Board of Directors

Yong Zhang founded the Company in 1997 and is the chairman of the board of directors and, through September 2013, he also served as the Company’s chief executive officer. Mr. Zhang has more than 20 years of working experience in the real estate industry. Prior to founding the Company, he worked at several construction and property development companies, including Zhengzhou City Construction and Development Inc. and China Antai Real Estate Development Inc. Mr. Zhang is also the vice chairman of Henan Real Estate Association, a member of China Democratic National Construction Association and a deputy to the 12th People’s Congress of Henan Province in China. Mr. Zhang received a Ph.D. in finance from Renmin University of China in 2014, an executive master’s degree in business administration from Tsinghua University in 2005 and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Henan Zhongzhou University in 1985.

Yong Cui has been a director of the Company since August 2006 and was appointed the president effective September 2013. With a doctorate degree in finance from Renmin University of China, Mr. Cui has extensive experience in corporate finance. Prior to his being appointed president, Mr. Cui provided consulting services to Xinyuan with respect to, among other matters, the development of commercial real estates in China and residential real estate in the U.S. For the past five years, he has worked at Beijing Runzheng Consulting Company as President, and he has served as an executive director of Winsway Enterprises Holdings Limited (formerly known as Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited). He resigned his position at Winsway Enterprises Holdings Limited on December 30, 2013.

Mr. Haifei He brings over three decades of senior leadership experiences, he previously served as the Assistant General Manager of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), and the Chairman and Party Secretary of China Construction Fangcheng Investment & Development Group. He has rich experience and expertise in corporate governance and engineering management. Mr. He received his EMBA degree from Tsinghua University and bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Chongqing Jianzhu University.

Yifan (Frank) Li possesses over twenty years of experience in the areas of corporate financial management, M&A, principal investment, debt & equity offerings, and risk management across the Asia Pacific region. Most recently, Frank has been a Director and VP of Geely Holding Group. Prior to joining Geely, he was VP and international CFO of SanPower Group, where he led the acquisition and integration of UK retailer House of Fraser and US retailer Brookstone. He also served as CFO of China Zenix Auto International (NYSE: ZX), where he led the first-ever IPO in China's auto industry. Frank also serves as an Independent Director of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd. (600018-CN) and Heilongjiang Interchina Water Treatment Co., Ltd. (600187-CN). Frank, a CPA and CGMA, received his MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MSc in Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas, and Bachelor of Economics in World Economy from Fudan University.

Mr. Ji Luo has previously served as an independent director of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Stock Code:1895), from September 2019 to October 2022 and Beijing Aerospace Changfeng Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600855), from May 2010 to April 2016. Prior to joining the Company in December 2022, Mr. Luo was the executive manager and a partner at Beijing Hanheng Law Firm from September 2003 and March 2007, respectively. Mr. Luo obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from the China University of Political Science and Law, People's Republic of China ("PRC") in November 1999 and became a qualified lawyer of the Ministry of Justice of the PRC in April 2001.

Samuel Shen was appointed as an independent director of the Company in May 2018. Mr. Shen is president of JD Cloud, the cloud business unit under JD.com, China's largest online retailer. Reporting directly to Richard Liu, JD.com CEO and chairman, Mr. Shen leads the efforts of JD Cloud to extend its offerings of tailored service solutions to a wide range of vertical industries. Mr. Shen previously held various senior positions at Microsoft, including chairman of the Microsoft Asia-Pacific Technology Company, COO of the Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D Group, and general manager of Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise China. Before Microsoft, Mr. Shen worked at IDT in California. Mr. Shen holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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