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 Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International 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, Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International Limited, and Chairman of CITIC Pacific Limited, CITIC International Assets Management Limited and CITIC Capital Holdings 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, Vice Chairman and President of CITIC Holdings Limited, Chairman of CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Chairman of CITIC Bank International Limited and CIAM Group Limited, and a Director of CITIC International Assets Management Limited and CITIC Capital Holdings 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. He is also a Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and CITIC Bank International Limited. 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. 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.
	Mr. Cao Guoqiang was appointed as a Director of the Company on 23 October 2009. Mr. Cao is the Vice President of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, a Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International Limited and a Director of China Investment and Finance Limited. Mr. Cao has 21 years of experience in China's banking industry. Prior to joining China CITIC Bank in 2005, he had held various senior positions at China Merchants Bank, including General Manager of the Planning and Treasury Department at its headquarters and at its Shenzhen Administrative Department respectively. He had also worked at the Planning and Treasury Department of the Shaanxi Branch of the People's Bank of China from July 1988 to June 1992. Mr. Cao graduated from Hunan College of Finance and Economics with a Bachelor's Degree in Money and Banking. He received his Master's Degree in Money and Banking from Shaanxi College of Finance and Economics.
	Mr. Cao Tong was appointed as a Director of the Company on 23 October 2009. Mr. Cao is a Vice President of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and a Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International Limited. Mr. Cao has 20 years of banking experience in China. Prior to joining China CITIC Bank in 2004, he had held various senior positions at China Merchants Bank and had also worked at the Beijing Branch of The People's Bank of China from July 1990 to January 1994. Mr. Cao graduated from Renmin University of China with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics as well as a Master's Degree in 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 a Director, Managing Director and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of the Company. She is also a Director of CITIC Group, Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Director and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Bank International Limited, Chairman of CITIC Ka Wah Bank (China) Limited, CITIC Insurance Brokers Limited and HKCB Finance Limited. 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 and as the Chairman of the China Graduate School of Theology. She is also an appointed member of the Council of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, its Finance Committee and Task Force on University Branding.
	Dr. Chen Xiaoxian was appointed as a Director of the Company on 17 January 2005. Dr. Chen is the Executive Director and Vice President of CITIC Group, Director and President of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and a Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International 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 27 years' extensive experience in banking. From 2005 to 2009 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. Grégoire de LESTAPIS was appointed as a Director of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited on 6 March 2009. He is also a Director of CITIC Bank International Limited. Mr. de LESTAPIS is the Managing Director – Global Markets Asia of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. He has been working with BBVA Group since 2002. Mr. de LESTAPIS holds a Bachelor Degree in Finance and a Master Degree in International Capital Markets respectively from the University Paris IX Dauphine.
	Mr. Manuel Galatas was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 March 2007. He is also a Non-executive Director of CITIC Bank International Limited. 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 Bank International 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 Executive Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CITIC Group, a Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, CITIC Bank International Limited and CITIC Pacific Limited, and Chairman of CITIC Trust Company Limited. 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, Yuzhou Properties Co., Ltd. and CITIC Bank International 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 and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC International Assets Management Limited and Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIAM Group 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. 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 Bank International 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 and the Chairman of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. 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 Bank International 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.