Mr. Chen, 55, was appointed as a non-executive director and the chairman of the board of directors of the Company in April 2019. Mr. Chen joined COFCO Corporation in April 2019 and is currently an executive vice president of COFCO Corporation and a director of certain subsidiaries of COFCO Corporation, including a director of China Foods (Holdings) Limited and the chairman of COFCO WOMAI.COM Investment Limited (中粮我买网投资有限公司). Mr. Chen is also a director of COFCO Beverages Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and a director and the chairman of the board of directors of each of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited and COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages (China) Investment Ltd., both of which are 65%-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Currently, Mr. Chen is also a non-executive director and the chairman of the board of directors of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong. In the past, Mr. Chen has served as a director and the chairman of the board of directors of China Resources Enterprise, Limited, an executive vice president of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, a director of CRH (Beer) Limited, the chairman of China Resources Snow Breweries (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a director of China Resources Company Limited (formerly known as China Resources National Corporation), the chief executive officer and the chairman of the board of directors of China Resources Vanguard Co., Ltd., the chairman of China Resources Ng Fung Limited and China Resources C’estbon Beverage (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and a vice chairman and the chief executive officer of China Resources Logic Limited (now renamed as China Resources Gas Group Limited). Mr. Chen was a vice chairman of the board of directors and a member of strategy committee of Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co., Limited (山西杏花村汾酒厂股份有限公司), a company listed in Shanghai, until June 2019; and an executive director and the chairman of the board of directors of China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong, until July 2019.
Mr. Chen holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Anhui University, China and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, USA.
Mr. Qing, 51, was appointed as an executive director and the managing director of the Company in January 2020. Mr. Qing is currently a director and the chief executive officer of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, a 65%-owned subsidiary of the Company, and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Qing joined COFCO Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in July 1993 and has held various positions including the director of strategy department of COFCO Corporation during the period from July 2016 to March 2019. Mr. Qing was the deputy general manager of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited during the period from December 2007 to June 2016. Mr. Qing has concurrently served as the strategy planning director of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited during the period April 2004 to March 2014. During the period from April 2004 to June 2016, Mr. Qing has also concurrently served various positions including the director of the public relations department and the director of the finance department of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, the general manager of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages (Shandong) Limited and the general manager of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages (Beijing) Limited. Mr. Qing has served as the deputy general manager of Jilin COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited during the period from June 2002 to March 2004 and a sales operation manager of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited during April 2000 to May 2002.
Mr. Qing graduated from Renmin University of China and Guanghua School of Business Management of Peking University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, respectively. Mr. Qing has extensive experience in beverage production, marketing, strategy planning, finance, public relations and general management.
Mr. Shen, 48, was appointed as an executive director of the Company in December 2017. Mr. Shen is currently the finance general manager of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, a 65%-owned subsidiary of the Company, and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Shen joined COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited in 2002 and has held various finance positions in the group of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, including the chief financial officer of Gansu COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited and the chief financial officer of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages (Beijing) Limited. Prior to joining COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, he was a financial analyst at Sithe (China) Holdings Ltd. and Hei (China) Ltd..
Mr. Shen graduated from China Foreign Affair College in 1994 and then received a Bachelor's degree in accounting management from the University of International Business and Economics in 2004, and a Master of Science degree in applied accounting and finance from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2015. Mr. Shen is a senior accountant, and has over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting.
Mr. CHEN, 50, was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in August 2021. Mr. CHEN joined COFCO Corporation (“COFCO”) in 1994 and is currently the director of the Cooperation and Development Department and the general manager of the Supply Assurance Department of COFCO. Mr. Chen has been the executive deputy general manager of COFCO Yellowsea Grain and Oil Industries (Shandong) Co., Ltd., and the general manager of COFCO Northsea Grain and Oil Industries (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.. Mr. Chen has also held various management positions of the Group during the period from 2008 to 2016, including a deputy general manager, an assistant general manager, the chief legal counsel, the general manager of each of the confectionery business unit, kitchen food business unit and procurement department of the Company. From October 2016 to April 2019, he served as the deputy general manager of China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited, once a company listed in Hong Kong, and a director of the preparatory office of the COFCO Yingkou Lingang Grain, Oil and Food Industrial Park.
Mr. Chen has extensive experience in the research and practices of operating management of national policies, industrial development, international trade, production and processing, brand marketing and technological innovation in the field of grain, oil and food. Mr. Chen also serves as the Vice President of the China National Vegetable Oil Association, the Vice President of the Oil Chapter of the Chinese Cereals and Oils Association, and a member of the National Cereals and Oils Standardization Technical Committee.
Mr. Chen graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in law, and from Tsinghua University with a degree of Executive Master of Business Administration. Mr. Chen also held a PhD degree in Economics from Institute of Population and Labour Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Mr. Chen, 57, was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in October 2020. Mr. Chen is currently a director of each of COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited and COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages (China) Investment Limited, both of which are 65%-owned subsidiaries of the Company, and the director of the quality and safety management department of COFCO Corporation and concurrently a director of each of Shenzhen Qianhai COFCO Development Co., Ltd. and COFCO & Technology Co., Ltd. (both subsidiaries of COFCO Corporation). Mr. Chen joined COFCO Corporation in 2008 and has held various positions, including the director of the safety production department, the deputy director of the audit and legal risk management department, an audit specialist, the deputy director of the quality and safety management department and the general manager of safety and environment protection division of the quality and safety management department. Prior to joining COFCO Corporation, Mr. Chen has served various positions, including the deputy director of the department of technical and equipment of National Workplace Emergency Management Center, the director of the first division of the department of work safety coordination of The State Administration of Work Safety, the director assistant of the safety science and technology research center and the director of the department of technology development of The State Administration of Work Safety, and the deputy director of the department of advisory of technology development of the safety science and technology research center under The State Economic and Trade Commission of the People’s Republic of China.
Mr. Chen graduated from Anhui Normal University with a major in chemistry, and then graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology with a master of science degree in engineering, specializing in energetic materials. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in quality and safety management.
Mr. Clark, 71, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in January 2005. Mr. Clark is currently a joint managing director of The Anglo Chinese Investment Company, Limited, a deputy chairman of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel, a member of the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Listing Policy Panel and a member of the Chairmen Pool of The Listing Review Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Clark has served as a director of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and an alternate member of the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in the past. Mr. Clark has extensive experience in corporate finance.
Mr. Clark holds a joint honors degree of Bachelor in history and history of art from the University of Nottingham in England and a degree of Master in business administration from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mr. Li, 68, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in November 2008. Mr. Li was a member of each of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel of the Securities and Futures Commission and the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and an expert member of the Finance Committee of Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation and an executive director and the chief finance officer of Hang Lung Group Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong.
Mr. Li holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in economics and sociology from The University of Hong Kong, and is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Mr. Li has more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting.
Mr. Mok, 72, was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in August 2017. Mr. Mok is currently an independent non-executive director of Yashili International Holdings Ltd., a company listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Mok served as a senior consultant for COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, a 65%-owned subsidiary of the Company, in 2012 and also served as the general manager of Beijing Coca-Cola Beverage Co., Ltd. from 2002 to 2011. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Mok was the general manager of Hangzhou BC Foods Company Limited and Nanjing BC Foods Company Limited and also served as the general manager of Swire Beverages Limited responsible for overseeing bottling plants of Swire Beverages Limited in China.
Mr. Mok was awarded a Bachelor’s degree of economics from McGill University, Canada in 1975. Mr. Mok has extensive experience in beverage production, marketing and general management.
