Mr. Li Yongjun (“Mr. Li”) is the chairman of the Board and an executive Director. He joined the Group on 30 August 2019.
Mr. Li was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Board with effect from 30 August 2019 and was appointed as the chairman of the Board with effect from 6 April 2020. Mr. Li is primarily responsible for leading the Board, ensuring the effective operation of our Board and providing business strategy and management advice to our Board.
Mr. Li has over 20 years’ of working experience in enterprise strategic decision making and corporate management. He is currently the president of Yongxinhua Holding Group Co., Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Yongxinhua Holding”). Mr. Li founded the Yongxinhua Holding in 2003, which is an integrated and multipurpose corporation and a co-partner of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the world intangible cultural heritage industry. Its principal activities include equity investment in financial institutions, cultural industry integration and innovation development, development and construction of cultural industry park and protection of intangible cultural heritage. From May 2018 to October 2022, Mr. Li has served as an executive director and vice chairman of the board of directors of Crown International Corporation Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 727). Mr. Li was the chief executive officer of Crown International Corporation Limited from July 2018 to March 2019.
Mr. Li is also the Asia chairman of the Global Hope Coalition, the vice chairman of the “Belt and Road” Silk Road Planning Researching Center, the vice chairman of the China Industry University Research Collaboration Association and the vice chairman of the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association. Mr. Li obtained a degree of Executive Master of Business Administration from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in the PRC in September 2008. He obtained a qualification certificate as a senior engineer in the PRC in July 2001.
Mr. Cheok Ho Fung (“Mr. Cheok”) (alias: Peter) is an executive Director. He is also the founder of the Group.
Mr. Cheok has over 30 years of experience in the PCBs industry and is also involved in the business of real estates development in China, and other high-tech products.
Mr. Cheok had held the positions of financial controller and various management positions in different multinational companies involved in computer related products, application systems, motor vehicles and agricultural equipment, ship repairing and oil-rig construction, business-form printing and PCBs manufacturing. Mr. Cheok has been a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 1980, a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since 1981 and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1990.
Ms. Xing Mengwei (“Ms. Xing”) (alias: Ivy) is an executive Director, a member of the Executive Committee, an Authorised Representative and the Chief Executive Officer. She joined the Group in May 2022.
Ms. Xing obtained a bachelor degree in Information Engineering from Beifang University of Nationalities* (北方民族大學) in China in July 2013 and a degree of Master of Science in Business Information Systems from City University of Hong Kong in July 2014.
Ms. Xing is currently a director and responsible officer of Renco Investments Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), a company principally engaged in Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”). Ms. Xing has over eight years’ working experience in asset and investment management. From July 2014 to May 2018, Ms. Xing was an assistant vice president of IPS Strategic Management Limited, a company principally engaged in the business of investment, where she was mainly responsible for coordination and execution of private equity investment projects, immigration business and overseas business consultation. During May 2018 to April 2022, Ms. Xing was the chief investment officer of N Plus Capital Limited, a company principally engaged in Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO, and then a director and a responsible officer of Yee Tai Capital Limited, a company principally engaged in Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO, where she accumulated experience in investment management, managing investment projects and providing investment advice. Since June 2021, Ms. Xing has been an independent non-executive director of Huaibei GreenGold Industry Investment Co., Ltd.* (淮北綠金產業投資股份有限公司), a company principally engaged in sand and gravel business.
Ms. Xing is licensed under the SFO as a responsible officer to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO. She is also a Certified Financial Consultant of The Institute of Financial Consultants.
Mr. Lau Fai Lawrence (“Mr. Lau”) is an independent non-executive Director. He joined the Group on 22 March 2016. He is currently the chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Lau is currently a practising certified public accountant in Hong Kong and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK. Mr. Lau graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1994 and obtained a master’s degree in corporate finance from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007.
Mr. Lau joined BBMG Corporation on 6 August 2008 as joint company secretary and qualified accountant. Since 26 October 2012, Mr. Lau has been serving as the company secretary of BBMG Corporation.
Before joining BBMG Corporation, Mr. Lau has served as the group financial controller and qualified accountant of Founder Holdings Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 418) and Peking University Resources (Holdings) Company Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 618), both companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Lau is an executive director of Future World Financial Holdings Limited (listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange) (HKSE Stock Code: 572). Mr. Lau is an INED of each of Artini Holdings Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 789) Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 1192) and Tenwow International Holdings Limited (in provisional liquidation) (HKSE Stock Code: 1219), all of these companies are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, respectively. Mr. Lau was an INED of Alltronics Holdings Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 833) from March 2017 to December 2018 and Winto Group (Holdings) Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 8238) from April 2019 to November 2019.
Mr. Lau has been appointed as the INED of Sinopharm Tech Holdings Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 8156) since January 2020, whose shares are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange and appointed as the INED of China Energine International (Holdings) Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 1185) since March 2020, whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Mak Kwok Kei (“Mr. Mak”) (alias: Eric) is an independent non-executive Director. He joined the Group on 17 July 2018. He is currently the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.
Mr. Mak has over ten years of experience in securities sales and trading and capital markets advisory at various international investment banks, specialising in initial public offerings and capital fund raising for companies in Hong Kong and China. He worked as a trainee in Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Hong Kong Branch), a financial services company, where he was mainly engaged in transacting various high grade corporate and government bonds with central banks in Asia, from September 2009 to November 2010. He also worked at Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited, a financial services company, as associate where he was mainly engaged in both primary and secondary equity fund raising activities for listed companies and high-net-worth individuals in Asia, from November 2010 to August 2015. From October 2015 to June 2018, he has served as a managing director and head of equity capital markets in Zhongtai International Capital Limited, a corporate finance advisory company. He is primarily responsible for providing capital markets advisory services to clients and operating and managing the equity capital markets franchise. Since January 2019, he has served as member of executive committee and head of investment banking division of Soochow Securities International Capital Limited (formerly known as China Investment Securities (Hong Kong) Financial Holdings Limited). He is in charge of the investment banking division, including IPO sponsoring, debt and equity fund raising and financial advisory.
Mr. Mak has been a limited partner in WI Harper Fund VIII LP, which is mainly engaged in venture capital investments in healthcare and technology sectors, since May 2016.
Mr. Mak is currently an INED of Lapco Holdings Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 8472), whose shares are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Mak obtained a bachelor degree with first class honour in applied business management from Imperial College London, United Kingdom in August 2008 and subsequently obtained a master degree in philosophy from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom in October 2009.
Mr. Xu Xinwei (“Mr. Xu”) (alias: Mike) is an independent non-executive Director. He joined the Group on 21 July 2022. He is currently the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Xu obtained a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University* (上海交通大學) in China in July 2007, a master degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan in the U.S.A. in May 2010 and a degree of Master of Finance from The University of Hong Kong in November 2011.
Mr. Xu has over ten years of working experience in finance and investment management. For about eight years, Mr. Xu worked as an analyst and an investment manager with different companies focusing on strategy research, management and investment of fund and related duties. Mr. Xu was a vice-president of the direct investment division of CCB International Asset Management Limited from February 2016 to August 2019, where he was mainly in charge of management and execution of secondary market trading and direct investment projects including investments in bonds, convertible bonds and private placements of listed companies and pre-IPO investments. From September 2019 to September 2021, Mr. Xu was the chief investment officer and a responsible officer of Swenson Asset Management Limited, a company principally engaged in asset management, where he accumulated experience in fund management. Mr. Xu has been an investment portfolio manager of Valuable Asset Management Limited, a company principally engaged in asset management, since October 2021, focusing on investment advisory and deals initiation and structuring.
Mr. Xu is licensed under the SFO as a representative to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO.