was appointed as an executive Director and the Chairman on 11 March 2024. Mr.Hu is the China Tissue and Personal Care Business Head of Asia Symbol, a world leading producer of pulp and paper. He has been with Asia Symbol since 2017 and served as the Commercial Director – Pulp and Paper prior to his current role. Mr. Hu is also the Vice President of the China Paper and Pulp Industry Chamber of Commerce. Before joining Asia Symbol, Mr. Hu held senior management positions in various multinational companies in the petrochemical industry for more than 20 years. Mr. HU graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School of Western Ontario University of Canada in 2003.

was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 11 March 2024. Mr. LEE is the Corporate Business Controller for RGE Pte. Ltd. (“RGE”), a role he has held since 2019, where he oversees financial control, cash management and internal audit functions. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief of Staff for RGE, and held different functional leadership roles in corporate finance, strategic planning and human resources. Mr. LEE has served more than 20¬years in RGE. Mr. LEE graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore in 1995, and obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the Melbourne Business School, Australia in 2001.

was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 11 March 2024. Mr.¬DANTAS is currently a Regional Head in RGE, overseeing the Europe, Middle East and Africa operations of various RGE-managed companies. Prior to this role, Mr. DANTAS served as the Finance Director of APRIL and other fibre-related business units, leading and managing the accounting function including statutory accounting, tax and management reporting. Mr.¬DANTAS was previously the Regional Financial Controller with Cornelder Asia, a Dutch headquartered commodities and metals storage operation based in Singapore. Mr. DANTAS graduated from the University of Bombay (now known as University of Mumbai), India with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1988. He also qualified as a certified public accountant of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 June 2007. Mr. TSUI has over 40 years of experience in accounting, finance and investment management, particularly in investments in the PRC. He worked for two of the Big Four audit firms in the United States and Hong Kong and served in various public listed companies in Hong Kong in a senior capacity. Mr. TSUI is currently acting as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Lippo Limited, Hongkong Chinese Limited and Newton Resources Ltd, all listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. He was a Director and Senior Consultant of WAG Worldsec Corporate Finance Limited, a registered financial services company in Hong Kong. He graduated from the University of Houston, Texas, the United States and holds a master of Science in Accountancy degree and a bachelor of Business Administration degree with first class honors. Mr. TSUI is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

SBS, BBS, JP., was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 1 September 2014. Mr. WONG holds a bachelor of arts degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a bachelor of laws degree from the University of London. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. He is a China-Appointed Attesting Officer. Mr. WONG is currently the independent non-executive director of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, and NWS Holdings Limited, all listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. He has been the managing partner of the China region for 15 years in two international law firms. Prior to that he worked for the Lands Department, Department of Justice and Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government for 10 years in total. Since 2011, Mr. WONG has been appointed as board member of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited and the Competition Commission. He is the Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. He is currently the Chairman of Hong Kong Inland Revenue Board of Review, Board's Chairman of HKBU Chinese Medicine Hospital Company Limited, past Chairman of Hong Kong Copyright Tribunal, former President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and Inter Pacific Bar Association and council member of Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. WONG was admitted to the Roll of Honour of the Law Society of Hong Kong in [August] 2022. He is the Honorary Adviser of Hong Kong Business Accountants Association. Mr. WONG holds the posts of honorary lecturer, external examiner, Adjunct Professor and Professor of Practice in the University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2020. Mr. LAW has over 30 years of management experience in banking and property leasing. Mr. LAW has been a non-executive director of HKMC Insurance Limited, a company principally engaged in mortgage insurance and loan guarantee business, since June 2019. Mr. LAW started his career as a planner in China Light and Power Co. Ltd. (now CLP Power Hong Kong Limited) and was involved in tariff and long term planning on electricity power in Hong Kong. He then worked for 23 years with HSBC and held various management positions covering a spectrum of activities of the bank. Mr. LAW’s last position with HSBC was head of banking services, being the business and products head for key banking products, from June 2003 to March 2006. Mr. LAW subsequently joined Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited as general manager for retail banking from April 2006 to December 2009 and later joined Sino Land Company Limited as an associate director for leasing matters from October 2010 to June 2012. Mr. LAW was an external supervisor of Ping An Bank between 2010 and early 2014. He was an independent non-executive director of China Oilfield Services Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 2883; Shanghai stock code: 601808) from May 2014 to May 2020. Mr. LAW graduated from the Middlesex Polytechnic University, UK with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, major in Economics, and obtained a Master’s degree in Econometrics from Queen Mary College of the University of London, UK in 1980.

was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 31 August 2022. Dr. CAO is a senior research scientist with more than 30 years of experience in research and management in the pulp and paper industry in China. Dr. CAO has been serving as the president of China Technical Association of Paper Industry since May 2019 and a director of China National Household Paper Industry Association since September 1999. Dr. CAO was an independent non-executive director of the Company from June 2007 to June 2014. He also served as a director of China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute from October 1998 to September 2009, vice president of Sinolight Corporation from December 2003 to June 2019, vice chairman of China Paper Association from March 2000 to April 2009 and vice president of China Paper Industry Chamber of Commerce from July 2006 to November 2012.Dr. CAO holds a bachelor’s degree from South China University of Technology with a specialization in the pulp and paper industry in 1981, a master’s degree in paper making from the Light Industry Institute of Science and Technology in 1984, a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1993 and an Executive M.B.A. from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in 2005.

joined the Group in 1992. He has served as a Manager in the production, marketing, and procurement departments, and Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Chief Operating Officer and President, mainland China. Mr. ZHANG is the Vice President of Guangdong Paper Association. He graduated from Wuyi University in Electronic Technology.

was appointed as the Deputy Financial Officer on 15 September 2014 and was appointed as the Company Secretary on 11 September 2013. Ms. TAN began her career in audit in one of the Big Four international accountancy firms. After that, Ms. TAN pursued her career in various public enterprises and gained extensive experience in finance and listing work. She joined the Company in 2012 and has served as the Director of Corporate Finance, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Ms. TAN holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and an MBA from the University of Hong Kong. Ms. TAN is also a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.

previously held the position of Chief Marketing Officer of the Group, responsible for the marketing management of the four major product categories, namely tissue, incontinence care, feminine care and baby care, as well as e-commerce divisions in mainland China. He joined the Group in August 1995 and served as branch Deputy General Manager, Sales Director, Marketing Director and Executive Vice President (marketing & media) and Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing of the Group etc. Mr. TANG graduated from South China University of Technology in Biochemistry in 1994.

joined the Group in January 1997 and has taken various managerial roles including the Executive Vice President (Domestic Sales) and Vice President Sales, Hong Kong & Export, North Asia. He graduated from Anhui Finance and Trade College (currently named Anhui University of Finance and Economics) with a major in Trade and Economics in 1996.

joined the Group in April 2016. Ms. SU joined SCA in 1999 and has assumed numerous senior management roles in extensive areas across the company. Ms. SU was initially responsible for quality and R&D management, and later took on the regional role of Business Strategy Director in 2006. From 2010, she served as Commercial Director for markets including Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. Ms. SU was appointed to Vice President of Southeast Asia in 2014, and has been instrumental in shaping the continued growth and development of the company’s business in Southeast Asia over the last 16 years. Prior to SCA, Ms. SU worked for several years in production management. Ms. SU holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering & Management, and bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, both from the Oklahoma State University, United States.

re-joined the Group in October 2020. He has rich experience in human resources management in his previous careers. He holds a MBA degree from Murdoch University of Australia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Xiangtan University. He served as Chief Human Recourses Officer of the Group from 2011 to 2015.

graduated from Guangdong Mechanical College in industrial management engineering with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and holds an MBA degree of Wuhan University of Technology. She is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). She joined the Group in July 1991 and has served as the branch Manager of finance, purchasing logistics, quality control, and administration departments.