| EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS |
Mr. WONG Kwong Yu,is Chairman and founder of the company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on April 18, 2002. He started up the first electrical appliances and consumer electronics retail outlet in Beijing in 1987 and has since developed the Group into the largest retail chain operator, for electrical appliances and consumer electronics in China. He has over 20 years of experience in electrical appliances and consumer electronics retail industry. In 1993, Mr. Wong put all retail outlets under the brand name “GOME” and first adopted the evolving retail chain model in China. In 1998, he summarized his decade-long experience and published the “GOME Operating and Management Handbook” which serves as the guidelines for all the retail chain stores of the Group. Since 2000, Mr. Wong has been focusing on the enhancement of the Group’s organizational structure and operation systems which include (a) refinement of the business plan, and the delegation and budgeting systems, (b) restructuring of operational flow, (c) establishment of an ERP system, (d) recruitment and training of senior management personnel, and (e) entrenchment of the corporate culture. All these became the foundation for the rapid and continued development of the Group. |
Mr. Chen Xiao, president of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on May 22, 2007. Prior to joining GOME, Mr. Chen was the chairman and president of China Paradise Electronics Retail Limited, a company previously listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chen has over 20 years of management experiences in the household electrical appliances retail industry in China. Mr. Chen is currently the president of Shanghai Electrical Products and Appliances Industry Association. |
Ms. DU Juan,executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the company on August 16, 2002. She has extensive working experience in the banking and finance industry. Between 1998 and 2002, she worked for two conglomerates and was responsible for financial and administrative management. Ms. Du is a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited. |
Mr. WANG Jun Zhou,has been the Executive Vice President of the Group since November 2006, joined the Board of Director of the company on 1 September, 2008. Mr. Wang graduated from the department of electronics engineering of Xi’an Jiaotong University with a bachelor’s degree in semiconductor physics in 1983. Mr. Wang joined the Group in 2001 and previously held the positions as the general manager of the operation center of the Group, the general manager of South-China region and general manager of strategic and cooperation centre. Mr. Wang has been assisting the president of the Group in the overall management of the daily operation, including the formulation of the Group’s mid to long term strategic plans and annual budgets; the standardization of the various systems, processes, authorization, and etc. Mr. Wang has also been assisting in providing guidance and supervision as to the daily operation in each major region and each division of the Group, and the appraisal for the business management teams at all levels. Mr. Wang has over ten years of experience at the sale and management in the electrical appliances industry. |
Ms. WEI Qiu Li,has been the Vice President of the Group since November 2006, joined the Board of Director of the company on 1 September, 2008. Ms. Wei graduated from the department of politics and legal education of Capital Normal Academy with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1990. Ms. Wei joined the Group in 2000 and previously held the positions as the director of the management center, price centre, human resources centre and administration center of the Group. In addition, Ms. Wei has over 10 years of experience in human resources and administrative management. |
Mr. NG Kin Wah,executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on September 30, 2000, has over 20 years’ experience in securities investment and well-versed of corporate finance in Hong Kong. Mr. Ng is a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited. |
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS |
Mr. SUN Qiang Chang, non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on February 28, 2006, is the managing director of Warburg Pincus Asia LLC (“Warburg Pincus”), a leading private equity and venture capital firm. Mr. Sun has been with Warburg Pincus since 1995 and has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry and private equity markets. Before joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Sun served as an executive director of the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC. Mr. Sun is also the founding chairman of the China Venture Capital Association, the founder and Executive Vice-Chairman of China Real Estate Developers and Investors Association and a non-executive director of China Huiyuan Juice Holdings Limited and Enerchina Holdings Limited, both companies are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Sun is also a director of Harbin Pharmaceutical Holding Company Limited and China BioSolutions Limited. Prior to his appointment as the Company’s non-executive director, Mr. Sun had held directorships in MediaNation Inc., a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange, Asiainfo Holdings Inc., a company listed on NASDAQ, Hong Leong Asia Limited and Eagle Brand Holdings Limited, both are companies listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. |
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS |
Mr. SZE Tsai Ping, Michael,independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on October 31, 2002, has over 30 years experience in the financial and securities field. He graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM) Degree from the University of Hong Kong. He is currently a Member of the Disciplinary Appeals Committee of the Stock Exchange and a Member of the Market Misconduct Tribunal. He was former Council Member, Member of the Main Board Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange, Member of the Cash Market Consultative Panel of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited and Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Panel. Mr. Sze is a Non-Executive Director of Burwill Holdings Limited and an Independent Non-Executive Director of T S Telecom Technologies Limited, Greentown China Holdings Limited, Harbour Centre Development Limited, C Y Foundation Group Limited and Walker Group Holdings Limited all of which are listed on the 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. He is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited. |
Mr. CHAN Yuk Sang,independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on May 20, 2004, 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 of these companies are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan was a senior general manager of a local bank and was an executive director of a joint Chinese-foreign bank in Shenzhen. Mr. Chan has more than 30 years’ experience in the banking and finance industry. Mr. Chan is currently an independent non-executive director of Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. |
Mr. Mark C. GREAVES,independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on April 15, 2005, was the managing director for the Asia region of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited and a director of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, London until 2002. Mr. Greaves was the founding principal of specialist consultancy practice of Anglo FarEast Group with an emphasis on cross-border assignments between Asia and Europe from 2002 to 2004 and is currently the chief executive of Hanson Capital Limited. Mr. Greaves was for many years a council representative to the Singapore Investment Banking Association and is an authorised representative and an approved person of the UK Financial Services Authority. Mr. Greaves is also a director of Sinosoft Technology plc, a company which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. |
Dr. Liu Peng Hui, independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on November 20, 2006, has over 16 years of experience in the studies of law and international relations. He is currently President of the Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy Studies and Chief Editor of the Strategy and Management magazine. Dr. Liu is also a member of several research institutions and think tanks in China, including the World Economics Society, China-Russia Relation Society, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Society. Dr. Liu was President of the Beijing Pacific Institute for International Strategy Studies from June 1999 to January 2006. He was an active member of the Centre of Strategy and Diplomacy at Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1990 to 1999 with research interests in US-Russia, Sino-US, and US-Korea relationships, as well as US social welfare and public policy and administration. He won the national award of Best Youth Research in 1995 with his book on modern western world and has published enormous number of papers on international relations in the last ten years. |
Mr. Yu Tung Ho,independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on May 22, 2007, is a director and the chief consultant of Asia Television Limited. He is also the vice president of the Federation of HK Guangxi Community Organisations (香港廣西社團總會) and the honorary president of the Hong Kong Commercial Publicity Association Limited (香港廣告業聯會). Mr. Yu has over 36 years of experience in the multimedia industry. Mr. Yu has been the director and chief operation officer of Asia Television Limited from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Yu has been the executive vice president of Phoenix Satellite Television Limited from 1996 to 2002 and the chairman of the Hong Kong Commercial Publicity Association Limited (香港廣告業聯會) from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Yu has also been the assistant general manager of China Radio & TV Corporation For International Techno-Economic Cooperation (中國廣播電視國際經濟技術合作總公司) from 1993 to 1996, president of Radio Guangdong (廣東人民廣播電台) and Zhujiang Economic Broadcasting Radio (珠江經濟廣播電台) from 1989 to 1993. He is currently an independent non-executive director of China Oriental Group Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. |
Mr. Thomas Joseph MANNING,independent non-executive director of the Company, joined the Board of Director of the Company on May 22, 2007, Mr. Manning is the CEO of Indachin Limited, a business design firm focused on custom-building information service companies in India and the PRC. He is also the founder of China Board Directors Limited, an influential network of senior executives providing board leadership to companies in the PRC. Earlier in his career, Mr. Manning held leadership positions with McKinsey & Company, CSC Index, and Buddy Systems, Inc., a technology venture. Until recently, he served as a director of Bain & Company and has also served as CEO of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia, as CEO of Capgemini Asia, and as Global Managing Director of the 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 currently an independent nonexecutive director of the Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the 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. |