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| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Mr. Andrew Charles Ferguson, aged 52, was appointed as an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 12 January 2010. Mr. Ferguson holds various directorships in subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resource Development and worked as a mining engineer in Western Australia in the mid 90’s. In 2003, Mr. Ferguson co-founded New City Investment Managers in the United Kingdom. He has a proven track record in fund management and was the former co-fund manager of City Natural Resources High Yield Trust, which was awarded “Best UK Investment Trust” in 2006. In addition, he managed New City High Yield Trust Ltd. and Geiger Counter Ltd.. He worked for New City Investment Managers CQS Hong Kong, a financial institution providing investment management services to a variety of investors. He has 30 years of experience in the finance industry specialising in global natural resources. Being a fund manager for assets in London and Hong Kong, he was responsible for day to day management of portfolios, risk management, business development, relationship management and working with independent boards, custodians and auditors to ensure that all shareholders’ funds were managed properly. He is currently a director of Mabuhay Holdings Corporation (Stock Code: MHC), a company listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.. He was previously an alternate director to Mr. Lee Seng Hui in Mount Gibson Iron Limited (now known as MGX Resources Limited) (Stock Code: MGX), a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, until November 2024.
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Mr. Arthur George Dew,
aged 84, was appointed as the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 March 2016. Mr. Dew graduated from the Law School of the University of Sydney, Australia, and was admitted as a solicitor and later as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia. He is currently a non-practising barrister. He has a broad range of corporate and business experience and has served as a director, and in some instances chairman of the board of directors, of a number of public companies listed in Australia, Hong Kong and elsewhere. He is currently the chairman and a non-executive director of each of Allied Group Limited (“AGL”) (Stock Code: 373), a substantial shareholder of the Company, and Dragon Mining Limited (“Dragon Mining”) (Stock Code: 1712) and the non-executive chairman and a non-executive director of Tanami Gold NL (“Tanami Gold”) (Stock Code: TAM). AGL and Dragon Mining are companies listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). Tanami Gold is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Mr. Dew retired as a non-executive director of Tian An Australia Limited (“Tian An Australia”) (Stock Code: TIA), a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, in May 2023. |
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Mr. Lee Seng Hui (李成輝),
aged 56, was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 2 October 2009. Mr. Lee graduated from the Law School of the University of Sydney with Honours. Previously, he worked with Baker & McKenzie and N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Lee is currently the chief executive and an executive director of AGL (Stock Code: 373), a substantial shareholder of the Company. He is also the chairman and a non-executive director of Tian An China Investments Company Limited (“TACI”) (Stock Code: 28) and Tian An Medicare Limited (“TAMC”) (Stock Code: 383). AGL, TACI and TAMC are companies listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. In 2025, Mr. Lee stepped down as the non-executive chairman and later as an alternate director to the non-executive chairman of MGX Resources Limited (formerly known as Mount Gibson Iron Limited), a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Mr. Wang Dongming (王冬明), aged 51, was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 10 August 2026. Mr. Wang graduated from the University of Wales with a master degree in business administration. He has extensive experience in the fields of trading of mineral resources, investment and capital operation, and has also been awarded the practicing certificates in the asset management and securities categories by the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute respectively. Mr. Wang is currently an executive director and a deputy managing director of Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited (Stock Code: 639), which is listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
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Mr. Kelvin Chau Kwok Wing (周國榮),
aged 63, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 23 November 2023. He was a senior adviser to Rothschild & Co, the global financial advisory firm from 2020 to 2021 and Chairman of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Chau joined N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited in 1987 and has been a banker with the group throughout his career. He has extensive experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and wealth management. Mr. Chau graduated from University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Laws degree, and is a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. Chau is a senior advisor at Harmony Advisors, a family office and investment firm in Hong Kong. He is also currently an independent non-executive director of AGL (Stock Code: 373), a substantial shareholder of the Company, Travel Expert (Asia) Enterprises Limited (“Travel Expert”) (Stock code: 1235) and independent non-executive director of Giordano International Limited (“Giordano”) (Stock code: 709). AGL, Travel Expert and Giordano are companies listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. He also serves on the University Council’s Finance Committee and Investment sub-committee at the City University of Hong Kong.
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Mr. Li Chak Hung (李澤雄),
aged 60, graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration. Mr. Li is a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow of The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. He has over 30 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, taxation and financial management. Mr. Li is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Asiasec Properties Limited (“ASL”) (Stock Code: 271) and Alpha Professional Holdings Limited (“Alpha Professional”) (Stock Code: 948). ASL and Alpha Professional are companies listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). He was previously an independent non-executive director of Summit Ascent Holdings Limited (“Summit Ascent”) during the periods from October 2018 to January 2024 and 11 March 2025 to 30 August 2025. Summit Ascent was previously a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange until 1 September 2025.
| Ms. Lisa Yang Lai Sum (楊麗琛), aged 59, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 10 August 2026. graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Economics and is also qualified as a solicitor in Australia and England. She is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong and a consultant of ONC Lawyers. Ms. Yang is also an independent non-executive director of each of Allied Group Limited (“AGL”)(Stock Code: 373), a substantial shareholder of the Company, Tian An China Investments Company Limited (“TACI”)(Stock Code: 28), Asiasec Properties Limited (“ASL”)(Stock Code: 271) and Tian An Medicare Limited (“TAMC”)(Stock Code: 383). AGL, TACI, ASL and TAMC are companies listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. |
Alternate Director to Mr. Arthur George Dew
Mr. Wong Tai Chun, Mark (王大鈞), aged 61, was appointed as an alternate director to Mr. Arthur George Dew on 1 March 2016. Mr. Wong holds various directorships in subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Wong has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Chartered Governance Institute and The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute. He is currently the director of investment of AGL (Stock Code: 373), a substantial shareholder of the Company, a non-executive director of TAMC (Stock Code: 383) and an alternate director to Mr. Arthur George Dew in Dragon Mining (Stock Code: 1712) and Tanami Gold (Stock Code: TAM). AGL, TAMC and Dragon Mining are companies listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. Tanami Gold is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Mr. Wong was an alternate director to Mr. Arthur George Dew in Tian An Australia (Stock Code: TIA) until May 2023. Tian An Australia is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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(update as of 10 August 2026)
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