Executive directors
Mr. Qu Jiguang (曲繼廣先生), aged 69, an executive director and the chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Qu is responsible for the strategic planning, business development and overall management of the Group. Mr. Qu is also the chief executive officer of the Company who is responsible to lead the management implementing the business strategies of the Group. Mr. Qu joined Shijiazhuang No. 1 Pharmaceutical Factory (“No. 1 Pharma”) as deputy factory manager in 1995. He later became a director and the vice general manager of Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group. From December 2004, Mr. Qu has been the chairman of New Orient Investments Pharmaceutical Holding (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“New Orient”), the chairman of China Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a controlling shareholder of the Company (“CPCL”) and the chairman of CMP Group Limited (“CMP”). Mr. Qu was an independent non-executive Director of the Company and was an executive director of China Pharmaceutical Group Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), from February 2001 to September 2004. Mr. Qu graduated from Tianjin Finance College with a postgraduate degree in Finance in 1999. He is also an economist accredited by The Ministry of Personnel of China. Mr. Qu has over 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry. He has key roles in China Pharmaceutical Industry Association(中國化學製藥協會), Hebei Provincial Association of Enterprise (河北省企業聯合會) and Hebei Pharmaceutical Industry Association(河北省醫藥行業協會).
Mr. Su Xuejun (蘇學軍先生), aged 56, an executive director. Mr. Su is currently the chairman of the Board of Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma”), the Company’s indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary. Mr. Su focuses in the pharmaceutical market development, operations and management. He has extensive understanding and experience in sales and marketing as well as the policy in pharmaceutical related industries. Mr. Su joined No.1 Pharma as assistant to factory manager in 1990. And afterwards he served as deputy general manager of a subsidiary of the Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group selling preparations, deputy general manager of Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharma and general manager of Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharma. Since January 2007, Mr. Su acts as executive director of Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharma and New Orient. Mr. Su graduated from Hebei Normal University, majoring in biology, with a bachelor’s degree.
Mr. Meng Guo (孟國先生), aged 50, an executive director. Mr. Meng is currently the deputy general manager of the Company, a director of New Orient and Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma and Hebei Guolong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, all being wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, and the executive president in charge of finance and information-based operations of Shijiazhuang No. 4. After joining Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma in year 2001, Mr. Meng held the positions of deputy head and manager of the finance department of Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma, and has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, tax and information technology management. Mr. Meng has consistently participated in investors’ relations duties of the Company. Mr. Meng holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Lanzhou University and a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Beijing University of Technology. He also holds the qualification of senior accountant in the People’s Republic of China.
Mr. Chow Hing Yeung (周興揚先生), aged 45, an executive director. Mr. Chow is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the Company. Mr. Chow obtained a Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining the Company in August 2011, he worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers and financial department of listed companies in Hong Kong, and has over 20 years of experience in audit, accounting and financial management. Mr. Chow has consistently participated in investors’ relations duties of the Company. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms. Qu Wanrong (曲婉蓉女士), aged 40, is currently the deputy general manager of the Company, responsible for public relations and corporate communications. Before joining the Company in 2014, she worked as an auditor at PwC China from 2012 to 2013. Ms Qu has extensive experience in financial audit, public relations and corporate communications.
Non-executive director
Mr. Liu Wenjun (劉文軍先生), aged 52, a non-executive Director. Mr. Liu currently serves as the general manager of the Xindu Base of Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Sichuan Kelun”), a position he has taken since 2013. He was the general manager of Kunming Nanjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(昆明南疆製藥有限公司)from 2005 to 2013. He served as a workshop supervisor of Sichuan Kelun from 2002 to 2005, and a technician at the Sichuan Antibiotics Laboratory of the National Medical Products Administration(國家醫藥管理局四川抗菌素研究所)from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Liu graduated from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a Bachelor of Science degree and holds the qualification of a Senior Engineer in the People’s Republic of China.
Independent non-executive directors
Mr. Wang Yibing (王亦兵先生), aged 61, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Wang graduated from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, majored in pharmacy(瀋陽藥科大學藥學). Mr. Wang joined Heibei Provincial Pharmaceutical Research Centre(河北省藥物研究所)in July 1983 and became supervisor in research centre of pharmacodynamics, research centre of preparations, the pharmaceutical factory and scientific research management centre successively. In 1991, Mr. Wang joined the General Economics Division of Hebei Provincial Administration of Medicine(河北省醫藥管理局綜合經濟處)as vice supervisor and was promoted to supervisor and the deputy director successively. From April 2000 to July 2005, he was the Director of Division of Drug Registration and Division of Drug Safety and Inspection of Hebei Food and Drug Administration(河北省食品藥品監督管理局藥品註冊處,藥品安全監管處). Mr. Wang possesses over 30 years’ experience in pharmaceutical research, production and industry regulation, is familiar with pharmaceutical laws and regulations and drug inspection procedures. He has profound exposure in the areas of pharmaceutical research, production, circulation and application, while comprehends and provides insights into the overall situation and trend of development of the pharmaceutical industry at both the provincial and state levels.
Mr. Chow Kwok Wai (周國偉先生), aged 57, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Chow served as a non-executive director of Cinda International Holdings Limited (stock code: 111) from November 2008 to November 2022 and as an executive director of Silver Grant International Holdings Group Limited (stock code: 171) from April 2004 to December 2012, both companies being listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chow served as an independent non-executive director of Youyuan International Holdings Limited (a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and been cancelled of listing on the Stock Exchange with effect from 22 March 2021) from May 2010 to October 2019. Mr. Chow has worked in Price Waterhouse, which is now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, and has accumulated valuable audit experience there. Mr. Chow has over 30 years of experience in accounting, financial management and corporate finance. Mr. Chow received his bachelor degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong in 1990. Mr. Chow is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Fellow CPA of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a Chartered Tax Adviser and a Fellow member of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong.
Mr. Jiang Guangce (姜廣策先生), aged 52, an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Jiang has over 20 years of experience in the field of healthcare and investment. He is currently the chairman of Tibet DeChuan Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“Tibet DeChuan”). Mr. Jiang obtained the doctor’s degree from the School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University in year 2000, and completed the post-doctoral research in biopharmaceutical area at the College of Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology in year 2002. Mr. Jiang was the general manager of Guangzhou Baiji Health Management Co., Ltd.(廣州百濟健康管理有限公司), the healthcare analyst of KGI Securities and the chief analyst of pharmaceutical industry in Greater China of Yuanta Securities. Mr. Jiang served as an independent director of Shanghai Rongtai Health Technology Corporation Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 603579), from October 2016 to October 2019. Mr. Jiang has been the chairman of Tibet DeChuan since December 2012.
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Mr. Chow Hing Yeung (周興揚), aged 45, an executive director. Mr. Chow is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the Company. Mr. Chow obtained a Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining the Company in August 2011, he worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers and financial department of listed companies in Hong Kong, and has over 20 years of experience in audit, accounting and financial management. Mr. Chow has consistently participated in investors’ relations duties of the Company. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.