Nicholas Timothy James Colfer
Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Audit Committee

Mr. Nicholas Timothy James Colfer, aged 64, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 March 2023 and became Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Nomination Committee on 1 January 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degree from the University of Oxford. He has over 40 years' experience of corporate management in the Asia-Pacific region, principally in real estate, manufacturing and distribution. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (whose shares had been listed on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 45), Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Tai Ping Carpets International Limited (whose shares had been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 146), and also a Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited, overseeing a number of Kadoorie family interests in Hong Kong and overseas.

Rudolf Bischof
Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Audit Committee

Mr. Rudolf Bischof, aged 82, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in March 1998 and became Chairman in August 2003. Mr. Bischof has retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Company with effect from 1 January 2024. He was educated in Switzerland and has been engaged in the field of asset management and private banking in Hong Kong since 1971, including several years with the former Swiss Bank Corporation. Prior to coming to Hong Kong, Mr. Bischof also worked for a leading British investment bank in London, Madrid and New York.

Lincoln Chu Kuen Yung, JP, FHKIB
Managing Director, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Nomination Committee

Mr. Lincoln C. K. Yung, aged 78, has been a Director of the Company for 47 years. He is an economics graduate from the Cornell University and received an MBA in accounting and finance from The University of Chicago. Mr. Yung has extensive experience in the textile industry, banking and investment, and has served on various community and government committees. He is an Honorary Advisory Vice President and Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers. Mr. Yung is a Director of The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. (whose shares had been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in October 2018) and Non-Executive Vice-Chairman of Southern Textile Co. Ltd. In 2013, Mr. Yung became Chairman of Shanghai Sung Nan Textile Co. Ltd. Mr. Yung is currently the Honorary President of HK Wuxi Trade Association Limited and the Honorary Adviser of Federation of HK Jiangsu Community Organisations Ltd. He is also a Director of certain subsidiaries of the Company incorporated in Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Liberia and Panama. Mr. Yung has been an Independent Non-Executive Director, Audit Committee Member and Nomination Committee Member (resigned on 7 December 2023) of Tai Ping Carpets International Limited during the past three years. He is the son of the late Mr. Hung Ching Yung and the father of Mr. John Con-sing Yung and Ms. Yung Ka Sing, Kathryn.

Robert Tsai To Sze
Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Nomination Committee

Mr. Robert Sze, aged 83, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in August 2003. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was a partner in an international firm of accountants with which he had practised for over 20 years. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of a number of Hong Kong listed companies, Dah Sing Banking Group Limited, Dah Sing Financial Holdings Limited and Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings Limited. Mr. Sze has also been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited (resigned on 15 February 2022) during the past three years.

John Con-sing Yung
Non-Executive Director

Mr. John Yung, aged 55, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company in December 2012. He holds a bachelor degree in arts and a master degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Mr. Yung is a Director of certain subsidiaries of the Company incorporated in Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Liberia and Panama. He was appointed as Director of The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. ("SCSB") in Taiwan since 2003, the shares of which had been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in October 2018. He is presently a Managing Director of SCSB. In May 2016, Mr. Yung was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. in Hong Kong. In May 2021, Mr. Yung was appointed as a Non-Executive Chairman and Shareholder representative of AMK Microfinance Institution Plc. in Cambodia. In October 2018, Mr. Yung was appointed as a Director of Paofoong Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong and was further appointed as Non-Executive Chairman in July 2022. He has over nine years of experience in information technology and telecommunication business in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Yung is a son of Mr. Lincoln C. K. Yung, a brother of Ms. Yung Ka Sing, Kathryn and a grandson of the late Mr. Hung Ching Yung.

Wong Chi Kwong Patrick
Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Remuneration Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Nomination Committee

Mr. Patrick Wong, aged 62, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in October 2016. He holds a bachelor degree in laws from University of London. In 1992, Mr. Wong was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and was also admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1994. He was a partner of Mayer Brown (formerly Johnson Stokes & Master) from 1996 to 2015 with which he had practised for over 20 years. His personal practice focused on corporate finance and Hong Kong listed company related work.

Mr. Wong is currently the Chairman of the Court of Lingnan University and a Director of Lingnan Education Organization Limited. On 30 June 2023, Mr. Wong was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Tai Cheung Holdings Limited (whose shares had been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 88). He is also the Deputy Chairman of The Applied Research Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mr. Patrick Wong was the Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council between 2017 and 2022.

Jennie Chen
Assistant Managing Director and Financial Controller

Ms. Jennie Chen, aged 68, was appointed a Director of the Company in September 2003. Ms. Chen holds the position of Financial Controller and was appointed as the Assistant Managing Director of the Company on 22 March 2023. She has been with the Company for over 38 years. She graduated from the University of Toronto and has experience in accountancy, finance and investment, and the textile industry. Ms. Chen is a Director of Southern Textile Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Sung Nan Textile Co. Ltd. She is also a Director of certain subsidiaries of the Company incorporated in Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Liberia and Panama.