According to the Articles of the Bank, the Board of Directors shall undertake final responsibility of operation and management of the Bank and shall be accountable to the Shareholders' general meeting.
The Board of the Bank consists of 21 directors, including executive directors and non-executive directors (including independent directors): three executive directors and 18 non-executive directors (including seven independent directors). The Board shall include one employee director, who shall not concurrently serve as a senior management member. The total number of executive directors and employee director shall not exceed one-half of the total number of members of the Board.
Directors shall be elected or replaced at the Shareholders' general meeting. Employee directors shall be democratically elected or replaced by the Bank's employees at the employee representative meeting.
Directors shall each serve a term of three years, and may seek re-election upon expiry of the said term. Directors shall obtain approval from the banking regulatory authorities of the State Council or report in accordance with the laws and regulations, as specified in the relevant provisions of the banking regulatory authorities of the State Council. The term of directors shall be calculated from the date of the approval of the banking regulatory authorities of the State Council. For directors whose qualifications do not require approval according to relevant regulations and directors who are re-elected upon expiry of their term, their term shall be calculated from the date of election.
Members of the Board of Directors: WANG Jinhong, QU Hongzhi, AU Siu Luen, YUAN Wei, CUI Hongqin, HU Aimin, ZHANG Yunji, TSE Yat Hong, SHUM Siu Hung Patrick, WANG Aijian, LIU Junmin, LIU Lanbiao and OUYANG Yong
Executive Directors:
Mr. WANG Jinhong (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Mr. WANG is an economist and a doctorate candidate in finance. He was a vice president of Tianjin Branch of Shenzhen Development Bank, the party secretary and president of Tianjin Branch of the Bank, the party secretary and president of Binhai New District Branch of the Bank, the president of Tianjin Pilot Free Trade Zone Branch of the Bank, an assistant to president, a member of the party committee, a vice president and an executive Director of the Bank. He was chairman of Tianjin Haihe River Industry Fund Management Co., Ltd. (天津市海河产业基金管理有限公司). He is currently the party secretary and chairman of the Bank.
Mr. QU Hongzhi
Mr. QU is a professorate senior economist with a master´s degree in finance and a doctor´s degree in management. He once worked in China Construction Bank Corporation, where he served as the general manager of asset security department and general manager of legal affairs department of Tianjin branch, the president of Nankai sub-branch, the president of Heping sub-branch, an assistant to the president, a vice president and a member of the party committee of Tianjin branch, and the deputy secretary of the party committee and a vice president of Jiangsu branch. He currently serves as the deputy secretary of the party committee, an executive Director, the president and the chief compliance officer of the Bank.
Non-executive Directors:
Mr. AU Siu Luen (Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Mr. AU has a bachelor´s degree. He served as the chief executive officer and chairman of Citibank (China) Co., Limited and the Regional Co-Head of Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking for Asia of Standard Chartered Bank. He currently serves as the vice chairman of the Bank and the managing director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
Ms. YUAN Wei
Ms. YUAN is a senior economist with a doctoral degree, she previously served as deputy general manager of financial business department of China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (中海集装箱运输股份有限公司), deputy general manager of financial business department of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. (中远海运发展股份有限公司), and investment director of COSCO Shipping Captive Insurance Co., Ltd. (中远海运财产保险自保有限公司). She currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Bank, chief investment officer and general manager of strategic investment department of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd., and a director of China Shipping Investment Co., Ltd.
Ms. CUI Hongqin
Ms. CUI is a senior accountant and has a bachelor's degree. She served as deputy director of finance and accounting department, deputy director, director and secretary of the party branch of finance department of State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd., general manager and secretary of the party branch of Rongshi International Holding Company Limited (融实国际控股有限公司), and chairperson, general manager and secretary of the party committee of SDIC Finance Co., Ltd. (国投财务有限公司). She currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Bank, director of financial business department of State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd., and chairperson and secretary of the party committee of SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (国投资本股份有限公司).
Mr. HU Aimin
Mr. HU has a university education background. He previously served as a deputy general manager and the general manager of the capital operation department and the general manager of the investment management department, the general manager of industry and finance integrated development center and the secretary of the party working committee of industry and finance of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, the secretary of the party committee, a director and senior vice president of Shanghai Baosteel Packaging Co., Ltd., and the general manager of Hwabao Investment Co., Ltd. He currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Bank, the secretary of the party committee and chairman of the board of directors of Hwabao Investment Co., Ltd., the general manager of industry and finance integrated development center of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, the chairman of the board of directors of Hwabao Futures Co., Ltd. (formerly known as "Sinosteel Futures Co., Ltd."), the chairman of the board of directors of Hwabao (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., a director of Zhongjin Ruide (Shanghai) Shareholding Investment Management Co., Ltd., and a director of New China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Mr. ZHANG Yunji
Mr. ZHANG has a master´s degree. He once worked in Tianjin Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (中国工商银行股份有限公司天津市分行) for a long time, where he served as an assistant to the president and a vice president. In addition, he used to serve as the chairman of the board of directors and the general manager of Tianjin Rongsheng Xinye Investment and Development Co., Ltd. He currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Bank and the chairman of the board of directors of Tianjin Shanghui Investment Holding Company Limited.
Independent Non-executive Directors:
Mr. TSE Yat Hong
Mr. TSE is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Fellow of Certified Public Accountants (FCPA) of CPA Australia with a bachelor´s degree. He once served as the chief financial officer and company secretary of Shenzhen International Holdings Limited, a joint company secretary and non-executive director of Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited, and an independent non-executive director of Sky Light Holdings Limited and E-Star Commercial Management Company Limited. He is currently an independent non-executive Director of the Bank and an independent non-executive director of China Huirong Financial Holdings Limited and Radiance Holdings (Group) Company Limited.
Mr. SHUM Siu Hung Patrick
Mr. SHUM has a bachelor´s degree. He served as the China chief risk officer and vice president of ABN AMRO, the senior credit approval officer and senior vice president, the professional credit approval officer of China real estate of DBS Bank (China) Limited, the director and the credit approval officer of commercial real estate (Asia, excluding Japan) of Deutsche Bank, the vice president and director of credit risk department of OCBC Wing Hang Bank (China) Limited, the director of the risk department in China and the head of credit risk in the Great China Region of Maybank. He is currently an independent non-executive Director of the Bank.
Ms. WANG Aijian
Ms. WANG is a professor with a doctor's degree. She served as a teacher of the Department of Finance of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, a vice dean of the School of Economics of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, a director of the Office of Academic Development of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, and the vice president of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. She now serves as an independent non-executive Director of the Bank, a director of Coordinated Innovation Center For Binhai Finance in China (CICBFC) under Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, an independent director of Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (天士力医药集团股份有限公司), and an independent director of GuoDu Securities Co., Ltd. (国都证券股份有限公司).
Mr. LIU Junmin
Mr. LIU is a professor with a doctor's degree. He served as a lecturer in Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, an associate professor and a professor in the School of Economics of Nankai University, an independent director of Sanbo Hospital Management Group Limited (三博脑科医院管理集团股份有限公司), and an independent non-executive director of Chinese People Holdings Company Limited. He now serves as an independent non-executive Director of the Bank, a non-executive director of Chinese People Holdings Company Limited, an independent non-executive director of China Literature Limited, and an independent director of Heng Yue Fund Management Co., Ltd. (恒越基金管理有限公司).
Mr. LIU Lanbiao
Mr. LIU is a professor with a doctor's degree. He used to be engaged in teaching and scientific research in the School of Economics of Nankai University. He once served as a vice dean of the School of Finance of Nankai University, an external supervisor of Liaoshen Bank and an external supervisor of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited. He is now an independent non-executive Director of the Bank. He is also engaged in teaching and scientific research in the School of Finance of Nankai University and serves as vice dean of the Institute of State Economy of Nankai University, and an independent director of NYOCOR Co., Ltd.
Mr. OUYANG Yong
Mr. OUYANG is a senior political officer with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. He once worked for China Minsheng Bank for a long time, where he served as a member of the party committee, retail market director, and secretary of the commission for discipline inspection of the Fuzhou branch, secretary of the party committee and president of the Taiyuan branch, secretary of the party committee and president of the Shenzhen branch, director of the organization department and general manager of human resources department of the head office, secretary of the party committee and president of the Shanghai branch and Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone branch, and general manager of the Shanghai office of the financial markets department of the head office, assistant president of China Minsheng Bank, team leader of the preparatory group for the wealth management subsidiary, and secretary of the party committee and chairman of CMBC Wealth Management Co., Ltd. (民生理财有限责任公司). He now serves as an independent non-executive Director of the Bank and an independent director of CZB Wealth Management Co. Ltd. (浙银理财有限责任公司).
Company Secretary:
Ms. ZHANG Xiao
Ms. ZHANG is an assistant vice president of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited, a specialty corporate services provider, and has over ten years of experience in the company secretary field. Ms. ZHANG has been admitted as an associate member of both the Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and the Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom in 2019. Ms. ZHANG obtained a bachelor´s degree in computer science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010 and a master´s degree in corporate governance from Hong Kong Metropolitan University in 2018.