The board of directors which is the operation decision center,are authorized by shareholders meeting. The Board shall operate and manage corporate assets and report to the shareholders.
The Board is composed of 6 directors, including 2 executive Directors, 4 independent non-executive directors (“Independent Directors”). The Board has 1 secretary.
Ma Xu Lun, male, he graduated from the School of Mechanical Science & Engineering of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, majoring in industrial engineering. He has a Master’s degree of engineering and is a certified public accountant. He started his career in August 1984, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1990. He has been the Vice President of China National Materials Storage and Transportation Corporation, the Deputy Director General of the Finance Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Vice President and Standing Member of Party Committee of Air China Corporation Limited. He was appointed as the Vice President of general affairs and the Deputy Party Secretary of Air China Corporation Limited in October 2002; and served as a director, the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of Air China Limited in September 2004. He served as a Party Member of China National Aviation Holding Company and a Director, the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of Air China Limited in December 2004, and the Vice President and a Party Member of China National Aviation Holding Company from February 2007. In December 2008, he was appointed as the Deputy Party Secretary of China Eastern Air Holding Company and the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited. He served as the Secretary to the Party Committee and the Vice President of China Eastern Air Holding Company and the President of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited in October 2011. In November 2016, he served as a Director, the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of China Eastern Air Holding Company, and the Vice Chairman, the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited in December 2016. In February 2019, he served as the Director, the President and the Deputy Party Secretary of CSAH. In March 2019, he acted as the President of the Company. In May 2019, he acted as the Vice Chairman of the Company. In December 2020, he served as the President and Party Secretary of CSAH and Chairman and President of the Company.In June 2021, he resigned from the president of the Company.
Han Wen Sheng,male, graduated from the Management Department of Tianjin University, majoring in engineering management, with qualification of a master’s degree. He obtained a master’s degree of Engineering and is an economist. He began his career in August 1987 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1985. He served as the Deputy Director General of Cadre Training Center of the Company, the Director of The Research Bureau of the Company, the General Manager of the Labour Department and the Secretary of the CPC General Committee of the Company, the Deputy Director General and a member of Party Committee of the Commercial Steering Committee, the General Manager as well as the Deputy Party Secretary of the Sales and Marketing Department of the Company, and the General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai base. He acted as the Deputy Party Secretary and the Deputy Director General of the Commercial Steering Committee of the Company since December 2009 and the Party Secretary and the Deputy Director General of the Commercial Steering Committee of the Company since October 2011. He served as the Vice President and the Party Member of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited from October 2016. From November 2017, he served as the Vice President and the Party Member of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Vice President and Party Member of the Company. He was appointed as a Director and the Deputy Party Secretary of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Vice President of the Company in November 2018. From December 2018, he served as the Deputy Party Secretary of the Company. In January 2019, he served as a Director and Deputy Party Secretary of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. In May 2019, he served as a Director of the Company. In June 2021, he served as the vice chairman and the president of the Company.Currently, he also acts as the Vice Chairman of Sichuan Airlines Corporation Limited and the standing committee member of the 12th session of Guangdong Provincial Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Liu Chang Le, male, graduated from the Communication University of China with an Bachelor’s degree. He was conferred an honorary doctoral degree in literature by the City University of Hong Kong and an honorary doctoral degree in management sciences by the University of South China. Mr. Liu founded Phoenix Satellite Television in 1996. He has been the Executive Director and Chairman of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited. Mr. Liu is currently a member of the Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (the “PCC”) and was a member of the Tenth and Eleventh National Committee of the PCC. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sport of the Eleventh National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and served as a member of Standing Committee of the Twelfth National Committee of the PCC. Mr. Liu was an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company from December 2011 to December 2017.
Gu Hui Zhong, male, graduated from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and holds a Master’s degree. He graduated with a Master’s degree from Beihang University majoring in International Finance and is a senior accountant at a professor level. Mr. Gu is a Chinese Communist Party member and began his career in 1974. He served as the Deputy Chief and Chief of the General Office of Financial Division of Aviation Industry Department, the Director of International Affairs Financial Division of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the General Manager of Zhongzhen Accounting Consultative Corporation, the Vice Director-General of Financial Department of Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the Deputy Director-General of Financial Department of State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. From June 1999 to February 2005, he acted as a member of Party Leadership Group and the Vice President of Aviation Industry Corporation of China I. From February 2005 to August 2008, he acted as a member of the Party Leadership Group, the Vice President and the Chief Accountant of Aviation Industry Corporation of China I. From August 2008 to January 2017, he acted as a member of Party Leadership Group, the Vice President and the Chief Accountant of Aviation Industry Corporation of China. He acted as the Chairman of AVIC I International Leasing Co., Ltd., the Chairman of AVIC I Financial Co., Ltd., the Chairman of CATIC International Holdings Limited, the Chairman of AVIC Capital Co., Ltd. and the Chairman of AVIC International Vanke Company Limited. Currently, he is serving as an external director of Ansteel Group Co., Ltd. and the Vice Chairman of the Accounting Society of China. He has been serving as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since December 2017.
Guo Wei, male, holds a Master’s degree. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China. Mr. Guo is a senior engineer and a Chinese Communist Party member. He began his career in 1988. Mr. Guo served as Executive Director and the Senior Vice President of the Lenovo Group. Currently, he is the Executive Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Digital China Holdings Limited, the Chairman of Digital China Group Co., Ltd and the Chairman of Digital China Information Service Co., Ltd. In addition, Mr. Guo also served in a number of positions, such as a member of the Eleventh and Twelfth National Committee of the PCC, a member of the Fourth Committee of the Advisory Committee for State Informatization, the first President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart City Industrial and Technology Innovation, the Vice President of Digital China Industry Alliance and the Vice President of the Society of Management Science of China. Mr. Guo was an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company from June 2015 to December 2017.
Yan Yan, male, holds a Master’s degree. He graduated from Princeton University in International Political Economy. From February 1982 to October 1984, he served as the Chief Engineer of Jianghuai Airplane Corp. He studied in Peking University from 1984 to 1986. He studied in Princeton University from 1986 to 1989. From June 1989 to February 1990, he served as an Economist in the World Bank. From March 1991 to January 1993, he served as a Research Fellow in the Hudson Institute. From January 1993 to February 1994, he served as the Director of Asia Business Development of US Sprint Corporation. From March 1994 to September 2001, he served as the Managing Director and Head of Hong Kong office of Emerging Markets Partnership, the management company of AIG Asian Infrastructure Funds. Since October 2001, he has been serving as the Founding Managing Partner of SAIF Partners. Currently, Mr. Yan is an Independent Non-executive Director of China Resources Land Limited; an Independent Director of TCL Corporation and Blue Focus Communication Group and 360 Finance Inc.; and a Director of ATA Creativity Global, Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd and Shanghai Welltech Automation Co., Ltd. In addition, Mr. Yan was a Non-executive Director of China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, eSun Holdings Limited and Guodian Technology & Environment Group Corporation Limited and an Independent Non-executive Director of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation in the last three years.
Xie Bing, male, graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in Civil Aviation Management. He subsequently received a master’s degree of business administration from the Management School of Jinan University, a master’s degree of business administration (international banking and finance) from the University of Birmingham, Britain and an MBA, an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University, respectively. Mr. Xie is a Senior Economist, fellow member and FCS of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, and has the qualification for the Secretary to the Board of companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and also has the qualification for Company Secretary of companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Xie began his career in July 1995, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1994. He successively served as the Assistant of the Secretary to the Board of the Company, and the Executive Secretary of the General Office of CSAH. Mr. Xie has been the Secretary to the Board and Deputy Director of the Company Secretary Office from November 2007. From December 2009, Mr. Xie has been the Secretary to the Board and Director of the Company Secretary Office of the Company. From April 2017, he has been the Secretary to the Board of the Company, Director of the Company Secretary Office of the Company. For now, he also acts as Chairman and Party Secretary of China Southern Airlines Group Capital Holding Limited and Chairman of CSA International Finance Leasing Co., Ltd., Deputy President of Central Enterprises Overseas Students Sodality and a Council Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.