Executive Directors

Ms. LAM Kwan (林群), aged 56, is the chairperson of the Board, the chief executive officer and an executive Director of the Company. She is one of the co-founders of the Group and has been serving as an executive Director since April 2010. Ms. LAM is responsible for the overall strategic planning, business development strategizing, daily operational management, as well as financial and administrative affairs of the Group. She is also a director of each of the subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. LAM has extensive experience in the marine transportation industry. Ms. LAM is currently a director of Adex Mining Inc. (TSXV stock code: ADE), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. Ms. LAM has been appointed as Chairman of Pok Oi Hospital from April 2022 to March 2023 and she has been appointed as permanent adviser of Pok Oi Hospital since 1 April 2023. She is currently a director of the Hong Kong Energy, Mining and Commodities Association, an honorary director of Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. She graduated from Dongbei University of Finance & Economics in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in English for Finance in the Department of Foreign Language for Finance.

Mr. PAN Zhongshan (潘忠善), aged 59, has been serving as an executive Director of the Company since 28 April 2023. Mr. PAN is responsible for the operation management of the Group's shipping business since January 2022. Mr. PAN has 37 years of experience in the maritime industry. Mr. PAN graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a bachelor degree of ocean-going ship navigation. Before joining the Group, he had worked for China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited in Qingdao Branch as third mate, second mate, chief mate and a captain of ocean-going vessels from 1986 to 2002. Mr. PAN had joined the Hong Kong Lihai International Shipping Limited as deputy general manager since 2002 and he had been appointed as managing director from 2006 to 2019.

Independent non-executive Directors

Mr. CHEUNG Kwan Hung (張鈞鴻), aged 72, has been serving as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since September 2010. Mr. CHEUNG graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic with a Higher Diploma in Accountancy in 1978 and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. CHEUNG has extensive experience in accounting, finance, corporate management and investment banking, specialising in equity/debt fund raising, mergers and acquisitions and corporate and debt restructuring, as well as private financial consultancy work. Mr. CHEUNG was an independent non-executive Director of a company previously listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, namely New Ocean Energy Holdings Limited (stock code: 342)(in liquidation) from August 2001 to December 2021.

Ms. WONG Tsui Yue Lucy (黃翠瑜), aged 63, has been serving as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 30 September 2022. Ms. WONG has extensive experience in commerce and accounting. Ms. WONG graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand in May 1984 and further obtained a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2013. Ms. WONG has been a director of Advance Caterers Limited (formerly known as Hong Kong Catering Management Ltd.) since November 2009. Ms. WONG has also been appointed as independent non-executive director of Classified Group (Holdings) Limited (stock code: 8232), a company listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange effective from 23 December 2024. She is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was formerly an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Ms. WONG has over 20 years’ experience working with companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, including over 15 years as company secretary and over 10 years as finance director. Ms. WONG has also dedicated her time on women empowerment through her voluntary work for Zonta since 2003.

Mr. LIU Yongshun (劉永順), aged 64, has been serving as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 18 March 2025. Mr. LIU graduated from Anhui University of Technology (formerly known as Maanshan Institute of Iron Steel and East China University of Metallurgy) with a bachelor’s degree in iron making in 1983. He subsequently obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from China Europe International Business School in 2005. Mr. LIU has extensive experience in raw material supply management for iron and steel making, mineral resource development and raw material trading. He was the president of the Mineral Business Division, Shanghai Baosteel Group International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd. from November 2001 to May 2005. He was appointed as the deputy general manager of the Purchase Centre of Baosteel Corporation from May 2005 to April 2006. He acted as the deputy general manager of Baosteel Trading Co., Ltd. from May 2006 to April 2007. In May 2007, Mr. LIU was appointed as a non-executive director of APAC Resources Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1104), and was re-designated as an executive director and chief executive officer of APAC in July 2007. Mr. LIU resigned as a chief executive officer of APAC in December 2009 and has been re-designated as a non-executive director of APAC from April 2010 until he resigned in March 2012.

Mr. LIU was appointed as a non-executive director of Up Energy Development Group Limited, a company which was previously listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 307) and was delisted on 5 January 2022, on 18 December 2015 and was re-designated as an independent non-executive director from 20 April 2016 to 5 January 2022. Mr. LIU was appointed as an executive director of Prosperity International Holdings (H.K.) Ltd, a company which was previously listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 803) and was delisted on 9 February 2023, on 19 September 2011 and was re-designated as an non-executive director from 1 February 2014 to 8 July 2019.

Senior management

Mr. SZE Wing Kin Pierre (施永健), aged 48, has been the chief financial officer and company secretary of the Company since 30 December 2022. Mr. SZE is responsible for the corporate finance, investor relations, financial management and company secretarial matters of the company. Mr. SZE graduated from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Professional Accounting in 1998. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. SZE has extensive experience in corporate finance, investor relations, company secretarial, financial management, auditing, accounting, taxation, internal control, treasury and business advisory in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China (the ‘‘PRC’’).

Prior to joining the company, Mr. SZE has been the group chief financial officer of Great Harvest (Holdings) Limited, a conglomerate with investments in mining and steel industry, minerals trading, real estate development and big health industry since February 2022. Mr. SZE has also been appointed as a director of Adex Mining Inc. (TSXV stock code: ADE), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada since December 2022. Before then, Mr. SZE was the chief financial officer of a leading woodworking machinery manufacturer in the PRC from April 2019 to January 2022. Mr. SZE had also served as the corporate finance and investor relations director as well as company secretary and authorised representative of DreamEast Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 593) from January 2016 to January 2019. Mr. SZE had been the chief financial officer, board secretary and company secretary of a pure play integrated gold company in the PRC focusing on exploration, mining, processing and smelting of gold from September 2011 to August 2015. Mr. SZE was the chief financial officer, qualified accountant and company secretary of SSY Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange ( stock code: 2005) from June 2008 to August 2011. Mr. SZE had worked for several international and local audit firms including KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from September 1998 to June 2008.

Procedure for Shareholders to Propose Candidate(s) for Election as Director(s)

Per Article 83 of the Company’s Articles of Association:

Unless otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of Directors shall not be less than two (2). There shall be no maximum number of Directors unless otherwise determined from time to time by the Members in general meeting.

Per Article 85 of the Company’s Articles of Association:

No person other than a Director retiring at the meeting shall, unless recommended by the Directors for election, be eligible for election as a Director at any general meeting unless a Notice signed by a Member (other than the person to be proposed) duly qualified to attend and vote at the meeting for which such notice is given of his intention to propose such person for election and also a Notice signed by the person to be proposed of his willingness to be elected shall have been lodged at the head office or at the Registration Office provided that the minimum length of the period, during which such Notice(s) are given, shall be at least seven (7) days and that (if the Notices are submitted after the despatch of the notice of the general meeting appointed for such election) the period for lodgment of such Notice(s) shall commence on the day after the despatch of the notice of the general meeting appointed for such election and end no later than seven (7) days prior to the date of such general meeting.

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