Dr. Yang is the Chairman of the board of directors of Shin Hwa World Limited and has been an executive director of the Company since 19 July 2013. He is one of the directors and the sole shareholder of Landing International Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company. Dr. Yang had been a director of Hubei Landing Holding Co., Ltd. (shares of which are listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000971) until December 2014 and a director and general manager of China Dive Company Limited (shares of which are listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 300526) until December 2020. He was awarded with an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management at Jeju National University in March 2017. Dr. Yang has extensive experience in property development in the People’s Republic of China.
Ms. Chan has been an executive director of the Company since 1 September 2018 and the Acting Chairperson of the Board since 18 November 2022. She holds several directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Group as well. Ms. Chan obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Laws from the University of London and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Ms. Chan has been admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales. She is also a chartered secretary, a chartered governance professional and a fellow member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom. Ms. Chan has extensive experience in corporate administration and corporate finance and she has approximately 12 years of experience as director of listed companies in Hong Kong.
Dr. Wong has been an executive director of the Company since 3 February 2020. Dr. Wong holds a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration, a Master’s Degree of Business Administration in Finance, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the United States. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Jeju Shinhwa World, the flagship integrated resort project of the Group, which is operated and developed by Landing Jeju. He served as Senior Vice President at Landing Jeju from 1 March 2019 to 5 January 2020. In addition, Dr. Wong holds several directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Group. Prior to joining Landing Jeju, he worked as Chief Financial Officer at Creative Brilliant Investment Company Limited, Macau from 2016 to 2019. Before 2016, Dr. Wong had worked as an executive director of finance at Venetian Macau Limited for 10 years. As an external auditor, he started his finance and accounting career for an accounting firm in the United States in 2000. With approximately 20 years of professional and practical experience in the field of accounting and finance, Dr. Wong also served as a parttime visiting associate professor at Macau University of Science & Technology, lecturing a number of business administration programs at the master’s degree level.
Ms. Pu has been an executive director of the Company since 19 February 2020. She is a seasoned senior business leader with extensive gaming industry experience in management, operations and marketing to her current role as the Chief Operation Officer at Landing Casino, which is operated by Landing Entertainment Korea Co., Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. She previously served as an Executive Vice President at Landing Casino from April 2019 to January 2020. Ms. Pu holds several directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Group as well. From 2017 to 2019, she held the chief executive officer position at a gaming services company. Before that, Ms. Pu’s professional career began her executive positions at MGM Resorts International and MGM Grand Paradise Limited in 1996. Ms. Pu received her Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Mr. Huang has been an executive director of the Company since 14 April 2021. He graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law with bachelor degree of International Economics and Trading and obtained a master degree of Business Administration. Mr. Huang is responsible for the senior operation and management of hotels and theme parks of the Group. He also holds several directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Huang was a director of Guanghe Landscape Culture Communication Co., Ltd, ShanXi (shares of which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, stock code: 600234) until October 2020. He has over 10 years of experience in finance and travel industries.
Mr. Li has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 15 January 2020. Mr. Li graduated from the University of Hull, United Kingdom with a Bachelor’s degree in Law in July 2007. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Li has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting. He also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2008 to 2011.
Mr. Shek has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 14 August 2020. Mr. Shek graduated from the University of Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma in Education. He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in 1995 and was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star and the Gold Bauhinia Star by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “HKSAR”) in 2007 and 2013 respectively. Mr. Shek was a member of the HKSAR Legislative Council representing the Real Estate and Construction Functional Constituency from 2000 to 2021. He is a member of the Court and Council of The University of Hong Kong, a honorary member of Court of The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and a court member of City University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Du has been an independent nonexecutive Director of the Company since 12 March 2021. Mr. Du graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law with a Doctoral degree of marketing in June 2009. He is the Head of Department of Marketing, the Director of Management Case Research Center and the Associate Professor of School of Business and Administration in Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He has over 12 years of experience in marketing consultancy and training. In addition, Mr. Du is an independent director of Zhongbai Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (shares of which are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000759).