Mr. Kong Dan was appointed as a Director of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited (the “Company”) on 2 January 2001 and was elected Chairman of the Company on 12 January 2001. Mr. Kong is the Chairman of CITIC Group, China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and CITIC Resources Holdings Limited. He is also a Director of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. He holds a Master Degree in Economics from the China Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Kong was formerly the Vice Chairman and President of China Everbright Group Limited, Vice Chairman of China Everbright Limited and Chairman of China Everbright Technology Limited. He has extensive business connections and experience in investment and finance.
	Mr. Chang Zhenming was appointed as a Director of the Company on 27 June 2005 and was elected Vice Chairman of the Company on 17 October 2006. Mr. Chang is the Vice Chairman and President of CITIC Group, Vice Chairman of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Director of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited and CITIC Pacific Limited, and Chairman of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited and CITIC International Assets Management Limited. He holds an MBA from the Insurance College of New York and has over 20 years’ broad range of experience in banking, finance and securities business. Mr. Chang was a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company during the period from July 2001 to August 2004 and was the Vice Chairman and President of China Construction Bank Corporation from September 2004 to July 2006.
	Mr. Dou Jianzhong was appointed as a Director of the Company on 28 May 1991 and was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1 January 2005. Mr. Dou is an Executive Director and Vice President of CITIC Group, Chairman of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited and a Director of CITIC International Assets Management Limited and China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited. He graduated from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing in 1979 and obtained a Master Degree in Economics from Liao Ning University. Mr. Dou was granted the prestigious title of "Senior Economist" by CITIC Group. He was formerly the President of CITIC Industrial Bank (now known as China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited) and has extensive experience in the finance industry.
	Mr. Jose Barreiro was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 March 2007. Mr. Barreiro is a Director of Global Wholesale Banking and Asset Management of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. ("BBVA"). He is a member of the Executive Committee of BBVA Group and a member of the board of directors of Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles and Chairman of Altura Markets, A.V., S.A. and Proxima Alfa Investments (USA) LLC. Mr. Barreiro holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid in Spain. He has extensive business connections and experience in wholesale banking and finance.
	Mrs. Chan Hui Dor Lam Doreen joined the Company as Executive Vice President in April 1998. Mrs. Chan was appointed as a Director and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 4 May and 6 July 2001 respectively. Mrs. Chan is the Managing Director and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited, Chairman of CITIC Ka Wah Bank (China) Limited and HKCB Finance Limited, and a Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited. Mrs. Chan also serves as a member of the Banking Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Company, she was in charge of the retail banking business for a major international bank in Hong Kong. Mrs. Chan is also active in her support for non-profit organisations. She is currently serving on the board of Haven of Hope Christian Service, The Youth Foundation Limited and the China Graduate School of Theology. She is also a council member of the Hong Kong Baptist University, a member of its Finance Committee and Honorary Advisor of its School of Continuing Education.
	Dr. Chen Xiaoxian was appointed as a Director of the Company on 17 January 2005. Dr. Chen is the Director and President of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, an Executive Director and Vice President of CITIC Group and a Director of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. Dr. Chen is a mentor for doctoral student and visiting professor of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, as well as visiting professor of Renmin University of China. Before joining CITIC Group, Dr. Chen was a director and Executive Vice President of China Merchants Bank. Dr. Chen graduated from Renmin University of China with a Bachelor Degree in Finance. He received his Master Degree in Finance from Xinan University of Finance and Economics and his Ph. D. in Finance from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. He is a "Senior Economist" and has 24 years' extensive experience in banking. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 consecutively, Dr. Chen received the "China's Top Ten Finance Figures of the Year Award" from "The Chinese Banker" magazine. He also received the "Top Ten New Leaders in Finance of the Year Award" from the China International Forum in 2006 and 2007.
	Mr. Fan Yifei was appointed as a Director on 16 April 2007. Mr. Fan is the Vice President of China Construction Bank Corporation, Chairman of China Construction Bank (Asia) Limited and China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited and a Director of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation. Mr. Fan is a senior accountant. He received his M.A. in Finance from the Institute of Finance under the Ministry of Finance in 1990, his Ph.D. in Finance from Renmin University of China in 1993, and his M.I.A. Degree in International Economics from Columbia University in 2002.
	Mr. Feng Xiaozeng was appointed as a Director of the Company on 10 August 2006. Mr. Feng is the Chairman of China Insurance International Holdings Company Limited, The Ming An (Holdings) Company Limited, China Insurance (Holdings) Company Limited, China Insurance H.K. (Holdings) Company Limited, China Insurance Group Assets Management Limited and China International Reinsurance Company Limited. He is now also a director of Tai Ping Life Insurance Company Limited, Tai Ping Pension Insurance Company Limited and Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited. Mr. Feng graduated from Department of Foreign Languages of Nankai University. He was the Deputy Chairman of The China Insurance Regulatory Commission from November 1998 to June 2005. Mr. Feng is held in high regard and reputation in the insurance field.
	Mr. Manuel Galatas was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 March 2007. Mr. Galatas is the General Manager for Asia of BBVA. He has been working within BBVA Group since 1994. Mr. Galatas holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration and International Finance from Georgetown University in the United States. He was formerly the Chairman of BBVA Switzerland. He has extensive business connections and experience in private banking, asset management and in banking.
	Mr. Rafael Gil-Tienda was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 1 December 2004. Mr. Gil-Tienda is the Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. in Asia, and an Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Credit & Risk Management Committee of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. He obtained a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the Oxford University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He was formerly with Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank and has over 25 years of banking experience.
	Mr. Ju Weimin was appointed as a Director of the Company on 12 July 2001. He is the Director and Chief Financial Officer of CITIC Group, a Director of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited and China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, and Chairman of CITIC Trust & Investment Co., Ltd. Mr. Ju obtained a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering and a Master Degree in Economics from the Renmin University of China.
	Mr. Lam Kwong Siu was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in 1996. Mr. Lam is the Vice Chairman of BOC International Holdings Limited and the Independent Non-executive Director of China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, Fujian Holdings Limited, Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited and CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. He was formerly the Deputy Chief Executive of Bank of China Hongkong-Macau Regional Office, Chairman of Po Sang Bank Limited, Vice Chairman of Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited and a Director of Bank of China, BOC China Fund Limited and Henderson China Holdings Limited. He has over 40 years of continuous banking experience.
	Mr. Liu Jifu was appointed as a Director of the Company on 25 November 2002. Mr. Liu is a Director of CITIC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited and an Executive Director of CITIC Pacific Limited.
	Mr. Lo Wing Yat Kelvin joined the Company as Chief Group Counsel in October 1997 and was appointed as a Director in December of the same year. Mr. Lo is presently the Director and Managing Director of the Company. He is also a Director of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited and, a Director and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC International Assets Management Limited. Mr. Lo graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree in Law. He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1984 and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1989. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lo served as an In-house Counsel of Bank of China Hongkong-Macau Regional Office and a partner of Linklaters.
	Mr. Roger Clark Spyer was appointed as a Director of the Company on 2 December 2005. Mr. Spyer is also a Director, Executive Vice President and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. He is a veteran banker with over 30 years of extensive experience in credit and risk management, wholesale and investment banking, treasury, asset/liability and derivative trading. Mr. Spyer had been working in a major international bank for 25 years where he headed senior positions at the group level. Mr. Spyer was then an independent consultant providing advisory service to international clients on investment in the Chinese banking market.
	Mr. Tsang Yiu Keung Paul was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company on 1 September 2004. Mr. Tsang is also an Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. He is a professional accountant and a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Mr. Tsang was with KPMG for more than 27 years, where he was a senior banking partner until he retired from the firm on 31 March 2003.
	Mr. Wang Dongming was appointed as a Director of the Company on 25 November 2002. Mr. Wong is a Director and Assistant President of CITIC Group, Chairman of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. and a Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. Mr. Wang was granted the prestigious title of “Senior Economist” by CITIC Group.
	Mr. Zhao Shengbiao joined the Company as Vice President in 1986 and was appointed as a Director in 1991. He is also a Director, Executive Vice President and Country Head, U.S.A. of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Limited. Mr. Zhao graduated from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing and obtained a Master Degree in Finance from the College of Insurance, New York. He has over 30 years of experience in international banking and worked in Beijing, London, Paris, Hong Kong and New York.