Dr. Hooy Kok Wai was appointed as chairman of the Board and an executive Director on 19 August 2021. He is the chairman of the Nomination Committee and also serves as a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Dr. Hooy has overall responsibilities for formulating business strategies and development plans for the Group.

Dr. Hooy is a Singaporean Chinese entrepreneur and has extensive experience in investment and corporate management. He is the co-founder and has served as chairman of China Wantian International Group Limited, which is principally engaged in modern agriculture in the PRC through the indirect holding of its subsidiaries. He is also the co-founder and has served as vice-chairman of Perfect (China) Co., Ltd. since 1995, a company which is principally engaged in research, development, manufacturing and sale of personal care products, cosmetics, health food and household cleaning necessities through direct sales in the PRC. Dr. Hooy has also been a director of Yen Lee Holdings Pte Ltd. since April 1980, a corporation based in Singapore which is principally engaged in wholesale and retail of various industrial tools, and firefighting, safety, rescue and life-saving equipment in Southeast Asia. Dr. Hooy is the founding president of Greater Bay Area Association of Listed Companies and the honorary president of Chung Shan Association (Singapore). He was awarded the Honorary Doctorate from Lincoln University College in Malaysia and was also honoured with ‘the 17th World Outstanding Chinese Award’ in 2022. He is a controlling shareholder and a director of Ace Source Holdings Limited, which has an interest in the shares of the Company which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Mr. Zhong Xueyong was appointed as an executive Director on 19 August 2021 and the chief executive officer of the Company on 29 September 2021, respectively. He was then appointed as vice-chairman of the Board on 11 October 2023. He also serves as a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Zhong is responsible for overseeing the overall management, business operation and development of the Group.

Mr. Zhong is the founder and acted as chairman of Guangdong Wangu Industrial Development Company Limited, which is principally engaged in property investment and management in the PRC. He is the co-founder and has served as the chief executive officer of China Wantian International Group Limited, which is principally engaged in modern agriculture in the PRC through the indirect holding of its subsidiaries. Mr. Zhong is the co-founding chairman of Greater Bay Area Association of Listed Companies. He was accredited as the ‘Outstanding Young Entrepreneur of Zhongshan’ by Zhongshan Federation of Industry and Commerce in 2020, and the ‘Outstanding Young Entrepreneur’ by the 2nd Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union and the 4th Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Mr. Zhong was also granted ‘The 3rd World Outstanding Chinese Youth Entrepreneur Award’ by the World Chinese Business Investment Foundation in 2022. He is a controlling shareholder and a director of Ace Source Holdings Limited, which has an interest in the shares of the Company which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Mr. Liu Chi Ching is the founder of the Group. He was appointed as a Director on 6 April 2016, re-designated as an executive Director and chairman of the Board on 27 May 2016, and subsequently re-designated as vice-chairman of the Board on 19 August 2021. Mr. Liu stepped down as vice-chairman of the Board on 11 October 2023 and remains as an executive Director, a member of the Remuneration Committee and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Liu is responsible for the overall strategic management of the Group’s business operation.

Mr. Liu has over 25 years of experience in the food trading and processing industry. He worked as a chef at various restaurants of well-known clubs and hotels from 1983 to 1993, including The American Club Hong Kong and Hyatt Regency Hong Kong. Prior to founding the Group, Mr. Liu has been operating his business under the trade name of ‘C.Y. Trading Company’ since March 1993. He established CY Food Trading Limited in May 1998 and acted as a director of such company from May 1998 to March 2001. He is the sole shareholder and director of Classic Line Holdings Limited, which has an interest in the shares of the Company which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance .

Ms. Lui Choi Yiu Angela was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 22 September 2022. She is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Ms. Lui is responsible for providing independent judgment and advising on the issues of strategy, performance, resources and standard of conduct of the Group.

Ms. Lui holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Azusa Pacific University in California, USA and a postgraduate diploma in corporate administration from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is currently a member of each of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Public Accountants in Australia, the Institute of Financial Accountants in the United Kingdom and the Institute of Certified Management Accountants in Australia. Ms. Lui has over 3 years of audit experience in an international certified public accounting firm and over 20 years of experience in corporate management, company secretarial matters, accounting and finance of listed companies in Hong Kong. She served as the chief financial officer of Mason Group Holdings Limited, the shares of which were listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 273) from February 2016 to April 2020, and was an executive director and the company secretary of the company from April 2016 to April 2020 and from September 2016 to January 2020, respectively. The listing of the shares of Mason Group Holdings Limited on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited was withdrawn on 13 November 2023. Ms. Lui is currently the deputy chief financial officer of AGBA Group Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGBA Group Holding Limited, a company listed on NASDAQ Stock Exchange in the United States (stock code: AGBA).

Mr. Siu Chun Pong Raymond was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 29 September 2021. He is a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Siu is responsible for providing independent judgment and advising on the issues of strategy, performance, resources and standard of conduct of the Group.

Mr. Siu holds a bachelor’s degree in Laws from The University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Laws from University College London. He has been a practising solicitor of The High Court of Hong Kong since 2005 and has over 18 years of practical experience in corporate finance and regulatory compliance. Mr. Siu was a partner of F. Zimmern & Co., Solicitors & Notaries from July 2012 to August 2017. He established his own law firm, Raymond Siu & Lawyers, in September 2017 and is now the senior partner of the firm. Mr. Siu is currently also the company secretary of several listed companies in Hong Kong, namely Allied Sustainability and Environmental Consultants Group Limited (stock code: 8320), EC Healthcare (stock code: 2138), UTS Marketing Solutions Holdings Limited (stock code: 6113), Aceso Life Science Group Limited (stock code: 474) and Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Limited (stock code: 1341).

Mr. Lam Chi Wing was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 8 June 2023. He is the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Lam is responsible for providing independent judgment and advising on the issues of strategy, performance, resources and standard of conduct of the Group.

Mr. Lam obtained a bachelor of business administration in accounting and finance degree from The University of Hong Kong in December 2003, a master of science in knowledge management degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in December 2006 and a master of business administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 2010. He also obtained an executive master in public administration degree from Tsinghua University in January 2024.

Mr. Lam joined Li & Fung Group in September 2003, where he served as the group chief representative and general manager of Southern China of Li & Fung Development (China) Limited prior to his departure in July 2015. From June 2020 to December 2020, he was a brand and new retail strategic officer of Bonjour Holdings Limited.

Mr. Lam has been a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress (第十四屆全國人大代表), a member of each of the 12th and 13th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議第十二屆及第十三屆廣東省委員會) and a member of each of the 11th and 12th Zhongshan Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議第十一屆及第十二屆中山市委員會). Mr. Lam is currently a vice-chairman of each of the Hong Kong Guangdong Youth Association (香港廣東青年總會), the council of the Guangdong Society of Commercial Economy (廣東省商業經濟學會理事會), the Council for the Promotion of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation (廣東省粵港澳合作促進會) and the Federation of Hong Kong Zhong Shan Community Organisations Limited (香港中山社團總會). He is also currently an adjunct associate professor of the department of information systems, business statistics and operations management of the Business School of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and co-director and an adjunct professor of the Center of Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship of the School of Management and Economics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Mr. Lam served as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2011 to 2012.

Mr. Lam served as an executive director of Bonjour Holdings Limited (stock code: 653) from July 2020 to December 2020 and an independent non-executive director of Aidigong Maternal & Child Health Limited (stock code: 286) from March 2016 to December 2022, the shares of both of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Lam is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Wai Hung Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 3321), Alco Holdings Limited (stock code: 328), MTT Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 2350), Space Group Holdings Limited (stock code: 2448), Renheng Enterprise Holdings Limited (stock code: 3628), Aidigong Maternal & Child Health Limited (stock code: 286), Carry Wealth Holdings Limited (stock code: 643) and TOMO Holdings Limited (stock code: 6928), the shares of all of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Also, Mr. Lam is currently a non-executive director and chairman of the board of DreamEast Group Limited (stock code: 593), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.