Hong Kong, China - March 3, 2014, Hong Kong, China - Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group announced that Gao Zongze and Guan Yimin are proposed to serve as the independent non-executive directors.
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Mr. Zongze served as an independent non-executive Director of the Company from 2002 to 2008. He is a special advisor to the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC, a consultant to China Maritime Law Association, an arbitrator and an expert panel member of the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, and an arbitrator of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Zongze is also an arbitrator of the Arbitration Institute of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, an arbitrator of the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, a special researcher and an invited professor of the Institute of Law of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a part-time professor of the China University of Political Science and Law.
Mr. Zongze is also a part-time professor of the National Judges College of China, a part-time professor of the National Prosecutors College of China, a professor of the Law School of Central University of Finance and Economics, a senior partner and a first-grade lawyer of King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing.
Mr. Zongze was the chairman and general manager of China Legal Services (Hong Kong) Company Limited from 1998 to November 2001 and a solicitor of Beijing Fusheng Law Firm from December 2001 to July 2004. He is currently a lawyer of King & Wood Mallesons since August 2004. Mr. Zongze has years of experience in legal practice. He specializes in maritime law, international trade law and securities law.
Mr. Zongze has served as a legal counsel of the General Administration of Customs of the PRC, the former State Commodity Inspection Bureau and more than 20 major enterprises including China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited, Metals & Minerals Import and Export Corporation, China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation, China National Arts & Crafts Import and Export Corporation and China Huaneng Power International Corporation.
Mr. Zongze served as an independent director of Huaneng Power International, Shanxi Zhangze Electric Power, Shenzhen Capstone Industrial, HL Corp. (Shenzhen), and Beijing Tianqiao Beida Jade Bird Sci-Tech.
Mr. Zongze studied at Dalian Maritime University of China, the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Law School of Columbia University in the United States.
Mr. Yimin is currently a professor of Shanghai National Accounting Institute of China, an invited standing council member of China Association of Chief Financial Officers, an independent director of Chongqing Porton Pharmaceutical Co., Bank of Shanghai Co., Shanghai International Port (Group), and China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited.
Mr. Yimin is entitled to receive special subsidies granted by the State Council of China. He graduated from the accounting faculty of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Mr. Yimin was the deputy dean and the standing deputy dean of the Institute of Adult Education of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, assistant to the president of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and the deputy dean of Shanghai National Accounting Institute. ■