-executive director (20 June 2019) |
| Manpower Group Greater China Limited | Stock Exchange | 2180 | Independent non-executive director (15 March 2019) |
| Scholar Education Group | Stock Exchange | 1769 | Independent non-executive director (11 June 2019) |
| New Times Energy Corporation Limited | Stock Exchange | 0166 | Independent non-executive director (19 June 2020) |
| COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Ltd | Stock Exchange Shanghai Stock Exchange |
1138 600026 |
Independent non-executive director (22 June 2020) |
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Yang Xiangliang (“Mr. Yang”), aged 64, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director, a member of the audit committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company on 19 May 2022. Mr. Yang has been serving as a consultant of the Shandong Province Electricity Association*（山東省電力企業協會）since 2017. He served as the deputy general manager and director of the production safety department of National New Energy Group Co., Ltd. (Shandong Branch)*（國家新能源集團公司山東分公司） from 2007 to 2017 and 2003 to 2004 respectively. Mr. Yang held the position of general manager of Shandong Heze Power Plant*（山東菏澤發電廠）during 2004 to 2007. He worked at Shandong Rizhao Power Plant*（山東日照發電廠）as deputy factory manager and chief engineer during 1997 to 2003 and Shandong Zou County Power Plant*（山東鄒縣發電廠）as production supervisor, safety and quality control director and deputy chief engineer from 1982 to 1997.
Mr. Yang holds a doctorate degree in thermal power awarded by North China Electric Power University and graduated from Shandong Industrial Institute*（山東工學院）(currently known as Shandong University) with a bachelor’s degree majoring in thermal power in 1982. He was awarded the qualification of Researcher in 2006.
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Chiu Kung Chik (“Mr. Chiu”), aged 40, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director, the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the audit committee of the Company in 29 July 2016. Mr. Chiu has been appointed as a non-executive director on 2 May 2023 and the chairman of the nomination committee on 9 May 2023 of Link Holdings Limited, a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 8237) respectively. He is currently an independent non-executive director of GoFintech Innovation Limited (formerly known as China Fortune Financial Group Limited), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 290). During 2008 to 2015, Mr. Chiu worked with UBS AG in the investment banking department in its Hong Kong office, primarily focusing on advising large scale corporate clients on their capital market activities. During the aforesaid time, he had completed a number of high-profile transactions with over US$20 billion in total transaction value.
Mr. Chiu has graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Mr. Chiu has extensive experience and knowledge in investment banking, including capital financing, corporate restructuring, merger and acquisition, complex transaction structuring for public and private companies, etc.
