Announcement on Election of the Members of the Fourth Session of the Board of Directors
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. (A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1339) ANNOUNCEMENT ON ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The meeting of the board of directors (the “Board”) of The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (the “Company”) was held on site on 23 March 2021. Having voted by the directors who have attended the Board meeting of the Company, the Board of the Company considered and approved the resolutions in relation to the nomination of candidates for the directors of the fourth session of the Board. According to the resolutions passed at the Board meeting, the Board has nominated Mr. Luo Xi, Mr. Wang Tingke, Mr. Xie Yiqun and Mr. Li Zhuyong as the candidates for the executive directors of the fourth session of the Board of the Company, Mr. Wang Qingjian, Mr. Miao Fusheng, Mr. Wang Shaoqun, Mr. Yu Qiang and Mr. Wang Zhibin as the candidates for the non-executive directors of the fourth session of the Board of the Company, and Mr. Shiu Sin Por, Mr. Ko Wing Man, Ms. Xu Lina, Ms. Cui Li and Mr. Chen Wuzhao as the candidates for the independent non-executive directors of the fourth session of the Board of the Company. Except for Mr. Yu Qiang, Ms. Xu Lina and Ms. Cui Li, the above candidates for directors are existing directors. Except for Mr. Yu Qiang, Ms. Xu Lina and Ms. Cui Li, the terms of office of the above candidates for directors shall commence from the date of approval at the general meeting of the Company until the expiry of the term of the fourth session of the Board of the Company. The terms of office of Mr. Yu Qiang, Ms. Xu Lina and Ms. Cui Li shall commence from the date of approval at the general meeting of the Company and the date of obtaining approval of their director qualifications from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission until the expiry of the term of the fourth session of the Board of the Company. Please refer to the Appendix of this announcement for the biographical details of candidates for the directors of the fourth session of the Board and details of appointment. - 1 - The Company will dispatch documents in relation to the convening of general meeting such as notice and circular to shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable. By Order of the Board The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited Luo Xi Chairman Beijing, the PRC, 23 March 2021 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Luo Xi, Mr. Wang Tingke, Mr. Xie Yiqun and Mr. Li Zhuyong, the non-executive directors are Mr. Wang Qingjian, Mr. Miao Fusheng, Mr. Wang Shaoqun, Ms. Cheng Yuqin and Mr. Wang Zhibin, and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Shiu Sin Por, Mr. Ko Wing Man, Mr. Lin Yixiang and Mr. Chen Wuzhao. - 2 - APPENDIX BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD AND DETAILS OF APPOINTMENT Candidates for the executive directors Mr. Luo Xi, aged 60, is an executive director and chairman of the Company and a senior economist. From December 1987 to December 2009, Mr. Luo worked in Agricultural Bank of China. He was assistant to president and general manager of International Business Department in January 2002, vice president in March 2004, and executive director and vice president in December 2008 of Agricultural Bank of China. From December 2009 to November 2013, he served as the executive director and vice president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited. From November 2013 to January 2016, he served as the vice chairman and general manager of China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation. From January 2016 to August 2018, he served as the vice chairman and general manager of China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. From August 2018 to September 2020, he was the chairman of China Taiping Insurance Group Ltd. (China Taiping Insurance Group (HK) Company Limited), and also served as the chairman of China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited, Taiping Life Insurance Company Limited and Taiping Asset Management Company Limited. Mr. Luo has been appointed as executive director and chairman of the Company since October 2020. Mr. Luo was also appointed as non-executive director and chairman of PICC P&C since October 2020, as non- executive director and chairman of PICC AMC since January 2021 and proposed to be non-executive director and chairman of PICC Hong Kong since March 2021. Since May 2019, Mr. Luo has served as the honorary president of Insurance Association of China. Mr. Luo graduated from the Postgraduate Department of Financial Research Institute of People’s Bank of China (currently known as PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University) in December 1987 and received a master’s degree in economics. Mr. Wang Tingke, aged 56, is an executive director, vice chairman and president of the Company and a senior economist. Mr. Wang worked in China Everbright Bank from July 1995 to March 2009. He worked in China Everbright Group from March 2009 to February 2015. He was deputy general manager of China Taiping Insurance Group Ltd. (China Taiping Insurance Group (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.) from February 2015 to June 2018 and executive director from August 2016. He also served as chairman of Taiping Pension Co., Ltd. from May 2015. He served as the vice chairman and general manager of China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation from June 2018 to April 2020. He has been appointed as executive director, vice chairman and president of the Company since April 2020. Mr. Wang was also appointed as non-executive director and chairman of PICC Pension since December 2020, as non-executive director of PICC Health since January 2021 and as chairman since February. Mr. Wang served as the vice president of Insurance Society of China since June 2019 and as the vice president of China Chamber of International Commerce since September 2020. Mr. Wang graduated from Shaanxi University of Finance and Economics (now known as School of Economics and Finance of Xi’an Jiaotong University) in July 1995 with a doctorate degree in economics. Mr. Xie Yiqun, aged 60, is an executive director and vice president of the Company and a senior economist. Mr. Xie joined the Company in April 1980 and worked as the general manager of China Insurance Company S.A. Luxemburg, the general manager of China Insurance Company (UK) - 3 - Limited, the general manager of China Insurance Singapore branch and China Taiping Insurance Group Singapore branch. Mr. Xie worked as the chairman of Taiping Life Insurance Co., Ltd. from December 2001 to November 2004. From August 2004 to May 2009, he worked as managing director and deputy general manager of China Insurance (Holdings) Company Limited and China Insurance H.K. (Holdings) Company Limited. From May 2009 to March 2015, he worked as deputy general manager of China Taiping Insurance Group Co. and China Taiping Insurance Group (HK) Company Limited. Meanwhile, he worked as managing director from May 2009 to March 2012 and executive director from June 2013 to March 2015. Mr. Xie has been working as the vice president of the Company since March 2015 and the executive director since October 2017. He was appointed as the secretary to the Board from August 2018 to March 2019, and was appointed as non-executive director of PICC P&C in June 2018, and was transferred to executive director, appointed as vice Chairman and president since March 2019, and ceased to be the president since March 2021. Mr. Xie also worked as director and chairman of PICC Hong Kong since June 2015, and ceased to be the chairman since May 2019. He has been the chairman of PICC Financial Services from January 2017 to March 2019, and chairman of PICC Investment Holding from March 2018 to March 2019. Mr. Xie has been a vice chairman of National Internet Finance Association of China since September 2016 and the vice chairman of the Asian Financial Cooperation Association from July 2017 to May 2019. He has been the vice chairman of the Insurance Association of China since May 2019. Mr. Xie graduated from Nankai University in July 1988 and from Middlesex University Business School, UK in June 2001 and obtained the degree of M.A. Mr. Li Zhuyong, aged 48, is an executive director, vice president and secretary of the Board of the Company and a senior economist. Mr. Li entered the Company in August 1998. From March 2006 to March 2017, he was the general manager of the legal and compliance department, the risk management department/legal compliance department, and the legal compliance department. From August 2013 to July 2018, he served as the legal director. He was appointed as the vice president of the Company since August 2018, as secretary of the Board since April 2020, and as executive director since August 2020. Mr. Li has served as the responsible compliance officer and the chief risk officer from August 2018 to April 2020. Mr. Li has served as a director of PICC Hong Kong since June 2007. He served as the supervisor of PICC P&C from March 2016 to March 2019.