Mr. Cao has served as chief financial officer of CITIC Limited since April 2018. He is concurrently a director of CITIC Metal Co., Ltd., CITIC Agriculture Limited, CITIC Myanmar (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited and CITIC Heye Investment Co., Ltd. since April 2018. Mr. Cao used to be a deputy chief staff member and deputy section chief of the planning and treasury division of the PBOC Shaanxi branch; assistant general manager, deputy general manager and general manager of the planning and treasury department at the Head Office of China Merchants Bank (CMB); general manager of the Budget and Finance Department of the Head Office, assistant president, vice president and chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the Bank; and general manager of the Finance Department of CITIC Group Corporation Limited. Mr. Cao has over 30 years’ experience in the Chinese banking industry. He graduated from Hunan College of Finance and Economics with a bachelor’s degree in monetary banking and obtained his master’s degree in monetary banking from Shaanxi College of Finance and Economics. He is a senior economist.

Mr. Guo joined the Board of Directors of the Bank in September 2019. He has served as Party committee member of the Bank since August 2014 and Vice President of the Bank since November 2014. He is concurrently a director of CITIC International Financial Holdings Corporation Limited, CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd., CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Limited and CITIC aiBank Corporation Limited. Previously, Mr. Guo was a director of China UnionPay Co., Ltd. between July 2015 and December 2019; chief audit officer of the Bank from May 2013 to August 2014; secretary of Party committee and general manager of the Business Department at the Bank’s Head Office from March 2010 to May 2013; secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Tianjin Branch from July 2006 to March 2010; general manager of the International Business Department of the Bank from January 2005 to July 2006; and assistant president of the Bank between August 2001 and January 2005. From November 2000 to August 2001, he was designated by CITIC Group to lead the project on CITIC Guo’an Group’s acquisition of Shantou Commercial Bank and to be the chairman. He served as secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Shenyang Branch from September 1999 to November 2000. Between August 1986 and September 1999, he worked for the Bank, successively holding the positions of staff member, deputy section chief and section chief, and also served as section chief, deputy general manager and general manager of the business department at Capital Mansion, assistant president and vice president of the Bank’s Beijing Branch, and deputy general manager of the Business Department at the Bank’s Head Office. Mr. Guo is a senior economist and a graduate of Peking University with a master’s degree in business administration. He has over 30 years of experience in the Chinese banking industry.

Mr. Yang has been Party committee member of the Bank since July 2015 and vice president of the Bank since December 2015. At the moment, Mr. Yang is concurrently chairman of CITIC Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. Prior to that, he was secretary of Party committee and president of China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) Jiangsu Branch between March 2011 and June 2015; and secretary of Party committee and president of CCB Hebei Branch between July 2006 and February 2011. Between August 1982 and June 2006, Mr. Yang worked at CCB Henan Branch, holding various positions, including deputy head of the branch’s budget and finance division, head of the budget and finance division as well as vice president and Party committee member of Xinyang Branch, secretary of Party committee and general manager of Zhengzhou municipal railway branch, secretary of Party committee and president of Zhengzhou Branch, and deputy secretary of Party committee and vice president (presiding) of Henan Provincial Branch. Mr. Yang is a senior economist with a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in management. He has over 30 years of experience in the Chinese banking industry.

Mr. Hu used to be deputy head of the preparatory team for the establishment of the Bank’s Changsha Branch, Party committee member and vice president of Changsha Branch; Party committee member, vice president, secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Chongqing Branch; secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Shanghai Branch; head of the wholesale business and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank. Prior to that, he successively worked for the Political Department of Hunan Provincial Procuratorate, and served as deputy section chief at the personnel department of Hunan Provincial Party Committee Office, Assistant General Manager and General Manager of Beihaixiang Properties Development Company, Vice Chairman of the company’s affiliated Hongdu Enterprise Company(both affiliated to Hunan Zhongli Industrial Group Co., Ltd.,) and Chairman of Changsha Xiangcai Urban Credit Cooperative in Hunan Province. Mr. Hu graduated from Hunan University with a doctoral degree in economics. He has over 20 years of experience in the Chinese banking industry and is a senior economist.

Mr. Xie serves as a director of China UnionPay Co., Ltd. Previously, he was a Party Committee member and assistant general manager of China Export Credit Insurance Corporation (during which he temporarily worked as a standing member of the Party Committee and Deputy Mayor of Hohhot City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region); and Secretary of the Committee for Disciplinary Inspection and Party Committee member of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Xie served as assistant general manager, deputy general manager and general manager of the human resources department (assistant director, deputy director and director of the organization department under the Party Committee) of China Export Credit Insurance Corporation, Party committee secretary of the company’s Shenzhen branch, and person in charge, Party committee secretary and general manager of the company’s Hebei provincial branch. Mr. Xie graduated from Renmin University of China with a doctorate degree in economics. He is a senior economist.

Mr. Xiao once worked at CITIC Group, and served as head of the Organization Division of the Organization Department (Human Resources and Education Department) of the Party Committee of CITIC Group; deputy chief and chief of the Organization Division and assistant director of the Party Affairs Department of CITIC Group; deputy secretary (temporary post) and deputy secretary of the Committee for Disciplinary Inspection and general manager of Department for Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision of China CITIC Bank; director of the Party Affairs Department and executive deputy secretary of Party committee directly under CITIC Group. Prior to that, he was a teacher at the Moral Education Office of PLA Medical College and an officer at the Political Department of Beijing Military Medical College. Mr. Xiao graduated from PLA Nanjing Institute of Political Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in law.

Mr. Lu serves as secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Shenzhen Branch, deputy head of the preparatory team for the establishment of the Bank’s Hong Kong Branch, and a board director of JSC Altyn Bank. Previously, Mr. Lu was deputy general manager of the Business Department of the Bank’s Head Office (currently Beijing Branch), general manager of the Budget and Finance Department, general manager of the Asset and Liability Department, Board Secretary, Company Secretary, authorized representative and business director of the Bank and a board director of CITIC aiBank Corporation Limited. Prior to that, he worked for Beijing Youth Industrial Group Corporation. Mr. Lu graduated from Deakin University in Australia with a master’s degree in accounting. He is a certified public accountant of PRC, Hong Kong SAR and Australia, with over 20 years’ experience in the Chinese banking industry.

Mr. Lü serves as secretary of Party committee of the Bank’s Credit Card Center, and concurrently as board director of CITIC aiBank Corporation Limited and a core member of the China Ageing Finance Forum (CAFF50). Previously, Mr. Lü served as president of the Bank’s Credit Card Center, general manager of the Bank’s Retail Banking Department, Private Banking Department and  and business director of the Bank. Earlier, he was deputy chief of the risk management division at Jilin Branch of Bank of China Limited. Mr. Lü has 27 years’ practicing experience in the Chinese banking industry. Mr. Lü graduated from Sichuan University with a master’s degree in business administration. He holds qualifications such as senior accountant, Certificated Internal Auditor (CIA) and PRC certified public accountant (CPA).

Mr. Lu serves as secretary of Party committee and president of Nanjing Branch of the Bank. Prior to that, he served as deputy head of the corporate loan division, head of the asset preservation division, general manager of the Asian Games Village sub-branch, general manager of the Olympic Village sub-branch, general manager of the CITIC International Building sub-branch, and assistant general manager and Party committee member of the Business Department of the Head Office of the Bank (currently Beijing Branch); assistant general manager (presiding) of the corporate banking department of the Bank; secretary of Party committee, vice president (presiding) and president of the Bank’s Kunming Branch; and secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Changsha Branch. Mr. Lu has over 20 years’ experience in the Chinese banking industry. He graduated from Harbin Engineering University with a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics, received his master’s degree in economics from Renmin University of China and obtained his EMBA degree from Peking University. He is a senior economist.

Ms. Zhang serves as the head of the Organizing Department of the Party Committee and general manager of the Human Resources Management Department of the Bank, and is concurrently a board director of CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Limited. Prior to that, Ms. Zhang served as assistant general manager, deputy general manager (presiding), and general manager of the Credit Management and Approval Department of the Bank’s Xi’an branch, assistant president, Party committee member and vice president of the branch, and general manager of the Credit Management Department of the Bank. Prior to that, she worked at the Shaanxi branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, successively working on the accounting, planning, credit management in the sub-branch and project review in the branch. She has 28 years of professional experience in the Chinese banking industry. She graduated from Xi’an University of Technology (formerly “Shaanxi Institute of Mechanical Engineering”) with a master’s degree in engineering. Ms. Zhang is a senior economist.

Mr. Liu is secretary of Party committee and president of the Bank’s Beijing Branch. He once worked for the Business Department of the Head Office of the Bank (currently Beijing Branch), and held various positions including president of the Bank’s Fuhua Subbranch, general manager of the Corporate Banking Department, assistant general manager, Party committee member and deputy general manager of the Business Department. He also served as secretary of Party committee and president of Taiyuan Branch of the Bank, general manager of the Asset Custody Department and the Corporate Banking Department of the Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Liu worked at China International Trust Investment Company, and successively served as assistant manager, deputy manager and manager of the Business Department II, assistant manager of China Leasing Co., Ltd. and manager, deputy general manager of the Administrative Management Division at China Leasing Co., Ltd. He has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the Chinese banking industry. He graduated from Peking University with a degree of executive master of business administration. He is a senior economist.