Executive and Non-Executive Directors Mr. Yu Minliang, Chairman and Executive Director. Mr. Yu holds a master's degree in economics from Fudan University and is an economist. Mr. Yu is currently a director and the chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Development Company Limited and the chairman of Shanghai Yangtze Hotel Co.
Mr. Shen Mou Xing, Vice Chairman and Non-executive Director. Mr. Shen holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Macau University of Science and Technology and joined the Group in 1995 with extensive experience in hotel management. Mr. Shen is currently the vice chairman of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotel Development Company Limited and a director and chairman of Chengdu Jin He Property Development Company Limited.
Ms. Chen Wenjun, an executive Director. Ms. Chen holds a master's degree in economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and is a senior accountant with experience in financial management and joined the Group in 1981. Ms. Chen is currently the chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang Hotel Company Limited, the chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Investment Company Limited, the chairman of Jinjiang Star Hotel Company Limited, the chairman of Jinjiang International Group Finance Limited Liability Company and the chairman of Shanghai Hotel Company Limited.
Mr. Yang Weimin, an executive director, authorized representative and chief executive officer. Mr. Yang holds a master's degree in law from the East China University of Science and Technology, is a senior economist and has extensive experience in hotel management and joined the Group in 1989. Mr. Yang is currently the vice chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Development Company Limited, the vice chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Investment Company Limited, the vice chairman of Jinjiang Star Hotel Company Limited, the chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Catering Investment Management Company Limited, the chairman of Shanghai Jianguo Hotel, the chairman of Yunnan Jinjiang International Management Company Limited, and an executive director of Jinjiang International Hotel Management Company Limited.
Mr. Chen Hao, Executive Director. Mr. Chen holds a bachelor's degree from Shanghai University of Technology and is an engineer with many years of experience in hotel management. Mr. Chen is currently a director and chief executive officer of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Development Company Limited, the vice chairman of Wenzhou Dynasty Hotel, the chairman of Holland Shanghai City Restaurant, a director of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Investment Company Limited, the chairman of Wuhan Jinjiang International Hotel Company Limited, a director of Jinjiang Star Hotel Company Limited, the vice chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Catering Investment and Management Company Limited, an executive director of Shanghai Jinya Hotel Co. Ltd., Director of Shanghai Jinjiang Thomson Hotel Co., Ltd., Director of Jianguo Hotel, Chairman of Shanghai Hailun Hotel Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Group (Hong Kong) Co.
Mr. Xu Zurong, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, is a senior economist. He joined the Group in 1981 and has served as the General Manager of Long Park Hotel, the General Manager of American Jin Jiang California Company and the Manager of the Integrated Business Management Department of Jin Jiang (Group) Company Limited. He is currently the President of Jin Jiang Star Hotel Company Limited and the General Manager of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotel Investment Company Limited.
Mr. HAN Min, an executive director and vice president of the Company, holds a master's degree in international law from Fudan University. He joined the Group in 2005 and has been the manager of the investment and development department of Jinjiang (Group) Company Limited, the manager of the mergers and acquisitions department of Jinjiang International (Group) Company Limited and a director of Shanghai Jinjiang International Travel Co.
Mr. Kang Ming, an executive director of the Company. Mr. Kang holds a master's degree in economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and is a senior accountant and a director of Shanghai Finance Association. Mr. Kang joined the Group in 1994 and has accumulated experience in disclosure, corporate governance and investor relations of listed companies over the past 12 years. He was the secretary of the board of directors of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Development Company Limited and was awarded the "Outstanding Secretary Nomination Award" by the Shanghai Association of Secretaries of the Board of Directors of Listed Companies. Mr. Kang also serves as one of the joint company secretaries and the secretary to the board of directors of the Company.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Mr. Ji Gang, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Ji is a senior economist and holds a master's degree in economics. Mr. Ji has served as an independent director of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel Development Company Limited, the deputy manager of Zhabei District Service Company, the general manager of Shanghai Central Asia Hotel, the general manager and chairman of the board of directors of Shanghai Nocturnal City Company Limited, the director of Zhabei District Commercial Committee and the director of Zhabei District Economic Committee. Mr. Ji is currently the president of Hong Kong Shanghai Industrial Investment Co.
Mr. Xia Daxu, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Xia is a master and professor of economics. Mr. Xia has served as a visiting researcher at Osaka City University in Japan and the Dean and Executive Vice President of the School of International Economics and Management of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Xia is also an independent director of Shanghai First Pharmaceutical Co. Mr. Xia is currently the President of the Shanghai National Accounting Institute, a government-funded institution under the Ministry of Finance, and the Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Center for Finance and Development (AFDP). He also serves as Vice President of the China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Economic Research and Development, Vice President of the Chinese Accounting Association and a member of the Expert Committee for Listed Companies of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Mr. SUN Dajian, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Sun is a senior accountant and graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Mr. Sun participated in the internship programme of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 1991 to 1992 and worked as an auditor in a local accounting firm in Hong Kong for one year, and also worked as a manager of UOB CPAs and a manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Shanghai, where he accumulated extensive accounting experience. He has been the Chief Accountant of Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co., Ltd, a listed company in China, since 2000, where he was responsible for the company's internal control and accounting policy matters, as well as leading the annual audit.
Mr. Rui Mingjie, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Rui is a doctor and professor of economics, and was previously an independent director of Shanghai Seabird Enterprise Development Co. He is currently a professor of the School of Management, specializing in business management of Fudan University, the head of the Department of Industrial Economics of the School of Management of Fudan University, a member of the Degree Evaluation Committee and the chairman of the Degree Committee of the School of Management.
Mr. Yang Menghua, an independent non-executive Director. In the past, Mr. Yang was the vice president of Bank of Communications Shanghai Branch and a director of Shanghai Xinya (Group) Co. Mr. Yang is currently the chairman of the supervisory committee of Shanghai Sundelink Information Service Co., Ltd. and the chairman of the supervisory committee of Shanghai Smarter Enterprise Service Co.
Mr. Tu Qiyu, an independent non-executive Director. Dr. Tu is a research scholar at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, specializing in international economic and urban studies. Dr. Tu taught at Bard College in New York State, U.S.A. and was awarded the First Prize of the Shanghai Municipal Social Science Foundation in 2000 for his book "Institutional Innovation: The International Political Economy of Monetary Integration". Dr. Tu was also named one of the Top Ten Young Economic Figures in 2003 by the Shanghai Youth Federation.
Mr. SHEN Chengxiang is an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Shen holds a master's degree and is a senior economist. Mr. Shen has been the vice president of the China Tourism Hotel Association, the president of the Tourism Hotel Association of Hainan Province Tourism Industry Association and the vice president of the Famous Hotels of China Organization, and was awarded the "Top Ten People of the Year in China's Hotel Industry for the year 2005".
Mr. Li Song Po, an independent non-executive director, has participated in a number of training programs organized by international hotel groups. He has served as Food and Beverage Manager of The Peninsula Hotels Group, Resident Manager of Renaissance Shanghai Yangtze Hotel, Executive Vice President of Carlyle International Hotel Management Limited and Vice President of New Asia Hotel Management Company.