Ms. Zhu Yuan, has been appointed as an executive Director, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, a member of both the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and an authorised representative of the Company effective from 28 March 2019. Ms. Zhu obtained a bachelor’s degree of commerce in business economics and finance from The University of New South Wales and a master’s degree of business administration from The University of Technology, Sydney. She has passed papers 1 and 6 in the Licensing Examination for Securities and Futures Intermediaries. Ms. Zhu has 10 years of working experience in management, human resources, finance analysis and investment. Ms. Zhu is the daughter of Mr. Zhu Yicai, a substantial shareholder of the Company.

Mr. Yang Linwei, joined the Group in March 1996 and is a vice president of the Group. He has 27 years of experience in the meat products industry. Mr. Yang was appointed as an executive Director of the Company with effect from 20 June 2016.

Mr. Gao Hui, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since April 2005. He is a certified public accountant in the PRC and certified tax advisor in the PRC. Mr. Gao is the chairman and general manager of Jiangsu Jinling Certified Public Accountants Company Limited and the general manager of Jiangsu Jinling Engineering Consulting and Management Company Limited. Mr. Gao graduated from Jiangsu Radio and TV University specialised in finance and accounting.

Mr. Chen Jianguo, has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since January 2010. He is a practising lawyer in the PRC and has been a partner of 江蘇金大律師事務所 (Jiangsu Jinda Law Office) since January 2003. Mr. Chen graduated from Fudan University with specialisation in economic law and obtained a master’s degree in economic law from the Graduate School of The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Ms. Xu Xinglian, is a professor and supervisor to doctoral students of Nanjing Agricultural University (南京農業大學) in China. Ms. Xu is an academic in food science with over 30 years of teaching experience in meat processing, and quality and safety control. Ms. Xu obtained a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in agriculture from Nanjing Agricultural University in 1985 and 1997, respectively, and a doctorate of engineering in food science from Nanjing Agricultural University in 2003.