Mr. Ding Wai Chuen, aged 65, has been an executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 5 November 2018. Mr. Ding graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr. Ding has over 30 years of experience in professional accountancy with international firms in England and Hong Kong. Before joining the Company, he served as the chief executive of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA”) for six years. Mr. Ding was an independent non-executive director, non-executive director and executive director of Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited (stock code: 411) and an independent non-executive director and the executive director of Guoco Group Limited (stock code: 53). He was a member of the Commission on Strategic Development of the HKSAR Government from November 2005 to June 2007 and a member of Pan-Pearl River Delta Panel of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government between January 2006 and December 2009. Mr. Ding was a council member of HKICPA and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council between 2007 and 2012. Since 2002, he has served as a member of the PRC Ministry of Finance Advisory Group of Foreign Experts for the development of the PRC’s Independent Auditing Standards. Between 2016 and 2021, Mr. Ding served as a member of PRC Ministry of Finance Accounting Standards Advisory Committee. Between November 2014 and October 2018, he represented Hong Kong to serve on the board of International Federation of Accountants, the global organization for the accountancy profession with over 170 members and associates in 130 countries and jurisdictions.

Mr. Cheng Chi-Him, Conrad, aged 46, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since 4 June 2015 and non-executive Chairman of the Board since 22 March 2016. Mr. Cheng is the chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Company. He graduated from University of Toronto in Canada with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Statistics and has been specializing in project management of property projects in China since 2005.

Mr. Kenneth Lau, aged 49, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since 24 May 2022. Mr. Lau is a member of Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is the managing principal of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited. Mr. Lau is currently an alternate director of Melbourne Enterprises Limited (stock code: 158), being a listed public company in Hong Kong. He is also a director of Yunnan Jinggu Forestry Co., Ltd. (stock code: 600265.SH), being a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Lau has 20 years of experience in corporate finance, real estate and private equity investments. Prior to joining Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, he was the co-founder and managing director at Pinnacle Real Estate Capital Partners Limited and the director in charge of China acquisitions at Aetos Capital LLC. Mr. Lau also previously worked in the Global Real Estate Group and the Investment Banking Division of Lehman Brothers Asia Limited. He holds a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Lie Ken Jie Remy Anthony Ket Heng, aged 45, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since 24 May 2022. Mr. Lie Ken Jie is a member of Audit Committee of the Company. He is currently an executive director of i-CABLE Communications Limited (stock code: 1097), being a listed public company in Hong Kong. Mr. Lie Ken Jie is a senior vice president of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited with responsibilities in making strategic investments globally. He is currently a director of Newforest Limited which is a substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Lie Ken Jie holds a Master’s degree in Finance and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, both from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Wong Man Chung, Francis, aged 60, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 2 July 2015. Mr. Wong is the chairman of each of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He holds a Master’s degree in Management conferred by Guangzhou Jinan University, the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Wong is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors and a Certified Tax Advisor of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) and has over 30 years of experience in auditing, taxation, corporate internal control and governance, acquisition and financial advisory, corporate restructuring and liquidation, family trust and wealth management.

Previously, Mr. Wong worked for KPMG, an international accounting firm, for 6 years and the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited for 2 years. He is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Integrated Waste Solutions Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 923), China Oriental Group Company Limited (stock code: 581), Wai Kee Holdings Limited (stock code: 610), Hilong Holding Limited (stock code: 1623) and Qeeka Home (Cayman) Inc. (stock code: 1739), all being listed public companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong previously served as an independent non- executive director of GCL Technology Holdings Limited (stock code: 3800), Kunming Dianchi Water Treatment Co., Ltd. (stock code: 3768), China New Higher Education Group Limited (stock code: 2001), Digital China Holdings Limited (stock code: 861), IntelliCentrics Global Holdings Limited (stock code: 6819, currently delisted) and Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (stock code: 2718, currently delisted).

Mr. Cheung Pak To, Patrick BBS, aged 75, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 5 June 2019. Mr. Cheung is also a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Hong Kong. Mr. Cheung has extensive management and administrative experiences. Between 1969 and 1989, he served with the United Kingdom Government, British Forces in Hong Kong for 21 years, with his final post as a Civilian Executive Officer. Thereafter from 1989, Mr. Cheung was employed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong for 20 years, with his final position as senior manager of the Finance & Administration Department. On the social and community responsibilities front, he was a devoted volunteer officer in the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service for 30 years during which he was appointed as honorary Aide-de-Camp to Governors Lord Wilson and Mr. Christopher Patten; and Chief Executive Mr. Tung Chee-hwa for 10 consecutive years from 1990 to 1999. Mr. Cheung achieved the rank of Assistant Commissioner in the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2003. He is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Minshang Creative Technology Holdings Limited (stock code: 1632) and Amasse Capital Holdings Limited (stock code: 8168), both being listed public companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Cheung formerly served as an executive director of Hong Kong Resources Holdings Company Limited (stock code: 2882) and re-designated as its non-executive director. He was also an independent non-executive director of National Agricultural Holdings Limited (stock code: 1236, currently delisted).