Management Team

Management Team
Chairman and Non-executive Director

Mr. NING Gaoning, aged 51, was appointed as a non-executive Director and the chairman of the Company in January 2007. Since December 2004, Mr. Ning has been the chairman of COFCO Corporation and its subsidiaries (other than the Company and China Foods Limited (“China Foods”)) (collectively referred to as “COFCO Group”) and since January 2005, the chairman of the board of directors of COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited (“COFCO (HK)”) and China Foods, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong. He has been a director of CPMC Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong since 23 October 2009. Mr. Ning is also a director of Wide Smart Holdings Limited (“Wide Smart”) and a chairman of COFCO (HK). Both Wide Smart and COFCO HK are substantial Shareholders of the Company. Mr. Ning holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Shandong University in China and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Before joining COFCO, Mr. Ning held various positions such as vice-chairman, director and general manager of the China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited and its subsidiaries. He also acted as general manager of the China Resources National Corporation from June 1999 to December 2004. Mr. Ning previously held directorships in various Hong Kong-listed companies, including China Resources Enterprise Limited, China Resources Logic Limited, China Resources Land Limited, China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited and Lippo China Resources Limited , as well as in a number of private and state-owned companies that include China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, Tate’s Cairn Tunnel Investment Holdings Company Limited, Tate’s Cairn Tunnel Company Limited, Hutchison Ports Yantian Investments Limited, China Resources National Corporation and China Resources Co., Limited. Currently, Mr. Ning is a director of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a U.S. listed company), and BOC International Holdings Limited, he is also an independent director of Huayuan Property Co., Limited (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange). He has been elected as non-executive directors of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited and has become vice-chairman of its board of directors since 27 August 2009.

Executive Directors

Mr. YU Xubo >

Mr. LU Jun >

Mr. YUE Guojun >

Non-Executive Directors

Mr. CHI Jingtao >

Mr. MA Wangjun >

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. LAM Wai Hon, Ambrose >

Mr. Victor YANG >

Mr. Patrick Vincent VIZZONE >

Senior Management

Mr. YU Xubo >

Mr. LU Jun >

Mr. YUE Guojun >

Ms. YANG Hong >

Mr. JIANG Guojin>

Mr. LI Wai Kwan, Andy>

Mr. WANG Zhen >

Mr. LEUNG Wai Fung, Joseph>

Ms. NIU Yanxia >

Mr. WANG Pingye >

Mr. SHI Bo >

Mr. GAO Xiang >

Mr. HU Changping >

Ms. LIU Yong >

Mr. XU Xiaochun>

Mr. MENG Fanjie >