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Ren Yuanlin Mr Ren was appointed a Director of the Company on 13 January 2006 and Chairman on 18 March 2007. He was last re-elected on 28 March 2007. He is the founder of the Group and is currently responsible for the overall management and operations of the Group. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JYS. Mr Ren has over 30 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry, and has worked within the Group and the Group’s predecessors in various positions since the 1970s. In 1973, Mr Ren joined Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory as a worker involved in cold works. From 1976 to 1982, he held the positions of vice-head and head of the ship body workshop. From 1982 to 1984, he was the department head of the process technology department. From 1984 to 1985, he held the position of Assistant Shipbuilding Supervisor. During the period between 1985 and 1997, inclusive of the time when Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory was changed to Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory, he concurrently held the positions of Assistant Factory Supervisor and Supervisor of a shipbuilding subfactory. From 1997, Mr Ren has held the concurrent positions of Factory Supervisor and Chairman of the board of directors in Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory (which has since been changed into Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (“JYS”) in 1999). Mr Ren has also been appointed as a secretary to the central branch of the Communist Party of China since 1997. Mr Ren was awarded the Outstanding Factory Supervisor (Management) award （优秀厂长（经理））for two consecutive years by the Jiangyin Municipal Commission of Communist Party, People’s Government of Jiangyin Municipality in 2000 and 2001. He also holds a Diploma in Economics from Jiangsu Television Broadcasting University（江苏广播电视大学）which he was conferred in 1986. Wang Dong Mr Wang was appointed a Director of the Company on 18 March 2007 and last re-elected on 25 April 2008. Mr Wang has nearly 30 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry. He first joined Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory in 1977 as a workshop welder. Thereafter in 1985, he was transferred to the administrative management department. In 1988, he was promoted to the position of Assistant Sales Supervisor of Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory. Between 1992 and 1997, he held the position of assistant factory supervisor of Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory (which was changed to Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory in 1992), where he was in charge of the daily operations of the factory. Thereafter, he became the Deputy General Manager of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory (which has since been changed to JYS in 1999), a position which he still holds today, and he is one of the personnel in charge of the sales and procurement of materials for the shipbuilding processes. Mr Wang holds a high school certificate from Jiangyin city High School（江阴市高级中学）which he was conferred in 1975. Xiang Jianjun Mr Xiang was appointed a Director of the Company on 18 March 2007 and last re-elected on 28 March 2007. Mr Xiang has more than 25 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry. He joined Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory in 1978, and worked in the workshop for about a year. In May 1979, he became a Loftsman, and since then, he has worked in various positions within Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory (which was changed to Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory in 1992 and finally JYS in 1999). He was promoted to Production Process Department Section Head in 1985. From January 1992 to December 1994, Mr Xiang was the Technical Department Section Head of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory. Between 1995 and 1998, he served in various positions including the Head of the Production Process, Technical Quality Control Department and Assistant Shipyard Supervisor of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Factory. In January 1999, he became the Deputy Shipyard Supervisor of JYS. From December 1999 till present, he has been the Deputy General Manager of JYS and was also appointed in May 2005, the Deputy General Manager of JNYS. Mr Xiang holds a Diploma in Ship Engineering from Wuhan School of Transport by Water（武汉水运学院）which was conferred in 1991. Yu Kebing Mr Yu is an industry veteran with over 20 years of shipping experience. He is the Managing Director of Shanghai Tongbao Shipping Co (统宝船务有限公司), which provides marine towage, bulk cargo transportation, marine consultation, ship broking, freight and related ship agency services. Teo Yi-dar Mr Teo was appointed a Director of the Company on 28 July 2006 and last re-elected on 28 March 2007. Mr Teo is an Investment Partner with SEAVI Advent Corporation Ltd, the Asian affiliate of Boston-based Advent International private equity group. He manages direct investments in Asia, and focuses on the electronics, chemical, engineering and technology segments. Prior to joining SEAVI Advent, he was with Keppel Corporation Ltd., conducting business development activities for Keppel’s marine and offshore businesses. Mr. Teo started his career as an Engineer in SGS-Thomson Microelectronics. Mr. Teo holds two Masters’ degrees; Master of Science Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering (1998) and Master of Science Degree in Applied Finance (2000) from the National University of Singapore. He graduated from the same university with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours) in 1996. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst by the CFA Institute in 2001. Ong Sie Hou Raymond Mr Ong was appointed a Director of the Company on 18 March 2007 and last re-elected on 28 March 2007. He is currently a partner of Rajah & Tann, a firm of advocates and solicitors in Singapore and has been with the firm since May 2002. From 1998 to 2001, Raymond Ong was an Associate Lawyer at Colin Ng & Partners. Prior to that, he was practicing at Joseph Tan Jude Benny & Scott between 1997 and 1998 and Chong Yeo & Partners between 1996 and 1997. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Law Degree in 1995 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1996. His main area of practice is in litigation and international arbitration in commercial, banking, transportation and shipping matters. In particular, he represents shipyards and shipowners in building and repair, negotiations and disputes in Singapore, China and the region.h Teo Moh Gin Mr Teo was appointed a Director of the Company on 18 March 2007 and last re-elected on 25 April 2008. He is currently a director of Vive Capital Pte. Ltd., where he is involved in investment-related work. Between March 2006 and January 2007, he was the Chief Corporate Officer of RichLand Group Limited, where he oversaw the finance, business development, mergers and acquisition activities as well as the corporate affairs of RichLand Group Limited. From 2005 to 2006, Mr Teo was the Managing Director of Global Business Insights Pte Ltd. From 1994 to 2005, Mr Teo also held various senior management positions in leading organisations such as GKE International Limited, Transworld Carnival Corporation, SESAMi Inc, System Access Limited, Credit Suisse and Veno Technologies (S) Pte Ltd. From 1990 to 1993, Mr Teo was the Senior Investment Officer with Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Private Limited. From 1983 to 1989, he was the Head of Business Consulting Division in Arthur Andersen Associates. Mr Teo was the Executive Vice President of GKE International and was responsible for mergers and acquisitions and business development for the logistics company. He handled many of the mergers and acquisitions activities, implementation of business development plans in locations such as China, Malaysia and the Middle East. Mr Teo was the Chief Executive Officer of Transworld Carnival Corporation. His responsibility included the execution of the company’s mobile amusement fairs. Mr Teo also held the positions of Senior Vice President in corporate development and Chief Financial Officer in SESAMi Inc., and System Access Limited. He oversaw all the financial functions of the respective companies including financial planning and analysis, financial control, business opportunities and investments. Mr Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1983 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) and obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration jointly awarded by the University of Manchester and University of Wales in 2001. He has been a CPA member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore since 1989 and was admitted as a Fellow of ICPAS in 2004. Cao Zhiteng His responsibilities include exercising the powers as the Group’s General Manager. In particular, he is engaged in the management’s decision making in managing the Company, financial management and the motivation, supervision and inspection at the operations level. Mr Cao has more than 20 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry. After his graduation from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1982, he joined Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a shipbuilding enterprise in the PRC, where he spent more than 20 years working in various appointments until February 2003. He started as an Assistant Engineer and other appointments held include, among others, the Assistant Manager of the Design Department, Assistant Chief Engineer and finally the Assistant General Manager before he left the company. As a result of his various appointments, he is familiar with the production aspects as well as the product management aspects of the shipbuilding industry. Thereafter, he joined China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd., in February 2003 as its Deputy General Manager and held the position until he joined the Group in February 2007. Mr Cao graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1988 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ship and Offshore Engineering. In 1998, he was accredited as a Senior Engineer (Researcher level) by China State Shipbuilding Head Company（中国船舶工业总公司）and in 2000, he further obtained a Master of Business Administration from Shanghai Jiaotong University. Wang Jiansheng Mr Wang was appointed as General Manager of Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd on 1 January 2008. He is responsible for the administration of Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. He has more than 20 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to joining the Group, between 2004 and 2007 Mr Wang was the Vice President of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Du Chengzhong Mr Du has more than 10 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry. In July 1991, he started as a trainee in the turbine workshop of the then Jiangyin Shipbuilding Factory. In July 1992, he became a technician in the same workshop where he held the position till December 1996. During the period between January 1997 and December 2001, he worked as a construction staff in the Production Department of JYS. In January 2002, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Head of Engineering Department of JYS and served in the position till December 2004. Thereafter, between January 2005 and December 2005, he held concurrent positions as Assistant General Manager cum Head of Technical Preparation Department. From January 2006, he has been the Deputy General Manager and Head of Quality Control Department in JYS and JNYS, where he is also responsible for the technical and quality aspects of the operations in JYS and JNYS. Mr Du holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Engineering from Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute（哈尔滨船舶工程学院）which he was conferred in 1991. He was accredited as an Engineer by the Wuxi City Human Resource Bureau（无锡市人事局）in 1998.
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