Ms. Wu Meng, aged 43, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 10 August 2019, as Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Chairman of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company on 26 October 2021, and as Chairman of the Management Committee of the Company on 9 August 2024. Ms. Wu is a member of the executive committee, a general manager of the International Business Division of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd.; a chairman and general manager of Shenwan Hongyuan (International) Holdings Limited; a director of Shenwan Hongyuan Holdings (B.V.I.) Limited, all of which being companies controlled by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (6806.HK, 000166.SZ), the holding company of the Company. Prior to joining Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., Ms. Wu worked in the corporate finance division of China Jianyin Investment Ltd., and the capital market department and securities institution department/insurance institutions department of Central Huijin Investment Ltd. She has 20 years of relevant business experience. Ms. Wu holds a Master’s Degree of Science in Finance and Investment, and a Ph.D. Degree in Management.

Mr. Tan Weijun, aged 59, was appointed as an Executive Director, a member of the Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company on 24 March 2023, Mr. Tan also serves as chief advisor of risk management division of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., supervisor of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd., and the director of Shenwan Hongyuan (International) Holdings Ltd., all of which are companies controlled by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (6806. HK, 000166.SZ), the holding company of the Company. Mr. Tan joined the former Shanghai Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd. in September 1992 and held various positions in the internal audit division, review and appraisal center, and compliance and risk management division at Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. He has more than 22 years of experience in risk management of securities business. Mr. Tan graduated from East China University of Science and Technology with a major in Applied Mathematics and Donghua University with a Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Mr. Tan is a qualified securities practitioner from Securities Association of China.

Mr. Liang Jun, aged 40, was appointed as an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 12 June 2021. Mr. Liang is currently the deputy chairman of the Management Committee and a member of each of the Risk Committee, the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and the Executive Committee of the Company. Mr. Liang is also a deputy general manager of Shenwan Hongyuan (International) Holdings Limited, being a company controlled by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (6806.HK, 000166.SZ), the holding company of the Company. He joined the Group in June 2019 as Head of Equity Capital Markets and subsequently has been appointed as a Deputy General Manager and Head of Global Capital Markets Division of the Group. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Liang worked in the risk management department, the CEO office and fixed income department of CITIC Securities Company Limited, and the equity capital market department of CLSA Limited. He has more than 18 years’ experience in securities business. Mr. Liang holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, and a Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Finance from Nankai University. He also is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Mr. Hu Jing, aged 40, was appointed as an Executive Director, a member of the Risk Committee, a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company on 11 July 2022, and as the Chief Risk Officer and a member of the Management Committee of the Company on 30 July 2024. Mr. Hu is also a chief risk officer of Shenwan Hongyuan (International) Holdings Limited, and is a director of Shenwan Hongyuan International Finance Limited and a director of Shenwan Hongyuan Holdings (B.V.I.) Limited, all of which being companies controlled by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (6806.HK, 000166.SZ), the holding company of the Company. Mr. Hu previously worked in the asset management division and risk management division of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. from August 2009 to July 2016 and October 2017 to January 2020 respectively. He has around 17 years’ experience in the securities industry. Mr. Hu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Nanjing Audit University and a Master’s Degree of Science in Quantitative Financial Economics from Oklahoma State University.

Mr. Zhang Lei, aged 56, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company in February 2013. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University as doctor of philosophy of Financial Management Engineering in 1997. Mr. Zhang has many years of experience in the securities industry. He has previously worked for Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd., the former of Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd., as deputy manager of Client Asset Management Division. Mr. Zhang joined Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Company Limited in July 2006, and currently serves as its general manager of Finance & Planning Department. He also presently holds directorships in certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Company Limited and acts as the responsible officer of SIIC Asset Management Company Limited.

Mr. Kwok Lam Kwong Larry, aged 69, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in March 1995. He is currently the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Risk Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company. Mr. Kwok is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong and is also qualified to practise as a solicitor in Australia, England and Wales and Singapore. He is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and a CPA in Hong Kong and Australia. Mr. Kwok graduated from the University of Sydney, Australia with Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Laws as well as a Master’s Degree in Laws. He also obtained the Advanced Management Program Diploma from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Liu Chijin, aged 62, is the Chairman of Pan Pacific Group, member of China Life Strategic Advisory Committee, and an independent non-executive director, the member of audit committee and nomination committee of Fourth Paradigm Technology Company (whose H shares are listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 6682); Formerly served as an independent director of Xiamen International Trust and an independent supervisor of China National Building Materials Corporation. Mr. Liu has also been appointed as a visiting professor of the International Finance Doctoral Program at Tsinghua Wudaokou School of Finance, as well as a special lecturer at China (Dalian) Senior Management College and the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission’s Education Center. Mr. Liu graduated from Xiamen University with a Bachelor’s degree in Semiconductor Physics, and also holds a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Memphis and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Chiu Lai Kuen Susanna, aged 65, graduated from the University of Sheffield with First-Class Honours in Economics, and obtained an EMBA degree in business administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Hong Kong certified public accountant, a Chinese certified public accountant, a qualified Chartered Accountant from England and a Certified Information System Auditor. She is also a current member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Shanghai, an expert on government accounting standards at the Ministry of Finance, a director of China Overseas Friendship Association, an executive member of the Guangdong Women’s Federation and former Council Treasurer of the Education University of Hong Kong. She currently serves as an executive director and the chief financial officer of Bonjour Holdings Limited (stock code: 653), and an independent non-executive director of China Oilfield Services Limited (stock code: 2883) and China Science and Education Industry Group Limited (formerly known as China Vocational Education Holdings Limited) (stock code: 1756). She is also an independent non-executive director of Nanyang Commercial Bank Limited.

Ms. Chiu was an independent non-executive director of Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co. Ltd.（上海加冷松芝汽車空調股份有限公司）, which is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 002454) from April 2020 to September 2023. She was an independent non-executive director of HuiJing Holdings Company Limited currently its shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 9968) from 11 December 2019 to 6 July 2023. She was also an independent non-executive director of Kato (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited currently its shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2189) from 20 May 2019 to 8 August 2022. From 2006 to 2019, Ms. Chiu successively served as Senior Vice President, Eastern China Chief Representative and Consultant under the Fung Group, a company listed in Hong Kong. She also served as the Chief Operating Officer of DVN (Holdings) Limited (currently known as Frontier Services Group Limited, stock code: 0500), and senior project manager (Greater China) of Caltex Hong Kong Ltd.

Ms. Chiu served as the president of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (China Hong Kong Chapter) from 2001 to 2006. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2013, the first woman to do so in 40 years. Ms. Chiu is a dedicated public servant and has served on various committees of the Hong Kong Government for many years, including the Women’s Commission, the Advisory Committee on Art Developments, the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Antiquities and Monuments Commission (古物古迹委員會), the Advisory Committee on Revitalization of Historic Buildings and the Energy Advisory Committee.

Ms. Chiu was awarded the Justice of Peace by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong Government”) in 2017 and the Justice of Peace NT in 2018. Ms. Chiu was also awarded the Medal of Honor by the Hong Kong Government in 2013. Ms. Chiu was also awarded the Medal of Honor by the Hong Kong Government in 2013. Further, Ms. Chiu was awarded the “Outstanding Women Business Leader Award” by the Hong Kong Commercial Daily in 2017, the “Outstanding Women Professionals Award” by the Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association in 2014 and the “Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award” by the University of Sheffield in 2014. Ms. Chiu was also awarded the “GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Awards” in 2021.