Directors

Chairman and Executive Directors

Ms. Zhou Wei (周薇), aged 35, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company since May 2022. From July 2020 to July 2022, she has also been the deputy head of the investment and development department of Hubei Port Group. From April 2021 October 2022, Ms. Zhou has been a supervisor of Wuhan Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute Co., Ltd* ( 武漢綜合交通研究院有限公司), a subsidiary of Hubei Port Group and principally engaged in comprehensive transportation planning and technical consultation. Since July 2022, Ms. Zhou has also served as the deputy general manager of Wuhan Port Group Co., Ltd.* (武漢港務集團有限公司). Ms. Zhou has been a member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since September 2015. She obtained her postgraduate’s degree of international accounting and finance from the City University of London in October 2011, and her bachelor’s degree of management science from the Fudan University* ( 復旦大學) in July 2010.

Executive Directors

Mr. Qiao Yun (喬雲), aged 51, was appointed as an executive Director and general manager of the Company since May 2022. Since November 2020, he has been the party secretary and chairman of Wuhan Xingang Hanjiang Container Co., Ltd.* ( 武漢新港漢江集裝箱股份有限公司), a company indirectly controlled by Hubei Port Group and principally engaged in the provision of freight and warehousing logistics related services. Mr. Qiao obtained the qualification as a senior engineer conferred by Wuhan Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau* ( 武漢市人力資源和社會保障局) in October 2005. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Wuhan Jiaotong University* ( 武漢交通科技大學) in June 1994, majoring in hoisting, transportation and construction machinery.

Non-executive Directors

Mr. Xu Aoling (徐傲凌), aged 47, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company since May 2022. Since January 2021, he has been the deputy head of the corporate finance department of Hubei Port Group. Since April 2021, Mr. Xu has also been a supervisor of Wuhan New Port Yangluo Bonded Area Development and Management Co., Ltd.* ( 武漢 新港陽邏保稅園區開發管理有限公司), a subsidiary of Hubei Port Group and principally engaged in customs-supervised cargo warehousing services and other port related services. Mr. Xu joined Hubei Port Group in August 2016 as the senior supervisor of finance department. Mr. Xu obtained his bachelor’s degree of economics from the Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics* ( 中南財經大學) in July 1997.

Mr. Li Wei (李偉), aged 51, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 28 June 2023. Mr. Li is currently the head of the production business department of Hubei Port Group Company Ltd.* (“Hubei Port Group”), which is the controlling shareholder of Hubei Port (Hong Kong) International Limited andan indirect controlling shareholder of the Company. Hubei Port Group is mainly engaged in infrastructure investment and construction, port operations, and provides services such as integrated logistics and supply chain management. Since January 2022, Mr. Li has also served as the chairman of the supervisory board of Wuhan New Port JiangBei Railway Co., Ltd.* (武漢新港江北鐵路有限責任公司), which is an associate of Hubei Port Group and is mainly engaged in railway transportation. Mr. Li graduated from the Central Party School Correspondence College in the People’s Republic of China with a major in economics and management in December 2005. From December 2004 to January 2007, Mr. Li served as manager of Jingzhou Port First Port Company* (荊州港第一港埠公司), a subsidiary of Jingzhou Port Group Company* (荊州港務集團公司) which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hubei Port Group, and is principally engaged in businesses such as waterway transportation, cargo loading and unloading, transit shipment, water transportation and transportation. From January 2007 to March 2010, Mr. Li served as director of Jingzhou Port Group Company, which is a large-scale public wharf operator in Jingzhou City, the People’s Republic of China, and manager of Jingzhou Port First Port Company, its subsidiary. From March 2010 to July 2011, Mr. Li served as director of Jingzhou Port Group Company and general manager of Liulin Port Management Company* (荊州港柳林港務公司). From July 2011 to October 2021, Mr. Li served as deputy general manager of Jingzhou Port Group Company. From November 2021 to August 2022, Mr. Li assumed the role of deputy head of the production business department of Hubei Port Group. Since August 2022, he has been serving as the head of the production business department of Hubei Port Group.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. Chau Kwok Keung (鄒國強), aged 46, was appointed as independent non-executive Director of the Company since May 2022. He is the chief financial officer of BetterLife Holding Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 6909) since September 2020 and was appointed as an executive director in December 2020, where he is mainly responsible for overall financial planning and management, company secretarial affairs, coordination of investors relations and administrative work. From November 2007 to January 2020 and June 2008 to January 2020, Mr. Chau served as the chief financial officer and an executive director, respectively, of Comtec Solar Systems Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 712), where he was responsible for its corporate financial and general management. Mr. Chau was also appointed as (i) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd., a company dual-listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 6198) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 601298) from May 2014 to May 2019; (ii) an independent director of The9 Limited, whose shares are listed by way of American Depository Shares on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NCTY), since October 2015; (iii) an independent nonexecutive director and the chairman of the audit committee of China Xinhua Education Group Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 2779), from October 2017 to November 2022; (iv) an independent non-executive director of China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 6055.HK), since December 2018; (v) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Forward Fashion
(International) Holdings Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 2528) from December 2019 to August 2021; (vi) an independent non-executive director of Bank of Zhangjiakou Co., Ltd ( 張家口銀行股份有限公司), since April 2020; (vii) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Suzhou Basecare Medical Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 2170), since October 2021. Mr. Chau also acted as a member of supervisory board of RIB Software AG, a software company in Germany, which was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Stock Code: RIB), from May 2010 to June 2013. Mr. Chau has been a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) since June 2002, a Chartered Financial Analyst of CFA Institute since September 2003 and a member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) since July 2005. He also obtained a certificate of Qualified Independent Director from the Shanghai Stock Exchange since August 2017 and was approved by China Banking Regulatory Commission* ( 中國銀行業監督管理委員會) as qualified director of banking institutions in China since March 2020. Mr. Chau has been a fellow member of the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) of Australia and Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) since June 2020. Mr. Chau obtained his bachelor’s degree of business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1998.

Mr. Fu Xinping (付新平), aged 60, was appointed as independent non-executive Director of the Company since May 2022. He works for the Wuhan University of Technology* ( 武漢理工大學) (one of its predecessors is Wuhan Institute of Water Transport Engineering* ( 武漢水運工程學院) which was later renamed as Wuhan University of Transportation and Technology* ( 武漢交通科技大學)) since July 1987, with his current position as the professor of the School of Economics. Since December 2016, Mr. Fu has also been an independent director of Wuhan Express Holding Group Co., Ltd.* ( 武漢運通控股集團有限公司), a company owned by Hubei Port Group as to 7.5 percent equity interest and principally engaged in investment in transportation, logistics and real estate. Mr. Fu. was admitted as a professor in transportation by the Assessment Committee on Qualifications for Professional and Technical Positions of Wuhan University of Transportation and Technology* ( 武漢交通科技大學專業技術職務評審委員會) in November 1999. In December 1999, Mr. Fu was also recognised as a certified supervisory engineer* ( 專業監理工程師) by the Transportation Department of the PRC. Mr. Fu completed his postgraduate study from the Department of Management Engineering of Wuhan Institute of Water Transport Engineering* ( 武漢水運工程學院), majoring in Transportation Management Engineering in July 1987. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Department of Marine Mechanical Engineering of Wuhan Institute of Water Transport Engineering* ( 武漢水運工程學院) in July 1983.