Annual Report 2019

79 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Mr. Bong Shu Ying Francis aged 77, OBE, JP, is currently a Non-executive Director of Cosmopolitan International Holdings Limited, shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Bong holds a Bachelor’s degree of Sciences in Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and was the Chairman of the Hong Kong University Engineering Advisory Committee. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, a former President of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences and a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (UK). Mr. Bong is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Hong Kong and he was appointed a Justice of Peace in 1992 by the Government of Hong Kong and he received an OBE award in 1997 for his outstanding contribution to the development of the engineering profession in Hong Kong. Mr. Bong was a former Director of AECOM Technology Corporation, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He was appointed to the Board of Directors as Independent Non-executive Director on 14 July 2010. SENIOR MANAGEMENT Mr. Zhang Yi aged 48, a senior economist, joinging the Company in 2017 and currently served as deputy general manager of the Company. He graduated from Wuhan University of Technology with a P.H.D holder in Engineering. Mr. Yi has over 20 years’ experience in the field of port management and successively served as a Planner in Planning and Development Bureau of Zhanjiang Port Authority, Deputy Director of Planning and Development Bureau of Zhanjiang Port Authority, Assistant Director of Zhanjiang Port Authority, Director of Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co. Ltd., President of Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co. Ltd., Chairman of Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co. Ltd.. Mr. Yim Kong aged 47, joined the Company in 2006 and currently serves as deputy general manager of the Company. Having obtained an undergraduate degree in International Trade at Xiamen University, he went on to complete an MBA program co- created by the Maastricht School of Management(Maastricht, the Netherlands) and Shanghai Maritime University. Mr. Yim has rich managerial experience in the port and logistics industries. Prior to joining the Company, he had worked for senior logictics management positions in Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) of Singapore and Swire Group of Hong Kong; and was Deputy General Manager, Deputy Executive Manager, and General Manager of Shekou Container Terminals Limited, one of the Companys subsidiaries; and Chief Business Officer of CMPort (between May and November of 2016). Mr. Lu Yongxin aged 50, joined the Company in 2007 and currently serves as deputy general manager of the Company. He obtained a master’s degree in Project Management at the Curtin University of Technology (Perth, Western Australia). Mr. Lu has gathered rich managerial experience in the international portfolio expansion activities of port companies. Prior to joining the Company, he had served as Assistant General Manager of Zhen Hua Engineering Co., Ltd. and Deputy General Manager (in charge) of the General Manager’s Office at China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. (Beijing). He was Deputy General Manager of the Research & Development Division, General Manager of the International Division, and Assisant General Manager of the Company. Between May, 2014 and January, 2016, Mr. Lu was accredited to France as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Terminal Link.