Mr. GAO Fei, aged 47, was appointed as the chief executive officer and an executive director of the Company on 26 March 2024. Prior to the appointment, he has been a senior vice president and the head of UHT business unit of the Group. Mr. GAO graduated from Shandong University and Tsinghua University, and obtained an Executive Master in Business Administration degree from Tsinghua University. Mr. GAO joined the Group in 1999, and successively held the positions of regional manager, center manager, sales general manager and marketing general manager of the sales and marketing department and contributed to the rapid growth of the market share of the Mengniu brand. Mr. GAO has abundant practical experience in sales, marketing and promotion and business operation of dairy products. In 2016, he was appointed as a vice president of the Group and head of the UHT business unit of the Group.
Ms. Wang Yan, aged 45, was appointed as an executive director of the Company in December 2021. Ms. Wang Yan joined the Group in November 2021. Ms. Wang has previously served various roles including general manager of talent development at the human resources department and deputy director of the human resources department at COFCO Corporation. Ms. Wang holds a master of management degree from the Renmin University of China specialising in human resources management.
Mr. ZHANG Ping, aged 59, was an executive director of the Company during the period from December 2021 to 26 March 2024. Mr. ZHANG Ping, who joined the Group in 2014, is currently a vice president and the chief financial officer of the Group. Mr. ZHANG Ping is also a director of a number of the Group’s subsidiaries, including the Group’s major subsidiaries Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Company Limited and Inner Mongolia Tegaoxin Dairy Co., Ltd. (內蒙古特高新乳製品有限公司). He has over 33 years of experience in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, specializing in management of operation, finance and audit, as well as risk control. Mr. ZHANG Ping worked in Swire Beverages group companies as manager responsible for internal audit and system development, finance director, general manager of bottler manufacturing company and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Bottlers Manufacturing Holdings Limited. Mr. ZHANG Ping is also a non-executive director of China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. and China Shengmu Organic Milk Limited respectively, which are both companies listed in Hong Kong, and a director of Shanghai Milkground Food Tech Company Limited (listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange). Mr. ZHANG Ping was a non-executive director of Yashili, a subsidiary of the Company which was previously listed in Hong Kong and was privatised and delisted in 2023. Mr. ZHANG Ping graduated from the Beijing Information Science and Technology University with a Master’s Degree in Management Engineering.
Mr. LUO Yan, aged 62, is currently a vice president and the head of chilled product business unit and fresh milk business unit of the Group. Mr. LUO graduated from the China Textile University and Fudan University, and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration respectively. Mr. LUO joined General Mills China in 1999 and served successively as national sales director, vice president (Greater China) and director of global business unit of Häagen-Dazs. He continued to be the vice president (Greater China) of General Mills in 2014, and was responsible for sales in China Region, as well as the retail and food and beverage business department of Häagen-Dazs. He has worked in the food industry for 30 years with extensive experience in the industry and management. Mr. LUO joined the Group in November 2017 and has served as the head of development business and other positions.
Mr. YAN Zhiyuan, aged 41, is currently a vice president and the head of milk formula business unit. He was an executive director and chief executive officer of Yashili International Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company which was previously listed in Hong Kong and was privatised and delisted in 2023. Mr. YAN, who joined the Group in 2002, has accumulated extensive sales and management experience in the dairy products industry. Mr. YAN was formerly the assistant vice president of Mengniu. Since January 2017, he has been the general manager of the sales management center of the Group’s room temperature product business division, leading the room temperature sales management team to achieve continuous high growth in sales revenue and market share. Mr. YAN obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States and a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.
Mr. HAN Jianjun, aged 50, is currently a vice president and the head of the ice product business unit of the Group. He also oversees the ice cream business of Aice in the Southeast Asia region. Mr. HAN graduated from Shandong Agricultural University with a Master’s Degree in agricultural promotion. He joined the Group in 1999 and held various positions successively, including head of production and operation of ice products, general manager of the room temperature production management centre, and general manager of the ice product business unit. He has rich management and practical experience in the supply chain field of room temperature and ice products. He has also led the ice products business unit to achieve growth of over 100% for three consecutive years.
Mr. ZHAO Jiejun, aged 47, is currently a vice president and the head of milk sourcing and animal husbandry industry chain business unit of the Group. Mr. ZHAO graduated from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a postgraduate qualification. Mr. ZHAO joined the Group in 2000 and served successively as greater regional sales manager, sales director, general manager of operation, general manager of planning and logistics and head of supply chain of the Group. Mr. ZHAO has almost 20 years of experience in dairy industry and specializes in both sales management, supply chain management and dairy farms segment management. Mr. ZHAO is visionary with keen market insight towards dairy industry in China. Mr. ZHAO is also a non-executive director of China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. and China Shengmu Organic Milk Limited respectively, which are both companies listed in Hong Kong, and has been the chairman of the board of directors of China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. since February 2023.
Mr. WEN Yongping, aged 49, is currently a vice president and the head of research and development and innovation of the Group. Mr. WEN graduated from China Agricultural University and obtained a Doctoral Degree in Food Science and Engineering. Mr. WEN joined the Group in 1999 and successively served as the general manager of production direction centre, operations assistant vice president, milk sources vice president and head of chilled product business unit of the Group. He is experienced in production and operations management, milk sources management and core business operation management. Mr. WEN was a non-executive director of China Modern Dairy, a company listed in Hong Kong, until January 2019.
Mr. YANG Zhigang, aged 51, is currently a vice president and an officer-in-charge of safety and quality of the Group, and is responsible for risk control and auditing, bidding management and procurement management. He graduated from the Huazhong Agricultural University and Central China Normal University, and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology and Engineering, and a Master’s Degree in Economics respectively. Mr. YANG joined the Hubei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in 1995 as section manager and deputy director of the office; and temporarily worked for the general office of State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau/General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. He joined the registration and administration department of Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China as researcher, department head and vice inspector in 2002. He joined COFCO as general manager of the quality and safety management department, and vice director of the audit and legal risk control department in 2013. He has extensive experience in the audit of safety and quality and risk control. Mr. YANG joined the Group in June 2017.
Mr. LI Pengcheng, aged 53, is currently a vice president and the head of group affairs of the Group. Mr. LI graduated from the department of information management in Peking University with a Master’s Degree in science and technology intelligence, and Tianjin University with a Doctoral Degree in Management. Mr. LI used to work in the Office of the Central Internet Security and Information Technology Commission, where he was the inspector of the network emergency management and network public opinion bureau, deputy director general and director of the China Internet Illegal and Objectionable Information Reporting Center (bureau level). Mr. LI joined the Group in September 2018.
Ms. LIU Lijun, aged 42, is currently a vice president and the head of human resources department of the Group. She graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology with Master’s Degree in software engineering and City University of Hong Kong with Doctorate Degree in Business Administration, respectively. Since joining the Group in August 2002, Ms. LIU has served in human resources position. Ms. LIU served as the personnel manager, director of the human resources department, human resources director of marketing system and head of organization development of the Group, general manager of human resources centre of the room temperature product business unit, assistant vice president — head of human resources department at the room temperature product business unit, and head of the Center of Expertise of the Group. She served as the vice president and officer-in-charge of personnel management in 2021. Ms. LIU has participated in and successfully led group-level panels and human resources reform projects for many times. She has rich theoretical and practical experience in the field of human resources management.
Mr. CHEN Yiyi, aged 50, is currently a vice president and head of strategy management of the Group and is responsible for the strategic and investment management. Mr. CHEN graduated from Fudan University with Bachelor’s degree in law. Before joining the Group, Mr. CHEN successively worked for Nestle, International Paper, Tetra Pak Sidel, China Resources Enterprise and other well-known international companies and listed companies in Hong Kong and Mainland China as national commercial manager, North Asia regional director, strategic vice president, president and executive director and other senior management position, respectively, in the past 25 years. Mr. CHEN has served in the fast-moving consumer goods industry such as dairy and retail industry for many years. He has extensive experience in the industrial operation integration, strategic planning management, and corporate cooperation and mergers and acquisitions as well as industry-wide vision and international business experience. Mr. CHEN joined the Group in December 2021, and has been a non-executive director and member of the strategy and development committee of China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd., a company listed in Hong Kong, since February 2023.
Mr. KWOK Wai Cheong, Chris, aged 51, the Financial Controller and Company Secretary of the Company, joined the Group in May 2007. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. KWOK was the financial controller of a Hong Kong listed company and he also served in an international accounting firm. Mr. KWOK graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy. Mr. KWOK is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.