George Town, Cayman Islands - May 29, 2013, George Town, Cayman Islands - Country Garden Holdings announce that Rongbin Zhu has been appointed as associate president and executive director of the company.
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Mr. Zhu graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Tsinghua University with a master degree and is a national registered supervisor engineer, a national registered cost engineer and a senior engineer.
Mr. Zhu is primarily responsible for the management of investment, commercial and product design of the Company and its subsidiaries. He was employed by China Overseas Holdings Limited from 1995 to 2008 responsible for property development and project management in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai, most recently as director, assistant general manager and general manager for eastern China region of China Overseas Property Group Company Limited.
From 2008 and before joining the Group in May 2013, Mr. Zhu worked in Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., most recently as vice president and general manager for southern China region of R&F. He has acted as deputy managing president of Guangdong Real Estate Association since 2008. He has 18 years of experience in property development and related business.
The company also announced that Song Jun, Xie Shutai and Liang Guokun have been appointed as executive directors; and Liu Hongyu and Mei Wenjue have been appointed as independent non-executive directors.
Prior to joining the Group in 1997, Mr. Jun worked in Hunan Province Jishou City Construction Institute and Guangdong Elite Architectural Co., Ltd. and was responsible for architectural design work. Since 1997, he served as a project manager and a general manager of Shunde Country Garden and Guangzhou Country Garden, and served as vice president of the company. He has 16 years of experience in the management of property development.
Mr. Jun graduated from Chongqing College of Construction and Architecture, currently known as Chongqing University, with a degree in architecture and is a qualified PRC architect.
Prior to joining the Group in 1997, Mr. Shutai worked in Hengyang City Construction Institute from 1986 to 1991 responsible for structural design work. He also worked in Shunde Sanhe Company from 1992 to 1997 responsible for property management. Since 1997, he has been working in Shunde Country Garden and Guangdong Country Garden Property Management and served as vice president of the company.
Mr. Shutai graduated from Hunan University with a degree in civil engineering and is a qualified PRC civil engineer.
Prior to joining the Group in 1999, Mr. Guokun worked in Zhong Shan Hot Spring Golf Club from 1985 to 1994. He also worked in Dongguan Yin Li Golf Club, Shenzhen Mission Hills Golf Club and Shenzhen Longgang Green Club, currently known as Citic Green Golf Club, in a number of senior positions. He served as vice president of the Company since 2011.
Mr. Hongyu was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of Tsinghua University. He has been a professor in the Department of Construction Management of Tsinghua University. He he has been the director of Hang Lung Center for Real Estate, Tsinghua University.
Mr. Hongyu served as an independent director of COFCO Property, as an independent director of China Merchants Property Development, and an independent non-executive director of Franshion Properties. He is a vice chairman of the China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents and a director of Asian Real Estate Society. He is also an honorary professor of the University of Hong Kong and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Hongyu graduated from Tsinghua University with bachelor degree in structural engineering and a master degree in management engineering, and is a qualified real estate appraiser in the PRC.
Mr. Wenjue served as a director of safety management system office, the secretary of safety committee, safety information manager of China Southern Airline (CSA), and the deputy representative of CSA in the safety security and quality functional executives of Skyteam. He serves as the chief representative of Shenzhen Office of China Europe International Business School. ■