About Us

The Board of Directors

WILSON SEA - CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

From 1997 to 2004, Dr. Wilson Sea worked in Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd. as an assistant to president, president and chairman, responsible for the investment banking business, the business of research department, planning and development of the company. From 2004 to 2007, he was the chairman of the board of Kaifeng Lanwei Highway Development Company Limited* (開封市蘭尉高速公路發展有限公司). He worked as the vice-chairman of the board of Yubei (Xinxiang) Power Steering System Co., Ltd. from 2007 to 2011. Dr. Sea obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Henan University in 1986. He further obtained a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in economics from Fudan University in 1992 and 1995 respectively. He was appointed as a professor by Henan University in 1995.

Dr. Sea is responsible for the general strategic planning, business planning and co-ordination of the Group, as well as for supervision of the enforcement and execution of the management’s strategies.

ZHU HUANQIANG - CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

From 1997 to 2010, Dr. Zhu Huanqiang held various positions at the CSRC, including serving as a director of Inspection Division II of the Department of Intermediary Supervision of the CSRC and a deputy director of Heilongjiang Regulatory Bureau of the CSRC. From 2011 to 2016, he served as a deputy general manager of China Securities Finance Corporation Limited (“CSF”) and a member of the Committee of Communist Party of China of CSF. Dr. Zhu is a qualified lawyer in China. He obtained a master’s degree in law with a major in civil law from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in 1996 and a doctoral degree in law with a major in civil and commercial law from China University of Political Science and Law in 2006.

Dr. Zhu is principally responsible for the management and development of the financial services business and education management and consultation business of the Group. He is also a director of a number of subsidiaries of the Company.

CHU KIN WANG, PELEUS - INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Chu Kin Wang, Peleus was appointed as an INED on 19 October 2011. Mr. Chu has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, audit, accounting and taxation.

Since 2019, Mr. Chu was or has been an executive director or a senior management of the following companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange: (a) Chinese People Holdings Company Limited (stock code: 681): an executive director from December 2008 to March 2015 and the deputy chairman and an executive director from March 2015 to October 2020; and (b) Momentum Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 1152): an executive director from August 2021 to March 2022.

Since 2019, Mr. Chu was or has also been an independent non-executive director of the following companies listed on the Main Board or the GEM of the Stock Exchange: (a) Tianli Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as EYANG Holdings (Group) Co., Limited) (stock code: 117): since April 2007; (b) Huayu Expressway Group Limited (stock code: 1823): since May 2009; (c) SuperRobotics Holdings Limited (formerly known as SkyNet Group Limited) (stock code: 8176): from March 2012 to November 2021; (d) Madison Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as Madison Wine Holdings Limited) (stock code: 8057): since September 2015; (e) Mingfa Group (International) Company Limited (stock code: 846): since November 2016; (f) Xinming China Holdings Limited (stock code: 2699): from April 2021 to August 2021; (g) Peking University Resources (Holdings) Company Limited (stock code: 618): from October 2021 to October 2022; and (h) Hyfusin Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 8512): since December 2021.

Mr. Chu graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a master’s degree in business administration. Mr. Chu is a fellow member of both the HKICPA and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also an associate member of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries.

Lu Dan - INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ms. Lu, has approximately 10 years of experience in the education and financeindustries.

She obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in Canada inJune 2006.Ms. Lu has been working at Bogerui Education Consulting Company Limited* (博格瑞教育諮詢有限公司) in mainland China as a project manager since September 2018. From September2011 to December 2014, she was a partner services representative at Toronto-Dominion Bank inCanada.

Qiao Huabin - INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Qiao, aged 53, has approximately 30 years of experience in the accounting, taxation and finance industries. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics from the Henan University of Economics and Law (formerly Henan Institute of Finance and Economics* (河南財經學院)) in June 1995, and completed his postgraduate studies in international economics at Zhengzhou University in December 2005.

Mr. Qiao was the audit manager of Henan Tax Consultation Agency Centre* (河南省稅務諮詢代理中心)* from July 1995 to July 1998, the securities consultant manager of Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd.* (民生證券有限責任公司) (formerly Huanghe Securities Co., Ltd.* (黃河證券有限責任公司)) from August 1998 to May 2006, the senior project manager of Shenzhen Caishuida Tax Agent Firm (Special General Partnership)* (深圳市財稅達稅務師事務所(特殊普通合夥)) from August 2006 to September 2013, and has been the executive director of Shenzhen Zhongshui Yuetong Management Consulting Co., Ltd.* (深圳市中稅粵通管理諮詢有限公司) since October 2013.