Senior Management

Mr. Zhou Yiqun joined Yanlord in 2015, was promoted to our Executive Vice President since February 2021 and is responsible for strategic management, investment development as well as cultural and tourism business of the Group. He was a Vice President of the Group from 2018 to February 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Zhou was the General Manager of our Shanghai operations from December 2015 to February 2021. He also served as our Group’s Investment and Operation Director and the Executive Director of our Shanghai subsidiary. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Zhou served in various managerial positions of Hong Kong based RK Properties. Mr. Zhou was the General Manager of RK Group’s Shanghai subsidiary from 2009 to 2014 and the Executive Deputy General Manager of its Jinan company from 2007 to 2009. He was with Sunco Group from 2005 to 2007, working as the Assistant to General Manager in Wuxi and Senior Manager of the Sunco’s Strategic Development Center. Mr. Zhou graduated from Suzhou University with a Master’s Degree in Management. He also completed his EMBA program (2014 – 2015) at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Xie Xueming has been our Vice President since July 2018 and is responsible for financial management of the Group. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Xie was the Vice President and CFO of Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co., Ltd., a Fosun Group company from 2015 to 2018, and was responsible for financial management, investment and financing, capital management and operations control. Between 2014 to 2015, Mr. Xie was in charge of the corporate finance, operations, capital and tax management of Sincere Property Holding Group. Between 2012 to 2014, Mr. Xie served as Assistant to General Manager of Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Limited and was responsible for the corporate finance, investment and financing of its Hong Kong listed company. Between 2003 to 2012, Mr. Xie served as Senior Manager of corporate financial department of Yuexiu Group and was in charge of financial management, fund raising, capital management and operations. Mr. Xie graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management in 2003. He earned his MBA Degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2016.

Mr. Chen Ping joined Yanlord in 1994 and has been our Executive Vice President since January 2013 and is responsible for the Group’s property management business. Prior to this, Mr. Chen was the General Manager of Shanghai Yanlord Property Management Co., Ltd. between 2004 and 2013. Between 1994 and 2004, Mr. Chen was a Sales Manager of Shanghai Yanlord Property Co., Ltd.. Before joining the Group, Mr. Chen was an Engineer of Shanghai Xin Hu Steel Factory. Mr. Chen graduated from Tongji University, Shanghai, major in Civil and Industrial Engineering.

Mr. Lu Ruifeng has been our Vice President since May 2018 and is responsible for human resources, administration and information management of the Group. Prior to this, Mr. Lu served as the co-founder of Qianding Internet Technology Co., Ltd. between 2015 and 2018, where he was involved in the creation of a new business model based on community services. Between 2012 and 2014, Mr. Lu was the Deputy General Manager of human resources department of Longfor Group and was responsible for recruitment and talent development, including for Human Resources Business Partner program of Longfor Properties, hiring and training of talent, corporate culture building and setting up of local teams in a new city. Between 2009 and 2012, Mr. Lu was in charge of human resources of Longfor Beijing, Chengdu and Xi’an companies. Between 2005 and 2009, Mr. Lu was with Schneider (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and was responsible for the management of human resources of an acquisition project. Mr. Lu served in Xigu Optical Fiber Co., Ltd. between July 2000 and September 2005. Mr. Lu graduated from Xi’an University of Finance and Economics with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 2000. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the School of Economics and Management of Northwest University in 2007.

Mr. Jim Chan has been our Group Financial Controller since 2003. He is responsible for our day-to-day finance, corporate finance and accounting functions of the Group. He has over 27 years of working experience in accounting, financial management and corporate finance. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Chan was the Financial Controller of Komark Hong Kong Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of KomarkCorp Berhad, a multi-national company listed in Malaysia and the Senior Accountant at Cathay International Limited, a multi-national company with investments in the United Kingdom and the PRC from 1997 to 2003. He was a Senior Audit Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Chan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong in 1993. He is a Certified Public Accountant registered with the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Hong Kong.

Ms. Chan Yiu Ling joined Yanlord in 1999 and was previously Executive Director of Yanlord Land Group Limited between May 2006 and June 2020. Ms. Chan is a Director of Yanlord Land (HK) Co., Limited and various subsidiaries of the Group. Ms. Chan has been assisting our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Zhong Sheng Jian, for over 30 years and is responsible for various administrative functions of the Group. She was the Sales Manager of Yanlord Industrial Ltd., where she managed its sales and marketing department for close to 10 years. Ms. Chan has approximately 8 years of administration experience working as an Administration Executive in various companies before joining us. Ms. Chan graduated with a diploma from the Chinese YMCA Secretarial Course in 1982.

Ms. Sze Ka Ping rejoined Yanlord in June 2020 and is responsible for investor relations, corporate finance and corporate communication matters of the Group. She was previously Head of Investor Relations and Assistant to CEO of Yanlord from 2006 to 2009. Prior to rejoining Yanlord, Ms. Sze was the Head of Investor Relations and General Manager of Shui On Land Limited from 2010 to May 2020. Ms. Sze was a Director of CBRE Limited in the valuation and advisory department covering Greater China region from 2004 to 2006 and has extensive experience in real estate consultancy in the region. Ms. Sze graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s Degree of Social Science in 1996 and obtained her Master’s Degree of Business Administration from Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program in 2009.

Ms. Sau Ean Nee joined Yanlord Land Group Limited in January 2019 as our Company Secretary and is responsible for legal and compliance. Ms. Sau has over two decades of experience in legal, compliance, regulatory and corporate affairs spanning regional and international markets. Prior to joining Yanlord, Ms. Sau has spent more than 20 years in several large-cap and mid-cap companies listed on the stock exchange of Singapore, Malaysia and Japan where she held senior positions including Vice President for Legal, Secretariat and Corporate Affairs, Group Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Communications and Public Relations, after started her career at corporate advisory and services arm of a big-four audit firm as well as a medium-size law firm, specialising in corporate regulatory and compliance, corporate and commercial transactions, fund raising, joint-ventures, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring. Ms. Sau holds a Degree in Law (LLB Honours) from the University of London and is also a chartered holder from The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and an associate of the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore.

Mr. Zhou Cheng joined Yanlord in April 2000 and has been the General Manager of our Shanghai operations and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Shanghai since February 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Zhou was the General Manager of our Suzhou operations and was responsible for the overall management of our business in Suzhou between April 2011 and January 2021. In Yanlord, Mr. Zhou has assumed numerous roles including Project Manager and Manager of the engineering department at our Nanjing subsidiary, the Deputy General Manager and Executive Deputy General Manager of our Suzhou subsidiary. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Zhou was the Project Manager and Civil & HVAC Engineer at Pepsi Cola Nanjing between 1999 and April 2000 and was Project Manager at Nanjing Steel Group between 1989 and 1999. Mr. Zhou graduated from Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology in 1989 major in Industrial and Civil Engineering.

Mr. Gao Yongjun was appointed as the General Manager of our Nanjing operations in May 2012 and was the General Manager of our Sanya operations from March 2010 to January 2020. He is responsible for the overall management of our businesses in Nanjing. Mr. Gao joined Yanlord in March 1998 and worked as Project Manager, Director of engineering department and Assistant General Manager of our Nanjing subsidiary over the years, taking charge of project development and landscaping. Between December 2006 and March 2010, Mr. Gao was the Deputy General Manager of our Nanjing subsidiary. Mr. Gao graduated from Yangzhou University in 1993, major in Industrial and Civil Engineering.

Mr. Huang Zhongxing has been the General Manager of our Chengdu operations since 2005 and is responsible for the overall management of our operations in Chengdu. Since 2002, he served as the Assistant General Manager and later the General Manager of Yanlord Land (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.. He involved in daily operations of the Group’s business in Chengdu. Mr. Huang has been with Yanlord since 1989. He was first involved in the international trading business of Yanlord Holdings until 1993. Subsequently, he was the Assistant General Manager of Yanlord Industrial (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and was responsible for setting up of industrial centres for 2 years. From 1994 to 2002, he was the Assistant General Manager at Yanlord Investment (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. and Acting General Manager of Yanlord Property Management Co., Ltd. and was involved in the marketing, project planning and property management functions of these companies.

Mr. Lam Ching Fung joined Yanlord in 1995 and is the Chairman of our Zhuhai and Zhongshan operations. He oversees the overall operation of the Group’s business in Zhuhai and Zhongshan. Mr. Lam was the General Manager in Zhuhai from 2005 to 2019 responsible for the overall management of the business in Zhuhai. He was previously a Director of the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone Longshi Bottle Capping Factory and was also responsible for the overall management of the business. Mr. Lam completed an executive course in Advanced Business Management conducted by Qinghua University, Zhuhai.

Mr. Xiang Hui joined Yanlord in 2011 and has been appointed as the General Manager of our Zhuhai and Zhongshan operations responsible for the overall management of our business in Zhuhai and Zhongshan since February 2021. Mr. Xiang was the Deputy General Manager and General Manager of operations department in the Group from August 2017 to January 2021. Previously, Mr. Xiang served in various managerial positions including Cost Manager, Operation and Assistant General Manager at our Suzhou subsidiary from 2011 to January 2021. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Xiang was with Wuxi Wanda Commercial Plaza Investment Co., Ltd., responsible for early-stage investment marketing, procurement and cost control from 2010 to 2011. Mr. Xiang was with Suzhou Xiecheng Engineering Cost Consulting Company from 2007 to 2009 and assumed the role of Project Manager at Lianyungang Water Construction Company from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Xiang graduated from Yangzhou University major in Construction Cost Management in 2000 and received a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Suzhou University of Science and Technology in 2016. In September 2013, Mr. Xiang obtained the PMP qualification certification.

Mr. Ruan Xinkun joined Yanlord in April 2000 and has been the General Manager of our Suzhou operations since February 2021. He is responsible for the overall management of our businesses in Suzhou, Nantong, Taicang and Yancheng. Prior to this, Mr. Ruan was the Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager and Executive Deputy General Manager of our Suzhou operations from 2003 to 2014 and was responsible for cost management, finance, sales and business development. In 2014, Mr. Ruan was appointed as the General Manager of our Nantong operations and has been responsible for the overall management of our businesses in Nantong. During this period, he led his team to expand in Taicang and Yancheng and was responsible for overall management of businesses in these 3 cities. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Ruan served as a Department Manager of Chuxiong Renheng Fertilizer Co., Ltd. and Executive Director of Suzhou Renheng Qingling Motor Trading Co. Ltd. Mr. Ruan completed the Business and Administration of Suzhou University in 2007.

Mr. Lin Jun Ting was appointed as the General Manager of our Tianjin and Tangshan operations in March 2017, and also appointed as the General Manager of our Jinan operations in 2017. Mr. Lin served as the Assistant General Manager of operations in Tianjin from June 2004 to June 2014. He is responsible for the overall planning and management of our business in Tianjin. Prior to joining Yanlord, he served as Director and General Manager of Hong Kong Art and Decoration Co. Ltd. between 2001 and 2003. Before that, Mr. Lin worked as Director and General Manager at a catering management company in Canada. Mr. Lin graduated in LaSalle College of Montreal Canada in 1993 and major in Hotel Management.

Mr. Wang Hongwei has been the General Manager of our Shenzhen operations since July 2018 and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Shenzhen. Mr. Wang has over 20 years of experience in real estate development and is proficient in real estate operation, engineering, finance and the whole value chain of real estate development business. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Wang served in well-known real estate companies such as Kaisa Group and Wanda Group and held senior executive positions in these companies. Mr. Wang graduated from Wuhan University with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration in 1999.

Mr. Deng Weiwen joined Yanlord in November 2007 and has been the General Manager of our Haikou operations and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Haikou since 2017. He is also responsible for the overall management of our operations in Sanya since January 2021. Previously, Mr. Deng assumed the role of the Manager of the engineering department at our Shenzhen subsidiary and the role of Assistant General Manager at our Shenzhen subsidiary in 2008 and was responsible for construction, design, cost management and business development. Prior to joining Yanlord, Mr. Deng was with China Overseas Real Estate from 1999 to 2007, where he held Engineering Manager positions in its companies in HKSAR and Nanjing. From 1992 to 1999, Mr. Deng served in China Construction No. 5 Engineering Bureau as the Deputy Chief Engineer of its subsidiary, responsible for project management and engineering technology. Mr. Deng graduated from Changsha University of Science and Technology in 1992, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil and Industrial Construction. He is a qualified Engineer.

Mr. Zhang Huajie joined Yanlord in 2014 and has been the General Manager of Hangzhou operations and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Hangzhou since October 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Zhang served as Procurement Manager at our Shanghai subsidiary and as Cost Manager at our Hangzhou subsidiary to participate in daily operations between 2017 and March 2020. Before that, Mr. Zhang worked in Red Star Macallon Real Estate Co., Ltd. as the General Manager Assistant in charge of procurement and purchasing for nearly 10 years and has rich experience in projects and management. Mr. Zhang Huajie graduated from Zhengzhou University major in Business Administration in 2005.

Mr. Liu Jichao was appointed as General Manager of our Wuhan operations in March 2017 and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Wuhan. Mr. Liu joined Yanlord in March 2002 as a Project Manager in the Group’s Nanjing subsidiary and has assumed numerous roles including the Manager of the engineering department in 2008 and Assistant to General Manager in 2010 before assuming the role as the Deputy General Manager of our Nanjing subsidiary in 2012, responsible for project development, cost management and business operations. Between 1995 and 2002, Mr. Liu served in various managerial positions of civil engineering projects at Nanjing Dadi Construction Group and Nanjing Overseas Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. Mr. Liu graduated from China University of Mining and Technology major in Civil Engineering in 1995.

Mr. Cao Jinwei joined Yanlord in 2008 and has been the General Manager of our Shenyang operations since August 2020 and is responsible for the overall management of our business in Shenyang. Prior to this, Mr. Cao served as Project Lead Engineer at our Nanjing subsidiary from 2008 to 2012, as Project Manager of Yanlord Western Gardens and Yanlord Eastern Gardens in Shanghai from 2012 to 2017 and as Project General Manager at our Tangshan project from 2017 to 2020. Before joining Yanlord, Mr. Cao was with Xuanwu Construction Company from 2005 to 2008 as a Project Manager and Project Leader in charge of project construction, project completion and communications with the government. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Cao worked as Project Manager and Head of Construction Engineering in Hengfeng Real Estate and was responsible for the overall construction management of the project. Mr. Cao graduated from Chongqing University, major in Civil Engineering in 2000. He is also a Senior Engineer.

Mr. Roy Tan has been appointed as the Group Managing Director of United Engineers Limited and its group of companies (“UEL Group”) since October 2017 and is responsible for the overall operational and financial management of UEL Group. Mr. Tan has more than 20 years of experience in finance, operations management, business development and strategic planning. Prior to being appointed as Group Managing Director of UEL Group, he was Group Chief Financial Officer responsible for finance and other corporate functions of the UEL Group, as well as the UEL Group’s strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, new business initiatives and divestitures. In addition, he oversaw the UEL Group’s property division. He had been WBL Corporation Limited’s Group Chief Strategy Officer before it was integrated with the UEL Group in 2013. Before joining the WBL Group in May 2006, he held various positions in OCBC Bank, ST Electronics and Phillip Capital. Mr. Tan holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts (Honours) from University of Oxford, UK, as well as Master’s Degree of Social Sciences (Applied Economics) and Master’s Degree of Science (Management of Technology) from National University of Singapore. He is a FRM certified by Global Association of Risk Professionals and a CFA chartered holder.