Xu Jiqing

Mr. Xu, aged 53, was redesignated from an Executive Director to a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2020. Prior to his redesignation, he was an Executive Director and Executive General Manager of the Company from May 2013 to December 2019 with responsibility for various areas, most recently China Relations, Marketing and Supply. Mr. Xu was also a Non-executive Director of the Company from May 2009 to May 2013. He is a member of the Company’s Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee. Mr. Xu was appointed as President of CMN in January 2020. He has been a director of CMN since February 2016. Mr. Xu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of International Business and Economics in the PRC, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Saint Mary’s University in Canada. He is a qualified senior accountant in the PRC, a fellowship member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada and a chartered professional accountant member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Xu has extensive experience in strategic planning, accounting, marketing and corporate financial and risk management. Mr. Xu joined the CMC Group in 1991, holding a number of management roles from 1997 in various Finance departments. He was the Vice President and CFO of CMN between 2005 and 2013.