Our visionary Board of Directors, along with a dynamic management team, is crucial in powering our success, working seamlessly together to take the business forward as we achieve our sustainable goals and vision.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides governance oversight of the Group’s business and formulates the strategic direction for the Group. Our Board of Directors comprises four executive directors, one non-executive director and three independent non-executive directors.

The executive directors are Mr. Cui Yazhou, Mr. Ye Xin, Ms. Wang Qian and Mr. Zhou Jianzhong; the non-executive director is Mr. Cao Ye; the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Yuen Koon Tung, Mr. Chan Ping Kuen and Ms. Xiang Siying.

Executive Director

  • Mr. Cui Yazhou

    Mr. Cui was appointed as an executive Director on 10 November 2021 and as the chairman of the Board on 1 June 2022. Mr. Cui obtained a bachelor’s degree in science of business administration from Gabelli School of Business of Fordham University. From May 2014 to November 2014, he served as the assistant investment manager in Everbright Financial Holding Asset Management Co. Ltd. (光大金控資產管理有限公司). From August 2015 to September 2019, he was the investment manager and the committee member of investment committee of Everbright Fuzun Investment Co., Ltd.* (光大富尊投資有限公司), a wholly owned subsidiary of Everbright Securities Company Limited (光大證券股份有限公司), a company listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 6178), and then served as the head of the emerging industry research team and the investment manager in the equity investment trading department of Everbright Securities Company Limited from October 2019 to July 2021.

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  • Mr. Ye Xin

    Mr. Ye was appointed as an executive Director on 12 July 2021. Mr. Ye obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Xi’an Jiaotong University, a master’s degree in management from Xi’an University of Technology and an executive master of business administration from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He has obtained the qualification certificate of the company secretary from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. From July 1995 to October 2003, he served as the accountant in the finance department of the Northwest Civil Aviation Administration of Civil Aviation* (民航西北管理局). From October 2003 to July 2006, he was the deputy director of the strategic development department in Unisplendour Corporation Limited (清華紫光股份有限公司), an A-shares listed technology company (stock code: 000938) specializing in electronics and information technology, and Tsinghua Holding Group Co., Ltd.* (清華控股集團公司). He served as deputy director of investment and project management center, deputy manager of the financial management department, and director of the Beijing office successively from August 2006 to December 2011 in Shenzhen Coship Electronics Co., Ltd. (深圳市同洲電子股份有限公司), an A-shares listed technology company (stock code: 002052) focusing on providing leading smart home products and services to users worldwide, and from January 2012 to February 2015, he was promoted to the deputy general manager, and served as the company secretary from February 2012 to January 2015. He then served as the general manager of Shenzhen Coship Electronics Co., Ltd from February 2015 to January 2016. In January 2016, he established T-Rock Fund Management (Shenzhen) Company Limited (天石基金管理(深圳)有限公司), which focuses on private equity investment, and is currently the legal representative, general manager, and the director of T-Rock Fund Management (Shenzhen) Company Limited. Since 24 December 2019, Mr. YE has been appointed as the independent non-executive director of 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co., Ltd. (三七互娛網絡科技集團股份有限公司), a company listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 002555) and is a leading game publisher and developer that principally engaged in the publication and development of mobile, browser and html games.

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  • Ms. Wang Qian

    Ms. Wang was appointed as an executive Director on 26 January 2016. She joined the Group in January 2016. She has over 15 years of experience in finance, investment and management areas. From October 2001 to June 2002, Ms. Wang was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, a company principally engaged in the provision of management consulting services, where she served as a consultant and was primarily responsible for enterprise strategy and financial management consultation. Ms. Wang successively acted as a senior manager of the finance strategy & business development department at the US headquarters of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Asia-Pacific region Finance Director of Goodyear Engineered Products Company from July 2004 to March 2009, Goodyear’s principal business is manufacturing tires and rubber products, where she was primarily in charge of mergers and acquisitions, and annual operation planning, as well as organizing and supervising the financial activities for the Asia Pacific region, After Goodyear Engineered Products Company was acquired by The Carlyle Group, Ms. Wang had led several acquisitions and restructuring projects. Since March 2009, Ms. Wang has served as the president of HIXIH Investment, a company principally engaged in the business of equity and securities investment, and Ms. Wang is primarily responsible for company management and investment business, She has accomplished and participated in several initial public offering projects on the New York Stock Exchange, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and Shanghai Stock Exchange for companies in finance, energy and resources and culture industries. Ms. Wang received a certificate of Certified Public Accountant granted by the Accountancy Board in the USA in October 2005. Ms. Wang received her Bachelor’s degree of economics from the Central University of Finance and Economics in July 1998. Ms. Wang received her Master of Business Administration degree from the Carnegie Mellon University in the USA in May 2004. Since 31 May 2022, she has been appointed as an executive director and the vice chairman of Future World Holdings Limited, a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0572).

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  • Mr. Zhou Jianzhong

    Mr. Zhou was appointed as an executive Director on 11 March 2019. Mr. Zhou has over 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering management field. Mr. Zhou joined the Group in May 2017 and is currently the legal representatives of Hami Jinhua and Hami Jiatai, responsible for general operations of the Company’s mines in the PRC. From 2008 to 2017, Mr. Zhou held the position of the general manager and executive director of Shanxi Zi Feng Technology Company Limited* (山西紫峰科技有限公司) responsible for corporate management and technical services in respect of lands involved in various projects. During the period from 1998 to 2008, Mr. Zhou was an engineer at China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中鐵十七局集團建築公司). Mr. Zhou obtained a bachelor’s degree in industrial and civil architecture from Hebei University of Architecture (河北建築科技學院) and certificate of completion of postgraduate course of Road and railway construction from 石家莊鐵道學院 (Shijiazhuang Tiedao University). Mr. Zhou is a constructor (一級建造師) recognized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (中華人民共和國住房和城鄉建設部) in 2008.

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Non-executive Director

  • Mr. Cao Ye

    Mr. Cao was appointed as an non-executive Director on 14 June 2019. Mr. Cao obtained a bachelor’s degree in investment from the School of Banking and Finance, University of International Business and Economics (對外經濟貿易大學金融學院). He has extensive experience in investment and coal trading business. Since March 2015, he has held the position of the partner of 北京正略才誠資產管理有限公司 (Beijing Adfaith Xincheng Capital Co, Ltd.*) responsible for managing the fund that in acquisition, management and disposal of non-performing assets. Starting from November 2015, he has served as the assistant general manager of 山西昌盛鑫隆供應鏈管理服務有限公司 (Shanxi Changsheng Xinlong Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd.*), which is a coal trading company, to assist the general manager in developing business strategy and is in charge of the sales and marketing department of the company. Since November 2018, Mr. Cao has joined 博通能源銷售(寧波)有限公司 (Botong Energy Trading (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.*), which engages in coal trading business, as general manager and is mainly responsible for formulating the strategy of the company’s business, overseeing the finance function of the company, and monitoring and coordinating the business development of the company’s coal trading business.

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Independent Non-executive Directors

  • Mr. Yuen Koon Tung

    With effect from 1 December 2024, Mr. Yuen has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Yuen, obtained the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in finance from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1994. He was admitted as a regular member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants on 30 April 2000. Mr. Yuen worked in the audit department of Ernst & Young (Hong Kong) from September 1994 to April 1997 and the Listing Division of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. from September 1997 to June 2000. Between June 2000 to October 2001, Mr. Yuen also worked in the compliance department and corporate finance department in Credit Agricole Indosuez (Hong Kong) and in the corporate finance department of Core Pacific-Yamaichi Capital Limited (Hong Kong) from November 2001 to October 2002. From January 2003 to January 2023, Mr. Yuen acted as the associate director of Convoy Financial Services Limited. Mr. Yuen was appointed as an independent non-executive director of hmvod Limited (stock code: 8103), a company whose shares are listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., from November 2017 to July 2018 and was re-designated to an executive director from July 2018 to October 2019. Mr. Yuen was the business development director of AID Partners Capital Limited, a private equity firm, from October 2015 to June 2022.

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  • Mr. Chan Ping Kuen

    Mr. Chan was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 11 March 2019. Mr. Chan has over 10 years of experience in the mining and material trading industry. Mr. Chan is currently the trading director of Glory International Commercial CO., Limited, which is mainly engaged in the coal import business in the PRC. From April 2013 to October 2022, Mr. Chan was the trading director of Ares Asia Limited, being a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., (stock code: 645), is responsible for coal, iron ore and rice imports to China. From April 2011 to March 2013, Mr. Chan held the position of assistant manager of trading department in Best Power Holdings (HK) Ltd., responsible for trading of iron ore and coal. From February 2009 to January 2011, Mr. Chan joined Hangpo Investment (Macau) Group Co., Ltd. as the assistant trading manager, responsible for procurement and coal, iron ore and manganese trading transactions. Mr. Chan obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Jinan University in 2009.

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  • Ms. Xiang Siying

    Ms. Xiang was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 6 September 2017, and was appointed as the chairlady of the Board on 11 March 2019 and then resigned on 31 May 2022 from her role as the chairlady of the Board. Ms. Xiang holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Economics from China Agriculture University (now known as China Agricultural University) in 1986 and Master’s Degree in Finance and Economics from Zhongnan University of Economics, Finance and Laws, China as well as Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences of Ministry of Finance in 1988. Ms. Xiang also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from London Business School in 1999. She is a currently a consultant for CDH Investments (“CDH”) and has had a long career in investment, banking and financial advisory services. From June 2010 to April 2016, Ms. Xiang had worked for CDH as an executive director; and before that from March 2004 to June 2010 she worked for China International Capital Corporation in its direct investment department and investment banking department as an executive director. Prior to returning to China in early 2004, Ms. Xiang was an investment officer of Global Manufacturing and Service Department , East Asia and Pacific Department of International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the World Bank Group, in Washington DC from August 1996 to March 2004, and before that Ms. Xiang was an investment analyst of IFC’s representative office in China. From July 1988 to July 1991 Ms. Xiang served as an officer of the Ministry of Agriculture China, in its Department of World Bank Agriculture Project Management and Department of Rural Reform Research and Farm Management. Ms. Xiang also held the position of an independent non-executive director of Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1192), from July 2015 to July 2018. Ms. Xiang has been the independent non-executive director of China Ocean Industry Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. (stock code: 651) since May 2008.

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Company Secretary

  • Mr. Sin Lik Man

    Mr. Sin has been appointed as the Company Secretary and the Authorized Representative both with effect from 1 November 2024. Mr. Sin is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Sin has over 20 years of experiences in the field of auditing, accounting, financial management and company secretarial matters. Mr. Sin obtained a degree in bachelor of business administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2000 and a degree in master of accounting from Curtin University of Technology, Australia in 2007.

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Board Committees Composition

Audit
Committee
Nomination
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
Ms. Wang Qian -
Ms. Xiang Siying
Mr. Yuen Koon Tung
Mr. Chan Ping Kuen - -

  • Chairman / Chairlady of Board Committees

  • Member of Board Committees


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