Board of Directors | Country Garden Services

Ms. Yang Huiyan

Ms. Yang Huiyan (楊惠妍), aged 42, was appointed as a Non-executive Director and the Chairman of the Board on 9 March 2018 and is responsible for the formulation and provision of guidance and development strategies for the overall development of the Group. Ms. Yang is also the chairman of the nomination committee, a member of the remuneration committee and the environmental, social and governance committee (as appointed on 3 April 2024) of the Company, as well as a director of certain members of the Group. Ms. Yang is a controlling shareholder of the Company.

Ms. Yang joined CGH in March 2005 as a general manager of the procurement department, where she was responsible for overall procurement decision making until November 2006. Ms. Yang was appointed as an executive director of CGH in December 2006, a vice chairman of CGH in March 2012 and was re-designated from a vice chairman of CGH to a cochairman of CGH in December 2018 and succeeded the chairman of CGH from a co-chairman of CGH in March 2023. Ms.Yang is also the chairman of the nomination committee, the corporate governance committee, the environmental, social and governance committee and the executive committee as well as a member of the remuneration committee and the finance committee of CGH and a director of various subsidiaries of the CGH Group.

Ms. Yang graduated from Ohio State University in the United States in March 2005, where she obtained a bachelor degree in business administration and she also obtained an EMBA degree from Tsinghua University in 2019. Ms. Yang was awarded “China Charity Award Special Contribution Award” in 2008, “China Poverty Alleviation Award Contribution Award” in 2019 and “The 11th China Charity Award Individual Donor Award” in 2021.

Mr. XU Binhuai

Mr. Xu Binhuai (徐彬淮), aged 45, was appointed as an Executive Director, the president, the authorised representative,a chairman of the environmental, social and governance committee and the agent for the service of process in Hong Kong on 10 October 2023 and is primarily responsible for the overall strategic decision-making, business planning and major operational decision-making of the Group.

Mr. Xu was appointed as the vice president and the Chief Strategy Officer of the Company successively from October 2016 to October 2023 and was primarily responsible for business innovation strategic planning, operation management,digital management, intelligent manufacturing and community life service business operation. Mr. Xu has also been directors and managers of certain members of the Group.

Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Xu served in various positions in marketing at DHL-SINOTRANS International Air Courier Ltd.* (中外運–敦豪國際航空快件有限公司), including as manager of sales performance team and regional sales and marketing planning manager, where he was mainly responsible for sales planning and performance management from November 2004 to February 2010. He served as the head of marketing department of North Asia region at American President Lines (China) Co., Ltd. (美國總統輪船（中國）有限公司), a logistics company, where he was mainly responsible for marketing and sales management in North Asia region from March 2010 to October 2012. He served as a senior project manager at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Shanghai) Company Limited* (羅蘭貝格企業管理（上海）有限公司), where he was in charge of business consulting services to transportation, logistics, tourism, public service sectors and other sectors from November 2012 to February 2016. Mr. Xu joined CGH as the deputy general manager of the corporate strategy office in March 2016 and was mainly responsible for strategic planning of new business lines until September 2016.

Mr. Xu graduated from Fudan University in July 2002, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in macromolecular material and engineering. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in November 2016, where he obtained a master’sdegree in business administration.

Mr. Xiaohua

Mr. Xiao Hua (肖華), aged 46, was appointed as an Executive Director on 9 March 2018. He has been the vice president of CG Life Services since February 2013 and was appointed as a member of the senior management of the Company on 3 April 2024. Mr. Xiao is primarily responsible for the overall management of Guangzhou Tianli Property Service Co., Ltd* (廣州天力物業發展有限公司), the main domestic entity of Wealth Best Global Limited, and its subsidiaries since January 2022. Mr. Xiao is also a member of the environmental, social and governance committee of the Company, as well as a director of certain members of the Group.

From April 2002 to April 2009, Mr. Xiao worked at the Group as an assistant manager, a deputy manager and a manager at Chencun branch office in Guangdong, where he was mainly responsible for the security management and providing assistance to day-to-day operation of the branch office, and a deputy manager, a manager and a senior manager at Huabi branch office in Guangdong, where he was mainly responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the branch office. From April 2009 to December 2009, Mr. Xiao was promoted to regional director at Changsha branch office and in January 2010, he was transferred to regional director of Zengcheng branch office, where he was primarily responsible for the overall operation, management and brand development of property management services until February 2013. From February 2013 to December 2018, Mr. Xiao served as vice president of CG Life Services, mainly responsible for the overall management of value-added services to non-property owners. Since January 2019, Mr. Xiao has started to serve as a director of Baoshihua Home Investment Management Company Limited* (寶石花家園投資管理有限公司) (“Baoshihua”) and its subsidiaries while serving as the vice president of CG Life services, participating in the overall management of Baoshihua.

Mr. Mei Wenjue

Mr. Mei Wenjue (梅文珏), aged 54, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 25 May 2018 and is responsible for providing independent advice to the Board. Mr. Mei is also a member of the audit committee and the remuneration committee of the Company.

From 1994 to September 2008, Mr. Mei worked at China Southern Airlines Company Limited (中國南方航空股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600029) and the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1055). From September 2008 to October 2014, he served as the chief representative at the Shenzhen Office of China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院). Mr. Mei served as an independent non-executive director of the board at Miko International Holdings Limited (米格國際控股有限公司), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1247) from December 2013 to March 2016 and an independent non-executive director of the board at CGH from May 2013 to March 2018. From November 2014 to December 2020,Mr. Mei also served as the general manager at Guangzhou Ruizhi Car Rental Company Limited* (廣州瑞致租車有限公司) (a company primarily engaged in car rental business). Mr. Mei is currently the director of Guangzhou Ruizhi Car Rental Company Limited* (廣州瑞致租車有限公司), where he directs the company strategy planning and he also oversees the
overall operations.

Mr. Mei graduated from Sun Yat-Sen University (中山大學) in the PRC, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree of English language and literature in June 1994 and a master’s degree of administrative management in June 2001. He also received a master’s degree in business administration from the School of Management of Cranfield University in the United Kingdom in June 2006.

Mr. Rui Meng

Mr. Rui Meng (芮萌), aged 56, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 25 May 2018 and is responsible for providing independent advice to the Board. Mr. Rui is also the chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company.

Mr. Rui has been a professor of Finance and Accounting at China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院) since January 2012, and has held the title of Parkland Chair in Finance at China Europe International Business School since October 2015.

Mr. Rui has been professionally qualified as a Certified Financial Analyst by the Association for Investment Management and Research since September 2000 and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) since April 2010.

Mr. Rui was an independent director of the board at COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd.* (中遠海運能源運輸股份有限公司), a company listed on both the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1138) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600026) from June 2015 to June 2021, an independent director of the board
at Shang Gong Group Co., Ltd.* (上工申貝（集團）股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange(stock code: 600843) from April 2017 to June 2023 and an independent director of the board at Shanghai Hydee Software Corp., Ltd. (上海海典軟件股份有限公司), a company listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations
(stock code: 831317) from June 2020 to June 2023. From June 2021 to August 2021, he was also an independent nonexecutive director of Justbon Services (formerly known as Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd.* (四川藍光嘉寶服務集團股份有限公司), a company whose shares were listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock
code: 2606) and were withdrawn from listing in August 2021.

He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of the board at China Education Group Holdings Limited(中國教育集團控股有限公司), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0839), an independent non-executive director of the board of Landsea Green Management Limited (朗詩綠色管理有限公司)
(formerly known as Landsea Green Properties Co., Ltd. (朗詩綠色地產有限公司)), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 106), an independent non-executive director of the board at Dexin Services Group Limited (德信服務集團有限公司), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2215), an
independent director of Jiayin Group Inc., a company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (stock code: JFIN), an independent director of Bright Scholar, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: BEDU).

Mr. Rui graduated from University of International Relations (國際關係學院) in the PRC in July 1990, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in international economics. He also received a master’s degree of science in economics from Oklahoma State University in the United States as well as a master’s degree in business administration and a doctor of philosophy degree in business administration from the University of Houston in the United States in May 1993, December 1996 and August 1997, respectively.

Mr. Chen Weiru

Mr. Chen Weiru (陳威如), aged 53, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 25 May 2018 and is responsible for providing independent advice to the Board. Mr. Chen is also the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the audit committee and the nomination committee of the Company. He was further appointed as a member of the environmental, social and governance committee of the Company on 3 April 2024.

Mr. Chen served as an associate professor of strategy at China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院) since August 2020. He was an independent director of Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (房多多網絡集團有限公司),a company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (stock code: DUO) from October 2019 to November 2022, and an independent director of Blue City Holdings Limited (藍城兄弟控股有限公司), a company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (stock code: BLCT), which withdrawn from listing in August 2022, from January 2021 to August 2022, an independent director of WPG Holdings Limited (大聯大控股股份有限公司, formerly known as 大聯大投資控股股份
有限公司), a company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (stock code: 3702) from June 2020 to May 2023 and an independent director of the board at Dian Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd. (迪安診斷技術集團股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300244) from July 2017 to November 2023.
Mr. Chen currently serves as an independent director of the board at TAL Education Group (好未來教育集團), a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: TAL), an independent director of the board at Opple Lighting Co.,Ltd. (歐普照明股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 603515), an independent director of the board at Jack Technology Co., Ltd. (傑克科技股份有限公司), formerly known as Jack Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. (傑克縫紉機股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 603337) and an independent non-executive director of Vision Deal HK Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 7827).

Mr. Chen graduated from National Taiwan University (國立台灣大學) in Taiwan in June 1993, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration. In January 1996, he graduated from Tamkang University (淡江大學) in Taiwan, where he obtained a master’s degree in business administration. He received a doctor of philosophy in strategic
management from Purdue University in the United States in December 2003.

Mr. Zhao Jun

Mr. Zhao Jun (趙軍), aged 62, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 3 April 2024 and is responsible for providing independent advice to the Board. Mr. Zhao is also a member of the audit committee, the nomination committee and the environmental, social and governance committee of the Company.

Mr. Zhao has been the executive director and the manager of China Fellow Partners Limited (北京复樸道和投資管理有限公司) since 2015. He also currently serves as an independent director of Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (博實樂教育控股有限公司), a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: BEDU), and Gansu Jingang Solar Co. Ltd. (甘肅金剛光伏股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300093.SZ). In addition, he previously worked for Chinavest Services Limited (中國創業投資服務有限公司) and DT Capital Management Company Limited (德同資本管理有限公司). From January 2015 to August 2021, Mr. Zhao served as an independent non-executive director of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (招商銀行股份有限公司), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 3968) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600036.SH).

Mr. Zhao graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in marine engineering specialty from Harbin Engineering University (formerly known as Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute) of the PRC in July 1983. He also received a master’s degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University of the PRC in May 1986, a doctor of philosophy degree in civil engineering from the University of Houston in the United States in June 1993 and a master’s degree in business administration from Yale School of Management in the United States in May 2000.