Biography

Mr. Hang Wang is an independent non-executive Director since May 7, 2020. Mr. Wang is the founding partner of Hosen Capital (厚生投資), a Chinese private equity firm focusing on food and consumer sectors since he co-founded it in March 2010. Mr. Wang also serves as the vice chairman of the board of New Hope Group (新希望集團), a private enterprise group mainly engaged in modern agriculture and food industry, since 2012. Prior to that, he served as the chief operation officer of its finance department from 2001 to 2004 and its vice president from 2004 to 2012 since he joined New Hope Group in 2001. Mr. Wang also serves as a director of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. (新希望六和股份有限公司) (SZSE: 000876), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2011. Additionally, from July 2017 to April 2020. Mr. Wang first served as the chairman and then the vice chairman of the board of Sichuan XW Bank Corp., Ltd. (四川新網銀行股份有限公司) (“XW Bank”), the third digital bank in China and co-founded by New Hope Group, Xiaomi, Hongqi Chain (紅旗連鎖, SZSE: 002697) and other shareholders in December 2016. Mr. Wang was re-elected and serves as the chairman of the board of XW Bank since April 2020. From July 2006 to October 2020, Mr. Wang first served as a non-executive director and then a supervisor of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (中國民生銀行股份有限公司, the “Minsheng Bank”) (HKEx: 1988; SSE: 600016), a company listed on both the Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Wang also serves as the vice chairman of the board of CMBC International Holdings Limited (民生商銀國際控股有限公司, the “CMBCI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minsheng Bank since March 2015. 

Mr. Wang obtained his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in economics from Peking University (北京大學) in July 1992 and July 1996, respectively.