Mr. Luk Hong Man, Hammond (“Mr. Luk”), was first appointed an executive Director in July 2011. Mr. Luk is the Chief Executive Officer and the Financial Controller of the Group. Mr. Luk is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Mr. Luk is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants respectively. Mr. Luk has a bachelor of laws from the University of London and a bachelor of commerce from the University of Alberta. Mr. Luk has over 18 years of experience in management accounting, financial control, internal audit and compliance with different companies in Canada and Hong Kong including the Group. Through joining the Group in July 2011 as an executive Director and financial controller and taking up additional duties as chief executive officer and a Amember of the risk management committee in April 2016, Mr. Luk has gained experience in investment management and corporate governance. Prior to joining the Group in July 2011, Mr. Luk had worked as an executive director and compliance officer in Media Asia Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 8075) and an executive officer in charge of the accounting and finance department in China Public Procurement Limited (stock code: 1094).

Mr. Zhang Xi (“Mr. Zhang”) , has been an executive Director since February 2013. Mr. Zhang is the Chief Investment Officer of the Group. He has over 18 years of experience in the financial sector. Mr. Zhang is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. Mr. Zhang graduated with a bachelor’s degree in science (electrical engineering) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in July 1991 and an International Master’s degree of Business Administration from York University in Canada in 1998. Mr. Zhang was an independent non-executive director of Media Asia Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 8075) from September 2009 to April 2020 and an independent non-executive director of Asia Energy Logistics Group Limited (stock code:351) from March 2006 to July 2016.

Mr. Liang Wenzhi (“Mr. Liang”), has been a non-executive Director since February 2023. Mr. Liang has since September 2021 been the president of Shenzhen Yuanfeng Cultural and Travel Industry Development Company Limited (深圳圓豐文化旅遊產業發展有限公司) , a company principally engaged in development, planning and design, preparation and management of cultural tourism-related projects and investment in cultural tourism, and the president of Shenzhen Yuanfeng Enterprise Management Company Limited (深圳元豐企業管理有限公司) , a company principally engaged in corporate management consulting, business information consulting and marketing planning. Mr. Liang obtained a bachelor’s degree majoring in foreign languages in June 2006 from the Wuhan Institute of Technology in Hubei Province, the PRC.

Mr. Wang Mengtao (“Mr. Wang”), has been a non-executive Director since October 2016 and
is the Vice-president of the Group.

Ms. Jing Siyuan (“Ms. Jing”), has been an independent non-executive Director since May 2016. Ms. Jing has been general manager at Shenzhen An Ping Tai Management Consulting Co., Ltd (深圳市安平泰企業管理諮詢有限公司) since July 2015. Ms. Jing graduated from Lingnan University in Hong Kong with a master’s degree in international banking and finance in June 2019, Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science (Applied Accounting) in July 2008, and Henan University in the PRC with a diploma in Chinese language and literature education in July 2001. Ms. Jing was admitted as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) in October 2013. She obtained the certificate of qualified secretary of board of directors from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in April 2013. Ms. Jing qualified as an Accounting Technician of the ACCA in May 2004.

Mr. Zhang Aimin (“Mr. Zhang”), has been an independent non-executive Director since July 2016. Mr. Zhang AM is a director and chief executive officer of Zhejiang Xinyuan Education Sci-Tech Company Limited (浙江心元教育科技有限公司), a company principally engaged in the business of providing education consultancy and training related services. Mr. Zhang AM has over 9 years of experience in the education consultation fields. Mr. Zhang AM obtained a master of business administration from China Europe International Business School in September 2010 and a bachelor’s degree in international trade and economics from Beijing University in July 1999.

Mr. Zhang Qiang (“Mr. Zhang”), has been an independent non-executive Director since November 2016. Mr. Zhang Q is a practising lawyer qualified in the People’s Republic of China and has over 9 years of experience in the practice of law in China. Mr. Zhang Q obtained his licence to practise law in China in February 2009 and a bachelor’s degree in law from Heilongjiang University in June 2007. Mr. Zhang Q also obtained a master’s degree in law from Renmin University of China in January 2018.