Executive Directors
XU Wei (Chairman)
SUN Yusheng
Non-Executive Directors
HO Chiu King, Pansy Catilina (Vice-chairman)
DING Wei
QIU Baohua
WANG Haixia
Independent Non-Executive Directors
LEUNG Hok Lim
Thaddeus Thomas BECZAK
FANG Fenglei
ZHOU Longshan
Executive Directors
Mr. XU Wei, aged 56, has been appointed as the Chairman of the board and Executive Director and the chairman of the Risk Management Committee of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited (the "Company") since 22 June 2021. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and director of certain subsidiaries of the Company.
Mr. Xu worked in the Shanghai Bureau of Financial Times (FT), served as the director of the news department of Shanghai East Radio, the general manager and editor-in-chief of Shanghai Dragon TV Media Co., Ltd, the spokesman and director of communication and promotion department of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, the director of Information Office of the Shanghai Municipality, and the research fellow and secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
He had served as the spokesman of the Shanghai Municipality for a considerable time (2011-2020).
Mr. Xu has obtained a bachelor degree of law at international journalism department of Beijing Institute of International Relations, an MBA degree from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and a doctor degree of management from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Mr. SUN Yusheng, aged 62, has been appointed as Executive Director and member of the Nomination Committee of the Company since 22 June 2021. He is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Editorin-Chief, Head of Phoenix Chinese Channel and director of certain subsidiaries of the Company including Phoenix New Media Limited ("PNM"), a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company whose shares are listed by way of American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. Mr. Sun has served as the chairman of the board and the chief executive officer of PNM since 12 August 2021 and 26 March 2023 respectively. Mr. Sun had served in China Central Television for more than 30 years. He was the vice president, deputy editor-in-chief and was the director of news centre. He has extensive experience in television broadcasting industry. Mr. Sun was the recipient of the State Council Special Allowance and was elected as the vice president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union ("ABU") in 2017, the first Chinese to become a senior official of ABU.
Mr. Sun is a part-time professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University. He graduated from Jilin University with a bachelor's degree in economics and holds the professional qualification of senior editor granted by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television, China.
Non-Executive Directors
Ms. HO Chiu King, Pansy Catilina, JP, aged 60, has been appointed as the Vice-chairman of the board and Non-executive Director of the Company since 22 June 2021. She is the group executive chairman, managing director and an executive director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited, and a co-chairperson and an executive director of MGM China Holdings Limited, securities of which are all listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Stock Exchange"). She is also the chairman of the board of directors of Estoril-Sol, SGPS, S.A. which is a Portuguese listed gaming company. She was an independent non-executive director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (which is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange).
Ms. Ho is a standing committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a standing committee member of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a vice chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, an executive committee member of the All-China Women's Federation, an executive president of AII-China Federation of Tourism Chambers of Commerce, a vice president of China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation, a member of the Committee of Experts for the Construction of World Class Tourist Attractions and Tourist Resorts, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China and a vice president of China Women's Chamber of Commerce under All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. She is the chairperson of Hong Kong Federation of Women, governor of Our Hong Kong Foundation Limited, a member of the Board of Trustees of Cultural Development Fund of the Macau SAR Government and the vice president of the board of directors of Macao Chamber of Commerce. She is also an executive committee member of World Travel & Tourism Council and was appointed as a tourism ambassador by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in October 2018.
Ms. Ho was appointed as a Justice of the Peace and was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 2015 and 1 October 2020 respectively. She was bestowed the Medal of Merit - Tourism by the Government of Macau SAR in September 2019.
Ms. Ho holds a Bachelor's degree in marketing and international business management from Santa Clara University in the United States. She received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration from the Johnson and Wales University in May 2007. She was appointed as Honorary Professor of School of Political Communication by the School of Political Communication of Central China Normal University in November 2013. She received an honorary fellowship from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in June 2014 and an honorary university fellowship from the University of Hong Kong in September 2015.
Mr. DING Wei, aged 55, is currently the deputy general manager of both Bauhinia Culture Holdings Limited (which wholly-owned Bauhinia Culture (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited ("Bauhinia HK"), a substantial shareholder of the Company) and Bauhinia HK. Prior to his current position, Mr. Ding worked in People's Daily, and served as the deputy director of the news coordination department of People's Daily and the director of the new media centre of People's Daily. He holds a bachelor's degree in laws from Tianjin University and a bachelor's degree in arts from Beijing Broadcasting Institute.
Mr. QIU Baohua, aged 46, is currently the interim person-in-charge of the department of market operation of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. ("CMCC", which indirectly through China Mobile (Hong Kong) Group Limited wholly-owned Extra Step Investments Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company). He joined CMCC in August 1999, and had served as deputy general manager of Statistics Department of China Mobile Group Fujian Co., Ltd. ("Fujian Ltd."); deputy general manager of Xiamen Branch of Fujian Ltd.; secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of Putian Branch of Fujian Ltd.; Party Committee member, director and deputy general manager of Fujian Ltd.; and secretary of Party Committee, chairman to the board and general manager of China Mobile Group Guangxi Co., Ltd. Mr. QIU is a senior engineer and holds a master's degree in project management from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Ms. WANG Haixia, aged 49, has been appointed as Non-executive Director and member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company since 19 March 2021. She is currently the deputy chief executive officer of Bank of China Group Investment Limited ("BOCGI") and the non-executive director of SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Limited, and has been appointed as the Supervisor of Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co., Ltd., shares of which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, since 28 December 2022. Before joining BOCGI, Ms. Wang held various positions in Bank of China from March 1999 to October 2020, including the deputy general manager of the digital platform center of the personal digital banking product department from August 2019 to October 2020, and senior product manager and deputy general manager of the e-finance department from May 2015 to August 2019. Ms. Wang holds a master's degree.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Mr. LEUNG Hok Lim, aged 87, has been appointed as Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 21 January 2005, and is also a member of each of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company. Mr. Leung is a retired member of CPA Australia, a member of the Macau Society of Certified Practising Accountants and a fellow member of The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. Mr. Leung is the founder and senior partner of PKF. Mr. Leung is the independent non-executive director of High Fashion International Limited. Mr. Leung was previously an independent nonexecutive director of Fujian Holding Limited until December 2018 and an independent non-executive director of S E A Holdings Limited until 28 May 2021. He was also a director of PKF Hong Kong Limited until 20 August 2020.
Mr. Thaddeus Thomas BECZAK, aged 72, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 11 March 2005. He is also the chairman of Audit and Nomination Committees, and a member of Remuneration and Risk Management Committees of the Company. Mr. Beczak is currently an independent nonexecutive director of Pacific Online Limited (also act as member of its audit committee, nomination committee and remuneration committee) and he has been appointed as independent nonexecutive director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (China) Company Limited since 15 June 2022. He was also an independent non-executive director of Singapore Exchange Limited (also acted as member of its risk management committee and regulatory conflicts committee) until 24 September 2020, and an independent nonexecutive director of MUFG Securities Asia (Singapore) Limited and MUFG Securities Asia Limited until 7 January 2020.
Mr. Beczak is a graduate of Columbia University (M.B.A.) and Georgetown University (B.S.F.S.).
Mr. FANG Fenglei, aged 71, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 13 March 2013, and is currently the chairman of HOPU INVESTMENTS and a director of Goldman Sachs Gaohua Securities Company Limited. Mr. Fang previously served as a deputy chief executive officer of China International Capital Corporation Limited and chief executive officer of both BOC International Holdings Limited and ICEA Finance Holdings Limited. Mr. Fang was also a non-executive and non-independent director and member of the Investment Committee of Global Logistic Properties Holdings Limited, the securities of which are listed on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, non-executive director of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited and an independent non-executive director of Central China Real Estate Limited. Mr. Fang holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sun Yat-sen University.
Mr. ZHOU Longshan, aged 62, has been appointed as the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 20 August 2021. He was the Assistant General Manager of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited from October 2011 to November 2020. He has been re-designated as a non-executive director of China Resources Cement Holdings Limited ("CR Cement") since December 2020, and was an executive director of CR Cement from March 2003 to December 2020, the chairman of the board and the chairman of the executive committee of CR Cement from October 2011 to December 2020, and the chief executive officer of CR Cement from August 2008 to October 2011. He was the vice chairman of the China Building Materials Federation and the vice chairman of the China Cement Association. Mr. Zhou obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from the Jilin Finance and Trade Institute, China in 1983. He joined China Resources Group in 1984, and has over 30 years' experience in international trade and corporate management.
updated 16th August, 2024
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