Chairman and CEO
Mr. ZHANG Yongli(張永力先生), is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and an executive director of our Company. He also serves as a director in most of the subsidiaries of our Company. Mr. Zhang joined our Group in 1999 and is primarily responsible for our Group’s overall strategic planning and the management of our Group’s business operations. Mr. Zhang has over 20 years of experience in the PRC menswear industry. Mr. Zhang was selected as one of the “25 Influential Chinese in Global Fashion” in 2011 by Forbes China. He was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer and executive director on 8 June 2011 and was appointed as the Chairman on 22 June 2018. Mr. Zhang was a director of Guangdong Rieys Group Co., Ltd. (廣東雷伊(集團)股份有限公司) until May 2009. Mr. Zhang is the father-in-law of Mr. Tang Jia, the Chief E-Commerce Officer of our Company.
Executive Director
Mr. SUN David Lee (孫如暐先生), is an executive director of our Company. He also serves as a director in a number of our subsidiaries in Hong Kong. Mr. Sun is primarily responsible for brands sourcing and transaction management. He has been an independent non-executive director of Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited since November 2012, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He was an executive director of Asia Coal Limited until 3 May 2018, the shares of which were listed on the Stock Exchange up to 17 June 2019. Mr. Sun was a director and co-founder of CEC Management Limited, the management company of China Enterprise Capital Limited (“CEC”), a China focused private equity fund. Prior to establishing CEC, he was the managing director of Pacific Alliance Group Limited, an Asia-focused alternative investment management firm. Mr. Sun was the director for strategy and business development in Asia at Interbrew (currently known as AnheuserBusch InBev). He was also a consultant in the corporate finance and strategy practice of McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Hong Kong. Prior to his position at McKinsey, Mr. Sun practised law as an associate in the corporate group at Linklaters. Mr. Sun holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is a registered attorney in Illinois of the U.S. Mr. Sun was appointed as our executive director on 8 June 2011.
CFO and Executive Director
Ms. HUANG Xiaoyun (黃曉雲女士), is the Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of our Company. Ms. Huang joined our Group in 2000. Previously, she was a manager in our Group’s financial department from 2000 to 2001. She is responsible for the financial reporting and administration of our Group’s PRC operations. She has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management. Ms. Huang holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from The South China University of Technology. Ms. Huang was appointed as our executive director on 8 June 2011 and appointed as our Chief Financial Officer on 14 May 2012.
Non-executive Director
Mr. WANG Wei (王瑋先生), is a non-executive director of our Company. Mr. Wang is a director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”), focusing on private equity transactions in the Greater China region. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Wang worked at Orchid Asia Investment Group and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Wang has been actively involved in advising on investments in Sino Prosperity Real Estate Platform, China Cord Blood Corporation and the Company at KKR and Orchid Asia Investment Group. Mr. Wang graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 2005. Mr. Wang was appointed as our non-executive director on 14 May 2012.
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. KWONG Wilson Wai Sun (鄺偉信先生), is an independent non-executive director of our Company. He has been appointed as an executive director of China Metal Resources Utilisation Limited, a manufacturer of recycled copper products in China, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, since 16 August 2013. He is also an independent non-executive director of C. Banner International Holdings Limited and Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited, companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, since 26 August 2011 and 16 July 2014, respectively. Mr. Kwong was appointed as an independent non-executive director of China New Higher Education Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange on 20 March 2017. On 15 March 2019, he was also appointed as an independent non-executive director of Koolearn Technology Holding Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange on 28 March 2019. Mr. Kwong acted as the President of Gushan Environment Energy Limited, a copper products manufacturer and biodiesel producer in China, until 16 August 2013. He has 12 years of experience in corporate finance and equity capital markets in Asia, having previously worked at a number of investment banks in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Gushan Environmental Energy Limited in 2006, he was the managing director of investment banking and he held the position as the head of Hong Kong and China equity capital markets at CLSA Equity Capital Markets Limited since March 2004. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Kwong was a director and the head of equity capital markets for Cazenove Asia Limited. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, England with a Bachelor’s degree in 1987, he qualified as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom with KPMG in 1990 and as a chartered secretary and administrator in the United Kingdom in 1991. Mr. Kwong is currently an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Mr. Kwong was appointed as our independent non-executive director on 8 June 2011.
Mr. CUI Yi (崔義先生), is an independent non-executive director of our Company. He is the founder and director of PMC China Trading Company Limited (合力洋行(中國)有限公司), and was responsible for managing the authorised dealership of glass tube products under a German brand in the PRC and Hong Kong. Mr. Cui is also the director of Jescove Company Limited (宏銀有限公司). He has also been acting as the executive director and deputy general manager of Hong Kong Zhanyou Company Limited (香港湛佑有限公司) since 1993 and responsible for the preparation and establishment of ZIP Comayagua, S.A., a textile industrial complex, in Honduras, Central America. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Cui was the executive director and executive general manager of the companies of ZIP Comayagua S.A., responsible for management of the textile industrial complex. From 1990 to 1991, he was the assistant general manager of Textile Development Company (上海紡織住宅開發總公司) under the Shanghai Textile Industry Council (上海紡織工業局), and he was the deputy general manager of Hainan Shenhai Enterprise Group (海南申海企業集團) under the same council in 1991, responsible for the trading of textile products and the development of overseas markets for textile products. Mr. Cui graduated from The East China University of Political Science and Law majoring in law. Mr. Cui was appointed as our independent non-executive director on 8 June 2011.
Mr. YEUNG Chi Wai (楊志偉先生), is an independent non-executive director of our Company. Mr. Yeung is the founder and director of Edwin Yeung & Company (CPA) Limited and has been practising as a certified public accountant with the firm since 1991. He has been an associate of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants since 1988. Mr. Yeung became an associate member and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1989 and 1996, respectively. He is also a member of the Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Yeung has been a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 1993, an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 2005 and a Fellow Member of CPA Australia since 2010. He was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government of Hong Kong”) in 2010. He was also the president of the Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors in 2008 and is currently the chairman of its membership and promotion committee. Mr. Yeung was appointed as a vice chairman of Accounting Development Foundation Limited in 2018. He has been a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Shandong Province since January 2013 and a committee member of Home Purchase Allowance Appeals Committee since 14 July 2014. He has also been a member of the Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning), an independent statutory body established by the Government of Hong Kong, since 1 October 2016. He is the immediate past chairperson of the Association of China Trend Studies (HK). He was also appointed as an independent non-executive director of Wah Sun Handbags International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, on 2 January 2018. Mr. Yeung was appointed as the executive council member of The Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association Limited on 20 September 2019. Mr. Yeung was appointed as our independent non-executive director on 8 June 2011.