Newton Resources Ltd (01231.HK)

Mr. Wu Wai Leung, Danny - Non-executive Directors

Mr. Wu, aged 56, was appointed as a non-executive Director on 21 May 2015. He is currently the chairman of the investment committee of the Company and a director of several PRC subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Wu is also an executive director and the chief executive officer of Greenheart Group Limited (stock code: 94) and an independent non-executive director of Qianhai Health Holdings Limited (formerly known as Hang Fat Ginseng Holdings Company Limited) (stock code: 911).

Mr. Wu was previously an independent non-executive Director, a member of each of the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the Company, up to his retirement at the conclusion of the 2015 AGM.

He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1985.

Mr. Wu has over 20 years of experience in investing and business operations in Asia. Since 2003, Mr. Wu has been a director of First Gateway Capital Limited which engages in early stage investment, and investment advisory services to small and medium enterprises in Asia, with a focus in transportation, resource, manufacturing, technology and telecommunication companies. From 1985 to 2002, Mr. Wu served various management positions in Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong office of Quanta Industries Ltd., Sino-Wood Partners, Limited and had been a director of Sino Automotive Parts Limited. Between 2003 and 2006, Mr. Wu was the Economic Advisor of Weifang Municipal Overseas Investment Promotion Bureau, Shandong Province, the PRC.

Mr. Li Changfa - Executive Directors

Mr. Li, aged 70, was appointed as an executive Director and the chief operating officer of the Company on 1 March 2014. He is currently the chairman of the board of directors and legal representative of several PRC subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for the overall operation management and strategic development of the Group, and oversee the management, operation, sales and business development of the Yanjiazhuang Mine.

Mr. Li was professionally accredited economist by the Personnel Department of Henan Province (河南省人事廳) in 1992, and graduated from the China University of Petroleum with a major in business administration in 2006.

Mr. Li has over 20 years of experience in business operations, project management and mergers and acquisitions. From 1964 to 1992, he held various management positions in China ShenMa Group and numerous enterprises. From 1992 to 1999, he worked in the subsidiaries of the Ministry of Textile Industry and China General Chamber of Textile (中國紡織工業部及中國紡織總會), and participated in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, establishment and management of corporations. From 2002 to 2008, he held various positions, including director and vice president of China Printed Circuit Association, mainly responsible for its policy study and industry development advisory.

Mr. Li was appointed as the vice-chairman of the China Chamber of International Commerce Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, he was appointed as a member of the Eighth Guangzhou Baiyun District Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the People’s Republic of China.

Mr. Tsui King Fai - Chairman of Audit Committee

Mr. Tsui, aged 67, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 15 December 2010 and is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company.

He currently holds positions in the following companies:—

Moreover, Mr. Tsui was a director and senior consultant of WAG Worldsec Corporate Finance Limited up to his resignation on 30 June 2016.

Mr. Tsui graduated from the University of Houston with a Master of Science in Accountancy degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with first class honors awarded in 1974 and 1973 respectively.

Mr. Tsui is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of each of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has extensive experience in accounting, finance and investment management, particularly in investments in China. Mr. Tsui had worked for two of the “Big Four” audit firms in Hong Kong and the United States of America.

Mr. Luk Yue Kan - Chief Financial Officer/ Company Secretary

Mr. Luk, aged 41, was appointed as an executive Director and the chief financial officer of the Company on 1 April 2015 and is a member of the Investment Committee of the Company. He joined the Company in March 2011 as the financial controller. In November 2011, he assumed the additional role of company secretary of the Company. He oversees the treasury management, financial reporting, company secretarial, human resources, risk management, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations matters of the Company. He is also a director and company secretary of various subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Luk holds an Executive MBA degree from Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario in Canada and a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and an associate and a Certified Tax Advisor of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. Mr. Luk has over 19 years’ experience in auditing, accounting and financial management.

Mr. Shin Yick, Fabian - Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Shin, aged 50, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 14 August 2015 and is a member of each of the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the Company.

Mr. Shin is currently the senior consultant of Dongxing Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., an independent non-executive director of Lisi Group (Holdings) Limited (stock code: 526) and a non-executive director of Pak Tak International Limited (stock code: 2668), those companies are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and a director of BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), a company whose shares are traded at the Nasdaq stock market of the United States. He was the chief executive officer of Well Link International Capital Limited (previously known as Zhaobangji International Capital Limited) from August 2015 to May 2018 and the deputy chief executive officer of CMB International Capital Limited from February 2010 to July 2015. Mr. Shin has over 27 years of experience in investment banking and financial management. Prior to joining CMB International Capital Limited, he worked in several investment banks in Hong Kong.

Mr. Shin was a non-executive director of Qianhai Health Holdings Limited (stock code: 911) from 6 January 2016 to 3 February 2016, an independent non-executive director of Huabang Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 3638) from 30 September 2016 to 2 October 2018 and an independent non-executive director of China Shun Ke Long Holdings Limited (stock code: 974) from 19 August 2015 to 31 October 2018.

Mr. Shin graduated from the University of Birmingham in England with a Bachelor’s degree in commerce. After graduation, he worked in the audit department of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He had also worked in a listed company in Hong Kong as group financial controller. He is a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.