Mr. Huang Qiang Zhong was born in August 1972, is currently an Executive Director of the Company. He is also a member of the ESG Committee. He was appointed as a member of the Board in January 2026.

He currently serves as the head of the International Exchange and Cooperation Institute of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd., the shares of which are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. He is an Intermediate Engineer, graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a Bachelor’s degree in Automatic Control, and subsequently obtained a Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University.

Mr. Huang previously served as the Deputy General Manager and the General Legal Counsel of China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd., the Deputy Minister of the Human Resources Department of China Merchants Group Limited, the Chairman and the General Manager of China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Co., Ltd., the Supervisor of the Management Committee of the Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and Technological Development Zone, and other positions.