EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mr. CHEN Xiao, aged 51, is the Chairman and an Executive Direcor of the Group. Mr. Chen has been the President of the Group since 30 November 2006 and an executive Director since 22 May 2007, and was appointed as the Chairman of the Group on 16 January 2009 shortly after being appointed as the Acting Chairman of the Group on 27 November 2008. Mr. Chen is a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Chen has over 20 years of experience in the business management and electrical appliances retail industry in China. As early as in September 1996, Mr. Chen, as one of the founders, set up the group of Yongle (China) Electronics Retail Company Limited (永樂（中國）電器銷售有限公司), one of the leading electrical appliances retailers in China, and previously listed as the group of China Paradise Electronics Retail Limited on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Before joining the Group, Mr. Chen was the president, the chairman and an executive director of China Paradise Electronics Retail Limited since October 2005 when it was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) until it became a non-listed wholly owned subsidiary group of the Company upon its delisting in January 2007. Mr. Chen is the president of Shanghai Electrical Products and Appliances Industry Association and the vice president of China Chain Store & Franchise Association.
 

Mr. NG Kin Wah, aged 50, has been an executive Director of the Company since September 2000. Mr. Ng also serves as a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Ng has over 20 years of experience in securities investment and is well-versed in corporate finance. Mr. Ng is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited. With effect from 13 July 2009, Mr. Ng was appointed to be a director of Shinning Crown Holdings Inc. and Shine Group Limited, both of which are wholly owned by Mr. Wong Kwong Yu, a substantial shareholder of the Company.

Mr. WANG Jun Zhou, aged 48, is the President and an Executive Director of the Group. Mr. Wang has been the Executive Vice President of the Group since November 2006 and was re-appointed as an executive Director of the Company with effect from 23 December 2008 after his appointment as an executive Director with effect from 1 September 2008 was discovered by the Board to be invalid due to a technical defect. He is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Wang assists the President of the Group in the overall management of daily operations, including the formulation of the Group’s medium and long-term strategic plans and annual budgets as well as standardisation of various systems, processes and authorisations for the Group. Mr. Wang also assists in providing guidance and supervision as to the daily operations in each major region and each division of the Group as well as the appraisal and review for business management teams at all levels. Mr. Wang has over 10 years of experience in the sale and management of electrical appliances. Mr. Wang joined the Group in 2001 and previously held positions as general manager of the operations centre, general manager of the Southern China Region and general manager of the strategic and cooperation centre of the Group. Mr. Wang is a director of Sanlian Commercial Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Ms. WEI Qiu Li, aged 42, has been the Vice President of the Group since November 2006 and was re-appointed as an executive Director of the Company with effect from 16 January 2009 after her appointment as an executive Director with effect from 1 September 2008 was discovered by the Board to be invalid due to a technical defect. She is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. Wei is mainly responsible for the medium-to-long term strategic planning, preparation of annual budget, standardisation of various policies, systems and authorisations, organisational planning and human resources training of the Group. Ms. Wei has over 10 years of experience in human resources and administrative management. Ms. Wei joined the Group in 2000 and had previously held positions as director of the management centre, director of the pricing centre, director of the human resources centre and director of the administration centre of the Group. Ms. Wei was a director of Beijing Centergate Technologies (Holding) Co. Ltd. (北京中關村科技發展（控股）股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, between 11 January 2007 and 15 January 2009.

Mr. SUN Yi Ding, aged 42, has been the Vice President of the Group since November 2006 and an executive Director of the Company since June 2009. Mr. Sun is responsible for the business operations of the Group, including store operations, store locations and furnishing, logistics and aftersale service. He is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. He has 15 years of sales experience. Mr. Sun joined the Group in 1999 and had previously held positions such as manager of the business division of a Tianjin subsidiary, general manager of a Henan subsidiary, general manager of the telecommunication subsidiary, general manager of a Jinan subsidiary, deputy general manager of region A, deputy general manager of the sale and procurement centre, general manager of the operations centre, director of the chain development centre and general manager of the Northern China region of the Group. Mr. Sun was named as one of the “100 Influential Persons of Mobile Phone Industry in China for Year 2007” (2007年度中國手機界影響力100人), and was awarded the Silver Award for Outstanding Achievement by the Group and the “Best Sales Leader Award” by Sony Ericsson. Mr. Sun is a director of Sanlian Commercial Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mr. ZHU Jia, aged 47, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since August 2009. Mr. Zhu is a Juris Doctorate degree holder from Cornell Law School and is currently a managing director of Bain Capital Asia, LLC. Mr. Zhu has solid and extensive experience in a broad range of cross border mergers and acquisitions as well as internal financing transactions involving Chinese companies. Before joining Bain Capital Asia, LLC in 2006, he was a managing director of the investment banking division of and the chief executive officer of the China business of Morgan Stanley Asia Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Sinomedia Holding Limited, a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mr. Ian Andrew REYNOLDS, aged 37, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since August 2009. Mr. Reynolds is currently a managing director of Bain Capital Asia, LLC. During his 14 years in the private equity industry, Mr. Reynolds has worked with companies in a variety of industries in the United States, Europe and Asia. Prior to Bain Capital Asia, LLC, Mr. Reynolds was a consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked extensively in the technology and consumer products industries. Mr. Reynolds obtained a Master Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor Degree in Arts from Yale College.

Ms. WANG Li Hong, aged 42, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since August 2009. Ms. Wang is currently a principal of Bain Capital Asia, LLC. Ms. Wang has more than 18 years of experience in the banking and finance industry in the United States and Asia. Before joining Bain Capital Asia, LLC in July 2006, Ms. Wang was an executive director at Morgan Stanley from April 2005 to July 2006, worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Asia Pacific Limited from October 2001 to March 2005 and Credit Suisse First Boston (U.S.) from September 1999 to September 2001. Ms. Wang obtained a Master Degree in Business Administration from Columbia Business School and was a graduate from Fudan University.

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mr. SZE Tsai Ping, Michael, aged 64, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 31 October 2002. Mr. Sze has over 30 years of experience in the financial and securities field. He graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the University of Hong Kong. He is currently a member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in Hong Kong. Mr. Sze was a former Council Member, member of the Main Board Listing Committee, member of the Disciplinary Appeals Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and member of the Cash Market Consultative Panel of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited in Hong Kong. Mr. Sze has been a non-executive director of Burwill Holdings Limited since June 2000 and an independent non-executive director of Greentown China Holdings Limited since June 2006, Harbour Centre Development Limited and Walker Group Holdings Limited since May 2007, all of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Sze resigned, on 23 January 2008 and 3 November 2009 respectively, as an independent non-executive director of T S Telecom Technologies Limited and C Y Foundation Group Limited, both of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and also a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited.

Mr. CHAN Yuk Sang, aged 64, has been an independent nonexecutive Director of the Company since 20 May 2004. Mr. Chan has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Mr. Chan was the chairman of Century Legend (Holdings) Limited from September 1999 to July 2002 and a director of Hong Kong Building & Loan Agency Ltd. from 1993 to 1995, both being companies listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan was a senior general manager of a local bank and an executive director of a joint Chinese foreign bank in Shenzhen. Mr. Chan is currently an independent non-executive director of Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Limited, a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mr. Thomas Joseph MANNING, aged 54, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 22 May 2007. Mr. Manning is the chief executive officer of Indachin Limited, a business design firm focused on custom-building information service companies in India and China. He is also the founder of China Board Directors Limited, a company comprising influential senior executives providing board leadership to companies in China. Earlier in his career, Mr. Manning held leadership positions with McKinsey & Company, CSC Index and Buddy Systems, Inc., a technology venture. He had previously served as a director of Bain & Company and the chief executive officer of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia, the chief executive officer of Capgemini Asia and the global managing director of Strategy & Technology Consulting Business of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Mr. Manning has worked with numerous retailers across the United States of America, Europe and Japan on operational, strategic and franchising issues. Mr. Manning is an independent non-executive director of Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an independent director of AsiaInfo, Inc., a company based in Beijing and listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. He is also a board member of several private companies in China and India. Except as disclosed above, none of the Directors is related to each other or to any substantial shareholder of the Company.