Board of Directors
Mr. Hou, aged 45, has over 20 years of experience in the mining sector, including expertise in corporate management, financial management, audit, legal and compliance management. Since July 2001, Mr. Hou has held several senior executive roles with the controlling shareholder of the Company, China National Gold Group Co., Ltd. (“CNG”). From October 2014 to August 2020, he served successively as deputy general manager and senior manager of CNG’s finance department. From November 2020 to November 2024, he held the roles of deputy general manager and general manager of CNG’s audit and legal department. Since November 2024, he has been appointed as Chairman and general manager of China National Gold Group Hong Kong Limited. In addition, Mr. Hou has held senior management positions in several mining companies and is familiar with the production processes and operating practices of listed companies, bringing extensive experience in executive management.
Mr. Hou has participated in merger and acquisitions of various mining projects, and has extensive experience in assets injection, financial due diligence, valuation, and legal and compliance matters of listed companies. He led the establishment of a comprehensive compliance system of China Gold, presided over economic responsibility audits for multiple mining companies. Additionally, he has maintained strong working relationships with CNG, as well as domestic and international financial institutions and regulatory institutions.
Mr. Hou is a senior accountant with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Beijing Wuzi University and enrolled in part-time graduate studies in business administration at Asia International Open University (Macao).
Mr. Fu is a senior geologist and has over 18 years of experience in the mining industry. Since December 2021, he has served as Chairman of Tibet Huatailong. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Fu served as Deputy Manager of the Mineral Resources & International Cooperation Department of CNG. From 2014 to 2018 Mr. Fu was Deputy Manager of CNG’s Resource Company Ltd. and Chairman of AOYOUTE Mining Ltd., Wulantaolegai Mining Ltd., Xingyuan Non-Ferrous Metal Ltd. and Daolundaba Copper Ltd. Mr. Fu was deputy manager of Tibet Huatailong between 2012 and 2014. Before 2012, Mr. Fu also held a key role in Strategic Development Department in CNG.
Mr. Fu holds Master degree in geochemistry from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Bachelor degree of Resource Exploration & Engineering.
Mr. Zhang joined Inner Mongolia Pacific Mining Co., Ltd (“Inner Mongolia Pacific”), in March 2018 as Chairman and General Manager. From March 2014 to March 2018, Mr Zhang served as the Principle of Changchun Gold Design Institute ("Design Institute"). From March 2011 to March 2014, he served as Vice President of China National Gold Engineering Corporation. Starting in 1985 through March 2014 Mr. Zhang held numerous senior executive roles at the Design Institute and Yunnan Gold LLC. Mr. Zhang is a senior professional mining engineer and has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. Zhang holds a college diploma in Mining Engineering from Shenyang Gold College.
Ms. Na Tian joined CNGGHK in her current role as Legal Deputy Manager of General Administration Office in September 2018. Since February 2012, Ms. Tian has worked in the Division of Corporate Secretary Affairs of the Company and was promoted to Deputy Director in September 2017. In July 2017, she was appointed as a director of Skyland Mining (BVI) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. From July 2008 to May 2011 Ms. Tian was an auditor at Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP. In 2008, Ms. Tian passed PRC national judicial examination and obtained the Legal Professional Qualification. Ms. Tian holds a master's degree in Law from Peking University Law School. She also holds double bachelor's degrees and majored in law and business English from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
Mr. Wang has 35 years of experience in finance and financial administration. Currently he is General Manager of the financial department in CNG HK since October 2018. In the past three decades, Mr. Wang has also served as head of finance departments both at the CNG's head office and its subsidiaries with responsibilities including asset management, capital management, budgeting, accounting as well as asset securitization. Mr. Wang served as member of Board of Supervisors in following companies: Tibet Huatailong since 2020, Tibet Jia Ertong Mining Development Co. Ltd. since 2020. Mr. Wang also served director of Board in Soremi Investments Ltd. since 2017, CNG Buqiuke Ltd. since 2019 and Zhongxin International Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. since 2016.
Mr. Wang is a senior accountant and holds MBA degree from Asia International Open University.
Mr. He joined the Company as a founding non-executive director on May 31, 2000. Mr. He has over 30 years of experience in mining industry, with career covering research, engineering consulting, management of mining operations, merger and acquisition, and management of public companies. Mr. He serves as Managing Director of Lacnord Capital Corp, a venture capital company and Chairman of Vatukoula Gold Mines, a company with gold mining operation in Fiji. Mr. He was President and Director of Spur Ventures Inc. (later Atlantic Gold Corp.), a company with phosphate mining and fertilizer production listed on the TSX Venture Exchange from 1995 to 2006. Mr. He also serves on the boards of several public companies, including SouthGobi Resources Ltd. a coal mining company dual listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2017, and PT Bumi Resources Tbk, a mining company listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange since 2019.
Mr. He holds a Ph.D. degree in mineral process engineering from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Applied Science degree in mineral process engineering from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in coal preparation and utilization technology from the Heilongjiang Institute of Mining and Technology (now Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology) in China.
Mr. Shao is the National China Service Co-Leader at Dentons Canada LLP and specializes in international business transactions focusing on China. Mr. Shao has over 25 years of extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, cross-border counseling and general corporate and commercial transactions. Mr. Shao is actively in community and non-profit organizations. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Shao worked for the United Nations in New York. Mr. Shao is an interpreter accredited by the United Nationals and by the federal government of Canada. Mr. Shao holds an LLB from the University of Toronto, BA from Xian Foreign Languages Institute and U.N Accreditation of Simultaneous Interpretation from the Beijing University of Foreign Studies.
Dr Shi is a leading mining executive and geologist who specialises in investment management, mining geology, geostatistics, resource estimation and optimisation, exploration and project development Dr. Shi has over 30 years’ experience as a Geologist with high level experience in investment management, applied geostatistics, resource estimation and mining geology. Worldwide operational expertise in exploration and mine projects. Expertise with independent technical reviews, due diligence audits and expert technical reporting in compliance with the JORC Code, NI43-101 and HKEx Standards. Dr. Shi is a Competent Person under the JORC Code and holds equivalent credentials in respect of Canadian and Hong Kong's Mineral Resources / Reserves reporting standards. Dr. Shi has published numerous papers on the application of geostatistics in resource estimation. Dr. Shi’s recent work has included investment management, audit and reviews of resources for multiple commodity projects. Dr. Shi has a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Geostatistics from Edith Cowan University, Western Australia; PhD in Geology from The University of Melbourne, Australia; and MSc in Geology from Guizhou University of Technology, China.
Ms. Han, age 41, has been elected as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairwoman of the Compensation and Benefits Committee since June 2019. She is currently a Partner of the PE Investment Department at Harvest Global Capital Investments Limited since April 2024 and an independent Non-Executive Director of Jinchuan Group International Resource Co. Ltd (HKEX Stock Code: 2362) since July 2022. Before joining Harvest Global Capital Investments Limited, Ms. Han was Deputy CEO and Executive Director of Mason Group Holdings Limited (HKEX Stock Code: 0273) until the privatization of the said Company was completed on 13 November 2023. Previously, from early 2014 to late 2019, Ms. Han was Head of Operations and Risk of MEC Advisory Limited, the sole Investment Advisor to the Can-China Global Resource Fund. Prior to MEC, Ms. Han was an Investment Manager at The Export-Import Bank of China.
Ms. Han obtained her Ph.D. degree in Economics (Finance), Master's degree in Applied Economics (Venture Capital), and Bachelor's degree in Economics (Finance) from Renmin University of China.
