Executive Directors
Ms. LAM Kwan (林群), aged 55, is the chief executive officer of the Company, an executive Director and one of the co-founder of the Group. Ms. LAM has been appointed as a joint chairperson since 30 September 2022. Ms. LAM as the joint chairperson and chief executive officer, is primarily responsible for the strategic formulation of the new business and day-to-day management and overall business operations as well as its finance and administrative management for 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. She is currently a director of Adex Mining Inc. (TSXV stock code: ADE), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada and she was a director of HS Optimus Holdings Limited (formerly known as KLW Holdings Limited) (SGX stock code: 504), a company listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, from August 2016 to July 2021. 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 and is currently a director of the Hong Kong Energy and Minerals United Associations and an honorary director of Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, and a fellow member 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 58, 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 36 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 1996. Mr. Pan had joined the Hong Kong Lihai International Shipping Limited as deputy general manager since 2022 and he had been appointed as Managing Director from October 2006 to 2019.
Independent non-executive Directors
Mr. CHEUNG Kwan Hung (張鈞鴻), aged 71, 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 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. Mr. CHEUNG was an independent non-executive Director of Zhuoxin International Holdings Limited (stock code: 8266), a company previously listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange, from October 2018 to January 2020. Mr. CHEUNG has also been appointed as independent non-executive Director of Long Well International Holdings Limited (stock code: 850), a company previously listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, from September 2004 to May 2021.
Dr. CHAN Chung Bun, Bunny (陳振彬), GBM, GBS, JP, aged 65, has been serving as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since September 2010. Dr. CHAN has extensive experience in commerce and is currently the chairman of Prospectful Holdings Limited. Dr. CHAN is active in community affairs in Hong Kong. Dr. CHAN was appointed as Justice of the Peace in 2002 and was awarded the Bronze, Silver and Gold Bauhinia Star medal in 2004, 2009 and 2014 respectively, and Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2021 by the government of Hong Kong. Dr. CHAN was conferred Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, in December 2013 by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (formerly known as The Open University of Hong Kong). Dr. CHAN was an independent non-executive director of Speedy Global Holdings Limited (stock code: 540) from December 2012 to January 2023. Dr. CHAN is currently also an independent non-executive Director of three other companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, namely Li Ning Company Limited (stock code: 2331), Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited (stock code: 393) and MTR Corporation Limited (stock code: 66).
Ms. WONG Tsui Yue Lucy (黃翠瑜), aged 62, 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. 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.
Senior management
Mr. Sze Wing Kin Pierre (施永健), aged 46, 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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