New World Development Company Limited
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D i r ec t o r s ' P r o f i l e
Mr. Chen Guanzhan
(Aged 57)
Mr. Cha Mou-Sing, Payson
JP (Aged 74)
Appointed as a Director in April 1989. Mr. Cha is the chairman of the
Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Cha is also the chairman of HKR
International Limited and the non-executive chairman of Hanison
Construction Holdings Limited, both of them are listed public companies
in Hong Kong. He is also an independent non-executive director of Eagle
Asset Management (CP) Limited — Manager of Champion Real Estate
Investment Trust which is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited, the chairman of Mingly Corporation and an independent non-
executive director of Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited.
Mr. Yeung Ping-Leung, Howard
(Aged 59)
Appointed as a Director in November 1985. Mr. Yeung is a member of the
Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company. He is also an independent non-executive
director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, a listed
public company in Hong Kong. He was the chairman of King Fook
Holdings Limited, a listed pubic company in Hong Kong, up to his
resignation on 1 July 2016.
Appointed as an Executive Director and Joint General Manager in March
2012. Mr. Chen joined the Company as general manager in January 2011.
He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company. He also acts as director of New World Group Charity
Foundation Limited and certain subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Chen holds a
Bachelor of Science Degree from Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou and
a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Chemical Engineering from
South China University of Technology in Guangzhou. He had also been a
visiting scholar to the California State University, Northridge in the U.S.A.,
where he studied Public Administration. Mr. Chen had previously taught at
South China University of Technology, and held certificates as university
lecturer, senior engineer, and held offices in various departments of the
Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government. Mr. Chen has extensive
experience in administration management, corporate management and
capital management with a strong academic and practical foundation.
