Members
Audit Committee
Ms. Li Shuk Yin, EdwinaChairman
Ms. Li is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board, and the Member of each of the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board. Ms. Li is an independent non-executive director of Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. (the shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Shenzhen Stock Exchange) and China CITIC Bank International Limited. Ms. Li is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Li formerly worked in KPMG from 1994 with her last role as the partner in charge of KPMG China's financial services assurance team until her retirement in March 2018. Ms. Li has significant experience in accounting, capital market, market entrance, regulatory compliance related internal control and risk management in Hong Kong and China. Prior to joining KPMG, Ms. Li qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a large multinational accounting firm and worked as controller with a real estate company and a financial services group in London. Ms. Li holds a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Accountancy from University of Exeter, England, a Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management from HKU SPACE and a Master of Science Degree in Risk Management from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. She is also a director of Elite Beam Limited. Ms. Li joined the Board in May 2022.
Audit Committee
Mr. Fan Yan Hok, Philip
Mr. Fan is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Board, and the Member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Board. Mr. Fan is an independent non-executive director of the following Hong Kong listed public companies, namely Hysan Development Company Limited, First Pacific Company Limited and China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited. Mr. Fan is also an external director of Sumida Corporation (the shares of which are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange). Mr. Fan was formerly an independent director of Goodman Group, an Australian listed company and a member of the Asian Advisory Committee of AustralianSuper, a pension fund established in Australia until November 2017 and February 2017 respectively. He was also formerly an independent non-executive director of PFC Device Inc. (the shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) until March 2022. Mr. Fan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master's Degree in Operations Research from Stanford University and a Master's Degree in Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the Company in 1997, he was an executive director of CITIC Pacific Limited in charge of industrial projects in China. Mr. Fan joined the Board in November 1997 and was re-designated as a Non-executive Director and an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in January 2010 and December 2012 respectively.
Audit Committee
Mr. Zhai Haitao
Mr. Suo is the Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, and the member of each of the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Board. Mr. Suo is an independent director of CITIC Bank International (China) Limited, Northking Information Technology Co., Ltd. (the shares of which are listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange) and PICC Asset Management Company Limited. Mr. Suo was an independent director of China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (the shares of which are listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange) and Bank of Zhangjiakou Co., Ltd.. He was the general manager of Credit Extension Approval Department of Head Office of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (“ICBC”, the shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Shanghai Stock Exchange) prior to his retirement from the ICBC group after 33 years of services. He also worked in the Shaanxi Branch of the People’s Bank of China before joining the ICBC Group. Mr. Suo was a part-time professor of Business School of China University of Political Science and Law. Mr. Suo graduated from on-job postgraduate class of Economics and Management in the Correspondence College of Central Party School of the Communist Party of China, and he is a senior economist and expert entitled to special allowance of the State Council. Mr. Suo has over 37 years of relevant banking experience and has extensive experience in bank credit management and bank credit risk management. He has expertise in business operation and financial analysis. Mr. Suo joined the Board in August 2018.
The Audit Committee, currently comprising 3 independent non-executive Directors, namely Ms. Li Shuk Yin, Edwina (Chairman), Mr. Fan Yan Hok, Philip and Mr. Suo Xuquan. Its primary responsibilities include but not limited to review the Group’s financial reporting process, risk management and internal control systems, internal and external audit and other financial and accounting matters of the Group, and to oversee the relationship between the Company and KPMG, the external auditor of the Company, etc. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee have been established in writing and are available on the websites of the Company and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
