Board of Directors
Executive Directors
Mr. LI Ning (Chairman)
Mr. ZHANG Zhi Yong (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Chong Yik Kay (Chief Financial Officer)
Non-executive Directors
Mr. CHU Wah Hui
Mr. James Chun-Hsien WEI
Mr. CHEN Yue, Scott
Mr. KIM Jin Goon
Independent non-executive Directors
Mr. KOO Fook Sun, Louis
Ms. WANG Ya Fei
Mr. CHAN Chung Bun, Bunny
DIRECTORS
Executive Directors
Mr. LI Ning aged 49, is the founder of the LI-NING brand and the Group's Chairman and an executive Director. He is primarily responsible for formulating the Group's overall corporate strategies and planning.
Mr. Li Ning is one of the most outstanding athletes in the 20th century. In the 6th World Cup Gymnastics Competition in 1982, Mr. Li unprecedentedly won six gold medals in men's artistic gymnastics events and was named the "Prince of Gymnastics" ( 體 操 王 子 ) in the PRC. In the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984, Mr. Li won three gold, two silver and one bronze medals, making him the athlete winning the most medals of that Olympic Games. In 1987, Mr. Li became the only Asian member of the Athlete's Commission of the International Olympic Committee. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Li served as a member of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. He is currently an honorary member of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. In 1999, Mr. Li was voted one of the "World's Most Excellent Athletes in the 20th Century" by the World Sports Correspondent Association.
After retiring in 1989 from his athlete career, Mr. Li Ning initiated the idea of LI-NING brand with the goal of creating the first national sports goods brand in the PRC. He has dedicated the past 22 years to the development of the Group's business, making great contribution to the development of the sporting goods industry in China. Mr. Li also serves as chairman and executive director of Viva China Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Li holds a bachelor's degree in law from School of Law of Peking University ( 北 京 大 學 ), an executive M.B.A. degree from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University ( 北 京 大 學 光 華 管 理 學 院 ), a technical honorary doctorate from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and a degree of Doctor of Humanities honoris causa of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In June 2010, Mr. Li was also conferred honorary fellowship from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Li Ning has also been actively involved in charities via his "Li Ning Foundation" ( 李 寧 基 金 ) and his genuine support to the active and retired Chinese athletes and coaches in establishing "The Chinese Athletes Educational Foundation" ( 中 國 運 動 員 教 育 基 金 ), which aims at providing subsidies for further education and trainings for athletes and to support educational development in impoverished and remote areas in China. In October 2009, Mr. Li Ning was appointed by The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as China's first "WFP Goodwill Ambassador against Hunger".
Mr. ZHANG Zhi Yong, aged 43, is the Chief Executive Officer and an executive Director. Mr. Zhang joined the Group in October 1992 as a finance manager of Beijing Li Ning Footwear Co., Ltd. ( 北 京 李 寧 鞋 業 有 限 公 司 ), became the financial controller of Beijing Li Ning Sports Goods Co., Ltd. ( 北 京 李 寧 體 育 用 品 有 限 公 司 ) in April 1999 and was the general manager of the company from February 2001 to June 2004. Since the listing of the Company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2004, Mr. Zhang has been the Company's Chief Executive Officer and executive Director, responsible for the overall strategy of the Group, and promoting the development of human resources, information resources and financial resources in line with the Group's brand development. Since 1992 when he began his career in the sporting goods industry in China, Mr. Zhang has accumulated 20 years of China experience in the industry with thorough understanding of the change of the consumer market in China, the building of brand images and change management for Chinese firms. Mr. Zhang holds a bachelor's degree from Beijing College of Economics ( 北 京 經 濟 學 院 ) and an executive M.B.A. degree from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University ( 北 京 大 學 光 華 管 理 學 院 ).
Mr. Chong Yik Kay, aged 44, is the Chief Financial Officer and an executive Director. Mr. Chong joined the Group in February 2009. He is primarily in charge of the overall financial and accounting management, internal audit, investor relations and company secretarial functions as well as the international markets division of the Group. Mr. Chong has 20 years of experience in the field of accounting, financial and business management. Prior to joining the Group, he was the senior finance director of Dell (China) Company Limited responsible for the China, Hong Kong and Taiwan regions. Prior to that, he was the finance head of the customer business development of Procter & Gamble (China) Limited responsible for the China region. Mr. Chong holds a bachelor degree in Economics and Statistics from the National University of Singapore.
Non-Executive Directors
Mr. CHU Wah Hui, aged 60, is a non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee. Mr. Chu joined the Group in June 2007. Mr. Chu also serves as a director and a nominating and corporate governance committee member of the board of Mettler-Toledo International Inc., a U.S. corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Chu was an executive director and chief executive officer of Next Media Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, from 2 October 2008 to 1 October 2011. Mr. Chu was non-executive chairman of PepsiCo International's Asia Region between 2007 and 2008. He was president of PepsiCo International - China Beverages Business Unit from 1998 to 2007 and concurrently chairman of PepsiCo (China) Investment Company Limited from 1999 to 2007. Before joining PepsiCo International in 1998, Mr. Chu held various management positions in several U.S. multinational companies, namely, Quaker Oats, HJ Heinz, Whirlpool and Monsanto. Mr. Chu obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota and M.B.A. degree from Roosevelt University, both in the United States.
Mr. James Chun-Hsien WEI, aged 54, is a non-executive Director. Mr. Wei joined the Group in September 2007. Mr. Wei has been appointed as senior advisor for CVC Capital Asia Pacific ("CVC") and Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft effective from 1 January 2012. CVC is a world's leading private equity and investment advisory firm. Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft is a global skin and beauty care company listed on the German Stock Exchange, for which Mr. Wei served as an executive board member from 1 June 2009 to 31 December 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Wei was the senior vice president of Avon Products, Inc., Asia Pacific ("Avon") and had been responsible for Avon's operations in ten markets, including Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Philippines and India from 2003 to May 2009. Before joining Avon, Mr. Wei spent 19 years at Procter & Gamble where he rose to become the vice president and general manager of Procter & Gamble Greater China, overseeing the company's health and beauty care business in that region. Mr. Wei holds a B.S.E.E. degree from National Taiwan University and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago in the United States.
Mr. CHEN Yue, Scott, aged 35, has been appointed as a non-executive Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 April 2012. Mr. Chen is a managing director of TPG. TPG is a leading global private investment firm and an affiliate of TPG Stallion Holdings, L.P., which has substantial interests in the convertible bonds and ordinary shares of the Company. Mr. Chen focuses on investment opportunities for TPG in Greater China with an emphasis in the consumer and retail as well as technology, media, and telecom industries. Since joining TPG in 2001, Mr. Chen has been based in TPG's Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing offices and has evaluated and executed private equity transactions across multiple industries spanning across most Asia Pacific countries. He is serving and has served on the boards of TPG's portfolio companies including UTAC Holdings Ltd. since 2007 and Taishin International Bank Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese bank, from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining TPG, from 1999 to 2001, Mr. Chen worked as an analyst in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in New York. Mr. Chen graduated with Honors from University of Colorado with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration specialising in Accounting and Finance in 1999.
Mr. KIM Jin Goon, aged 44, has been appointed as a non-executive Director and the chairman of the Nomination Committee with effect from 1 April 2012. Mr. Kim is a partner of TPG and a member of the firm's Operations Group. TPG is a leading global private investment firm and an affiliate of TPG Stallion Holdings, L.P., which has substantial interests in the convertible bonds and ordinary shares of the Company. He leads TPG's Operations Group in Greater China, managing operations and serving on the board of several of its portfolio companies. From December 2007 to January of 2011, he was an executive director and interim chief executive officer and he is currently the vice chairman of the board of China Grand Automotive Service Co., Ltd. ( 廣 匯 汽 車 服 務 股 份 公 司 ) and built China's leading passenger car retail and service network. As a director of the board, Mr. Kim led the turnaround of UniTrust Finance & Leasing Corporation ( 恆 信 金 融 租 賃 有 限 公 司 ) , a leading capital equipment leasing company in China. Mr. Kim is also a non-executive director of the board of Daphne International Holdings Limited ( " Daphne " ) , a leading ladies' shoe company in China and a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and has led TPG's operational initiatives to help transform Daphne's core operations and pioneer industry's first fast retail business model. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Kim worked for Dell Inc. as the managing director of its Korea business from 2002 to 2006. Prior to that from 2000 to 2002, Mr. Kim was vice president of Internet Business Capital Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a privately funded early-stage venture capital firm and from 1996 to 2000, he was the engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, an international management consulting firm. Mr. Kim received his undergraduate degree in Arts majored in Government and East Asian Studies from Harvard University with High Honors, conducted post graduate research in Nanjing-Hopkins Center in China, and returned to Harvard University to pursue his Master of Public Policy.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Mr. KOO Fook Sun, Louis, aged 55, is an independent non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Koo joined the Group in June 2004. Mr. Koo is the managing director of Hercules Capital Limited, a corporate finance advisory firm. Prior to the founding of Hercules Capital Limited, he was the managing director and the head of corporate finance department of a major international bank, and a director and chief executive officer of a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Koo also serves currently as an independent non-executive director of Weichai Power Company Limited, Midland Holdings Limited, Good Friend International Holdings Inc., Xingda International Holdings Limited and Richfield Group Holdings Limited, all of which are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. From September 2006 to December 2009, Mr. Koo served as an independent non-executive director of China Communications Construction Company Limited (a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Furthermore, from January 2007 to October 2009, he was the vice chairman, chief financial officer, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 2020 ChinaCap Acquirco, Inc. (a company listed on NYSE Euronext). Mr. Koo graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley in the United States and is a certified public accountant.
Ms. WANG Ya Fei, aged 56, is an independent non-executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Ms. Wang joined the Group in January 2003. Ms. Wang has over 20 years of experience in management and corporate finance matters. Ms. Wang has been appointed as chairman of Caelum Asset Management Company with effect from September 2011. She also serves as a non-executive director of Xueda Education Group, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Wang was the director and deputy general manager of Beijing Investment Consultants Inc. from 1996 to September 2011, and an associate professor in Guanghua School of Management of Peking University ( 北 京 大 學 光 華 管 理 學 院 ) from 1995 to September 2011. She holds a bachelor's degree in international politics from Fudan University ( 復 旦 大 學 ) in Shanghai and was an exchange scholar in Maryland University, College Park in the United States. Ms. Wang also holds a M.B.A. degree from University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom.
Mr. CHAN Chung Bun, Bunny, aged 54, is an independent non-executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Chan joined the Group in June 2004. Mr. Chan has more than 30 years of experience in the garment industry and is currently the chairman of Prospectful Holdings Ltd.. Mr. Chan has also served as an independent non-executive director of Great Harvest Maeta Group Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, since September 2010. Mr. Chan is active in community affairs in Hong Kong. He is currently the chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council of Hong Kong and has been appointed as the chairman of the Commission on Youth of Hong Kong from 1 April 2009. Mr. Chan was appointed as Justice of Peace in 2002 and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star medal in 2004 and Silver Bauhinia Star medal in 2009 by the Hong Kong Government.
updated 5th April, 2012
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