Mr. Li Weiqi, Executive Director and Chairman
Mr. Li Weiqi (“Mr. Li”), aged 49, has been appointed as an executive Director and chief executive officer of the Company (the “Chief Executive Officer”) since 6 July 2020. Mr. Li has been re-designation from the Chief Executive Officer to the chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) and the chairman of the nomination committee of the Company since 20 December 2023. Mr. Li graduated from City Gas Engineering of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 1998 and is a senior engineer. Mr. Li served as the manager of the capital operation department of Beijing Gas Group from April 2018 to November 2020 and served as the deputy manager of planning and development department of Beijing Gas Group from December 2012 to August 2016. Mr. Li has ever worked in various departments in Beijing Coal Heat Institute for more than 10 years, including the planning and operation, consulting design and marketing departments, and has work experience in the Gas Management Office of the Beijing Municipal Management Committee. Mr. Li has more than 20 years of experience in natural gas design and planning, infrastructure investment, market development, corporate governance and capital operation. Mr. Li was an executive Director of the Group from 21 February 2017 to 26 September 2019.
Mr. Wu Haipeng, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Wu Haipeng (“Mr. Wu”), aged 49, has been appointed as an executive Director since 16 November 2022 and was re-designated from vice president of the Company (the “Vice President”) to the executive vice president of the Company (the “Executive Vice President”) on 24 May 2023. Mr. Wu has been re-designated from the Executive Vice President to the Chief Executive Officer since 20 December 2023. He also acts as director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Wu is currently responsible for comprehensively scrutinizing the Group’s management and operation performance of the Group. Mr. Wu obtained a bachelor’s degree in industrial automation from Daqing Petroleum Institute（大慶石油學院）(currently known as Northeast Petroleum University（東北石油大學 ）in July 1998 and a master’s degree in gas engineering and management from MINES ParisTech in October 2011 and is a senior gas engineer（燃氣專業高級工程師）. Mr. Wu has over 20 years of experience in gas pipeline network operation, gas station operation and safety management.
Mr. Li Xianning, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Li Xianning (“Mr. Li Xianning”), aged 38, has been appointed as an executive Director, chief financial officer and Vice President since 3 November 2023. Mr. Li Xianning joined the Group in October 2020 as the assistant of Chief Executive Officer and the financial controller of Finance Department of the Group where he was mainly responsible for the Group’s comprehensive budget management, debt response and financial management. Prior to joining the Group, from August 2015 to September 2020, Mr. Li Xianning served as the finance supervisor of finance department of Beijing Gas Group, where he was primarily responsible for the fund management and budget management of the finance department of Beijing Gas Group. Mr. Li Xianning obtained a Master of Business in Corporate Management from the China Agricultural University（中國農業大學）in June 2010 and a Doctor of Management in Agricultural Economy from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences（中國社 會科學院研究生院）(currently known as University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences（中國社會科學院大學 ） in June 2015.
Mr. Yeung Shek Hin, Executive Director
Mr. Yeung Shek Hin (“Mr. Yeung”), aged 37, has been appointed as an executive Director since 1 July 2022. He is a member of the Compliance Committee. Mr. Yeung is mainly responsible for supervising and managing finance, legal and compliance and investor relations affairs of the Group. He also acts as director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Prior to joining the Group, he held senior positions at Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy Group Limited (now known as Shandong Hi-Speed New Energy Group Limited) (stock code: 1250) (“BECE”), a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). He joined BECE in November 2016 and was appointed as the general manager of the finance department of BECE since September 2019. During his tenure at BECE, Mr. Yeung gained extensive experience in financial reporting and financial capital management, as well as company secretarial and compliance affairs of a Hong Kong listed company. Mr. Yeung has accumulated over 13 years of experience in corporate finance and auditing with the Big 4 international accounting firm and listed companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Yeung graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Major in Accountancy and Minor in Finance. Mr. Yeung is now a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr. Shao Dan, Non-executive Director
Mr. Shao Dan (“Mr. Shao”), aged 46, has been appointed as a non-executive Director since 30 December 2022. Mr. Shao joined Beijing Gas Group in 2000 and has held various positions within Beijing Gas Group and its subsidiaries and joint ventures, including positions in the corporate operations and management department, legal and audit department, financial controller, the deputy general manager of asset management department and the deputy general manager of the capital operations department. Mr. Shao is currently a director of Beijing Gas Fangshan Co., Ltd.*（北京燃氣房山有限責任公司）and Beijing Gas Dingan Co., Ltd.*（北京燃氣集團定安有限公 司）, which are subsidiaries of Beijing Gas Group, and serves on the supervisory board of China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Corporation Northern China Natural Gas Pipeline Co., Ltd.*（國家管網集團華北天然氣管道有限公司）, an affiliated company of Beijing Gas Group. Mr. Shao obtained a bachelor degree in economics from China Institute of Finance and Banking*（中國金融學院）(now known as the University of International Business and Economics) in 2000 and a master degree in international economics from Université Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France in 2007.
Mr. Cui Yulei, Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Cui Yulei (“Mr. Cui”), aged 46, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 6 July 2020. He is also the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Compliance Committee. Mr. Cui obtained a bachelor degree of Law from Northwest University of Political Science and Law（西北政法大學）in 2000. He has over 20 years of experience in State-owned Assets matters, litigation, arbitration and reconciliation and cross-border investments.
Ms. Hsu Wai Man Helen, Independent Non-executive Director
Ms. Hsu Wai Man Helen (“Ms. Hsu”), aged 54, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 6 July 2020. She is also the chairman of each of the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee and a member of each of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Ms. Hsu graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in business administration. Ms. Hsu is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has more than 20 years of experience in accounting. Ms. Hsu had been working with Ernst & Young for 18 years and was a partner of Ernst & Young before she retired from the firm in February 2011. Ms. Hsu is currently an independent non-executive director of Richly Field China Development Limited (stock code: 313), China Display Optoelectronics Technology Holdings Limited (stock code: 334) and Perfect Medical Health Management Limited (stock code: 1830), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange and Perfect Optronics Limited (stock code: 8311), a Company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Xu Jianwen, Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Xu Jianwen (“Mr. Xu”), aged 43, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 1 February 2022. He is also a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Compliance Committee. Mr. Xu obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Laws from the Sun Yat-Sen University in June 2005, and a Master’s Degree of Common Law from the University of Hong Kong in November 2007. He has extensive work experience in the financial industry. He worked in several financial institutions, including China Goldlink Capital Group Limited, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited, China Securities (International) Finance Holding Company Limited, Southwest Securities (HK) Financial Management Limited and Dongxing Securities (Hong Kong) Financial Holdings Limited, at which he is principally involved in the management in the aspects of legal, compliance and risk control. Mr. Xu is currently an independent non-executive director of Microware Group Limited (stock code:1985), a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. He was also a non- executive director of Sansheng Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. (stock code: 2183) from 11 May 2017 to 1 December 2021, which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Xu was awarded with the Legal Professional Qualification Certificate in the PRC in February 2009.
Ms. Annie Chen, Company Secretary
Ms. Annie Chen (“Ms. Chen”), aged 44, has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company since 16 January 2021 and has been the Vice President since 25 May 2021. Ms. Chen is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong with extensive experience in legal and company secretarial matters.