Governance Structure
I. Shareholders Meeting
As the highest authority, the shareholders meeting is entitled to make major decisions according to law, including operation policy and investment plan, approve of annual financial budget plan, final accounting plan, profit distribution and loss recovery plan, directors and supervisors election and replacement plan and determine their remuneration, amend the company articles etc.
II. The Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors
The Board which is the decision-making body of the Company, are authorized by the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board shall operate and manage corporate assets and accountable to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board is composed of 7 Directors, including 3 executive Directors and 4 independent non-executive Directors (“Independent Directors”). The Board has 1 secretary.
The Board of Directors
| Name | Position | Resume |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Xu Lun | Chairman | More |
| Ma Xu Lun, male, graduated from the School of Mechanical Science & Engineering of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, majoring in industrial engineering. He has a master’s degree of engineering and is a certified public accountant and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He started his career in August 1984. He has been the Vice President of China National Materials Storage and Transportation Corporation, the Deputy Director General of the Finance Department of the CAAC, the Vice President and a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of Air China Corporation Limited. He was appointed as the Vice President of general affairs and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Air China Corporation Limited in October 2002; and served as a director, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Air China Limited in September 2004. He served as a member of the Party Leadership Group of China National Aviation Holding Company from December 2004, and the Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China National Aviation Holding Company from February 2007. In December 2008, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Eastern Air Holding Company and the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited. He served as the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of and the Vice President of China Eastern Air Holding Company and the President of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited in October 2011. In November 2016, he served as a Director, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Eastern Air Holding Company, and the Vice Chairman, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited in December 2016. In January 2019, he served as a Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. In February 2019, he served as the President of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. In March 2019, he acted as the President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. In May 2019, he acted as the Vice Chairman of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Since December 2020, he has served as the Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and Chairman and President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. In June 2021, he was appointed as the Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Chairman of of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Currently, he also acts as the vice chairman of China Chamber of International Commerce, member of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and director of the board of International Air Transport Association. | ||
| Han Wen Sheng | Vice Chairman and President | More |
| Han Wen Sheng, male, graduated from the Management Department of Tianjin University, majoring in engineering management, with qualification of a master’s degree, a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He obtained a master’s degree of Engineering and is an economist. He began his career in August 1987. He served as the Deputy Director General of Cadre Training centre of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, the Director of the Research Bureau of the Company, the General Manager of the Labour Department and the Secretary of the CPC General Committee of the Company, the Deputy Director General and a member of Party Committee of the Commercial Steering Committee, the General Manager as well as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Sales and Marketing Department of the Company, and the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai base. He acted as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and the Deputy Director General of the Commercial Steering Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2009 and the Secretary of the Party Committee and the Deputy Director General of the Commercial Steering Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since October 2011. He served as the Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited from October 2016. From November 2017, he served as the Vice President and a member of the Party Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. He was appointed as a Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Vice President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in November 2018. From December 2018, he served as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Since January 2019, he has served as a Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. Since May 2019, he has served as a Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Since June 2021, he has served as the President and Vice Chairman of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Since July 2021, he has served as the President of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. Currently, he also acts as the deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress. | ||
| Luo Lai Jun | Executive Director | More |
| Luo Lai Jun, male, graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in Accounting and also obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in July 1993. He served as the Manager of Finance Department in Shanghai Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, Deputy Director of the Purchasing Office in Finance Department of the Company, and Deputy Manager and Manager of Finance Department of Guizhou Airlines Company Limited. He has acted as a member of the Party Committee, Chief Financial Officer and manager of Finance Department of Guizhou Airlines Company Limited in June 2003; Director of Business Assessment Office of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in June 2005; Deputy Director of Commercial Steering Committee and General Manager and a member of the Party Committee of Financing Plan Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in November 2005; General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Freight Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in February 2009; the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Dalian Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in July 2012; Executive Deputy Director General and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Commercial Steering Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in November 2016; Director General and the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Commercial Steering Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in August 2017; Executive Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and Executive Vice President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in March 2019; Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Executive Vice President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in September 2022; Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in November 2022; and a Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2022. Currently, he also serves as the President of the Party School of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and the standing committee member of the 13th session of Guangdong Provincial Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. | ||
| Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho | Independent Non-Executive Director | More |
| Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho, female, graduated from the Santa Clara University in California, the United States with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business Management. Ms. Ho served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited. Ms. Ho is a standing committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the Vice Chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Currently, Ms. Ho serves as the Chairman and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited; the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited; the Chairman of Occasions Asia Pacific Holdings Company Limited; the Chairman of Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre; the Non-Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the board of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited; a Director of Artyzen Hospitality Group Limited; and an Executive Director of Air Macau Company Limited and etc. Ms. Ho was bestowed the Commander Medal of Solidarity Star by the Government of Italy in 2006; the Legion of Honour Medal by the Government of France in 2018; the Medal of Merit-Tourism by the Government of Macau in 2019; and the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2020. Ms. Ho is the Bearer of Red Flag March 8 and was awarded the Bearer of Red Flag March 8 Medal by Beijing Government. Ms. Ho was bestowed the Legion of Honour Officer Medal by the Government of France in 2022. Ms. Ho has been serving as an Independent Non-executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since August 2023. | ||
| Gu Hui Zhong | Independent Non-Executive Director | More |
| Gu Hui Zhong, male, graduated from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and holds a Master’s degree. He graduated with a Master’s degree from Beihang University majoring in International Finance and is a senior accountant at a professor level. Mr. Gu is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and began his career in 1974. He served as the Deputy Chief and Chief of the General Office of Financial Division of Aviation Industry Department, the Director of International Affairs Financial Division of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the General Manager of Zhongzhen Accounting Consultative Corporation, the Vice Director-General of Financial Department of Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the Deputy Director-General of Financial Department of State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. From June 1999 to February 2005, he acted as a member of the Party Leadership Group and the Vice President of NO.1 Aviation Industry Corporation of China. From February 2005 to August 2008, he acted as a member of the Party Leadership Group, the Vice President and the Chief Accountant of No.1 Aviation Industry Corporation of China. From August 2008 to January 2017, he acted as a member of Party Leadership Group, the Vice President and the Chief Accountant of Aviation Industry Corporation of China. He acted as the Chairman of AVIC I International Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Chairman of AVIC I Financial Co., Ltd., the Chairman of CATIC International Holdings Limited, the Chairman of AVIC Capital Co., Ltd. and the Chairman of AVIC International Vanke Company Limited. Currently, he is serving as an external director of Ansteel Group. He has been serving as an Independent Non-executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2017. | ||
| Guo Wei | Independent Non-Executive Director | More |
| Guo Wei, male, holds a Master’s degree. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China. Mr. Guo is a senior engineer and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in 1988. Mr. Guo served as Executive Director and the Senior Vice President of the Lenovo Group. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Digital China Holdings Limited, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digital China Group Co., Ltd and the Chairman of Digital China Information Service Co., Ltd. In addition, Mr. Guo also served in a number of positions, such as a member of the Eleventh and Twelfth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Fourth Committee of the Advisory Committee for State Informatisation, the first President of China Strategic Alliance of Smart City Industrial and Technology Innovation, the Vice President of Digital China Industry Alliance and the Vice President of the Society of Management Science of China. Mr. Guo was an Independent Non-executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from June 2015 to December 2017. He has been serving as an Independent Non-executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since April 2021. | ||
| Cai Hong Ping | Independent Non-Executive Director | More |
| Cai Hong Ping, male, graduated from Fudan University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He served as the Office Director of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited, an office member of the Steering Group for Overseas Listing of Chinese Enterprises under the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic System of the State Council and Chairman of the Joint Meeting of Secretaries of the Boards of Directors of Chinese H-share Companies, Managing Director of Peregrine Investment Bank (百富勤投資銀行), the Chairman of BNP Paribas Capital (Asia Pacific) Limited (China), Chairman of SBC (Asia), and Chairman of Deutsche Bank (Asia). He is currently the Chairman of Asia-Germany Industrial Promotion Capital (漢德產業促進資本), and the independent Director of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., LTD., and BYD Company Limited, as well as a supervisor of China Merchants Bank Company Limited. Mr. Cai served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since 28 December 2022. | ||
Board Secretary
| Name | Position | Resume |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Wei Hua | Company Secretary | More |
| Chen Wei Hua, male, graduated from Peking University Law School with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Law and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. He is an economist, a qualified lawyer in the PRC, a qualified corporate legal counselor and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Chen began his career in July 1988. He successively served as Deputy Director of Legal Department of China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation, Deputy Director of the Office (Director of the Legal Division) of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation. Mr. Chen was the Chief Legal Adviser of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and Director of the Legal Division of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from June 2004. Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser and General Manager of the Legal Division of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since October 2008. He has served as Chief Legal Adviser of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since April 2017. Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since September 2022; He has served as Chief Compliance Officer of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2022. From March 2023, he served as Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From May 2023, he served as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Currently, he also acts as a Director of Xiamen Airlines Company Limited, a Member Representative of the Standing Board of the China Association for Public Companies, a member of the IATA Legal Advisory Council, and Vice Chairman of the Sixth Session of the Council of the Listed Companies Association of Guangdong. | ||
2. Committees of the Board
The Board of the Company has put in place an Aviation Safety Committee, a Strategic and Investment Committee, an Audit and Risk Management Committee, a Nomination Committee and a Remuneration and Assessment Committee. The number of independent non-executive directors accounted for more than a half in Strategic and Investment Committee, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration and Assessment Committee. Specifically, three members of Audit and Risk Management Committee are all independent non-executive directors. Each committee under the Board of the Company has set up the working rules and strictly carried out the work according to the working rules.
Strategic and Investment Committee
Members: Gu Hui Zhong, Cai Hong Ping
Chairman: Han Wen Sheng
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Members: Guo Wei, Cai Hong Ping
Chairman: Gu Hui Zhong
Remuneration and Assessment Committee
Members: Han Wen Sheng, Gu Hui Zhong
Chairman: Guo Wei
Nomination Committee
Members: Ma Xu Lun, Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho
Chairman: Gu Hui Zhong
Aviation Safety Committee
Members: Han Wen Sheng, Guo Wei
Chairman: Ma Xu Lun
III. The Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is composed of shareholder representative supervisors, selected and removed by shareholders meeting, and employee representative supervisors, democratically selected by employees of the Company. The Board of Supervisors has 3 Supervisors, including 1 employee representative supervisor. No supervisors are served by Directors, General Manager, Deputy General Managers and CFO.
| Name | Position | Resume |
|---|---|---|
| Ren Ji Dong | Supervisor | More |
| Ren Ji Dong, male, Bachelor of Engineering, graduated from Power Engineering Department of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Aircraft Engine Design and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, and he is a senior engineer and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Ren began his career in August 1986. He served as the Deputy Director (deputy general manager) and a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of Urumqi Civil Aviation Administration (Xinjiang Airlines) and the Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Committee of the CPC of Xinjiang Airlines. He acted as the Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of CSAH Xinjiang Company from June 2004, the Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from January 2005, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from February 2005, Deputy General Manager and a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from March 2005, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Branch from January 2007, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from April 2009, Deputy General Manager and a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from May 2009, the Executive Vice President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from July 2018, and the Chairman of the Labour Union of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and China Southern Airlines Company Limited since August 2021; He served as the employees’ representative director of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited since November 2021 and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2021. Currently, he also acts as Vice Director General of Guangdong Lingnan Fund (廣東省嶺南基金會) and a member of Guangdong Federation of Trade Union. | ||
| Lin Xiao Chun | Supervisor | More |
| Lin Xiao Chun, male, graduated from the Peking University Law School with a Bachelor’s degree of laws, majoring in international law. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from the Beijing University of Technology and the City University of the United States and his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, He obtained qualifications as an Enterprise Legal Adviser and a corporate lawyer, and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in July 1995. He served as the Deputy Director of the legal department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in October 2006, the Deputy General Manager of the legal department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in January 2009, the Deputy Director of the legal department of CSAH and the Deputy General Manager of the legal department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in December 2009, the Director of the legal department of CSAH in May 2013, and the General Manager of the Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the General Manager of the Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in April 2017. He has served the head of the special inspection group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited since April 2023 and a Supervisor of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since May 2019. | ||
| Yang Bin | Supervisor – Employees Affairs | More |
| Yang Bin, male, Master of Business Administration. He is a qualified senior accountant and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in November 1991. He had been the Deputy General Manager and the General Manager of the Finance Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, the General Manager of the Finance Department in China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, the General Manager of Hunan Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. He served as the General Manager of Audit Department in China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and China Southern Airlines Company Limited from August 2021. He served as a Supervisor of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since November 2021. Currently he also serves as a Supervisor of Xiamen Airlines Company Limited, the Deputy Director of the Financial Audit Committee of China Air Transport Association, a member of China Association of Internal Audit, and the Vice Chairman of Guangzhou Internal Audit Association. | ||
IV. Senior Officers
General Manager and other senior officers shall organize operation and management of the Company. General Manager shall exercise his / her power according to laws, regulations, rules and Articles of Association of the Company as well as authority of shareholders meeting and Board of Directors.
| Name | Position | Resume |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Ying Xiang | Executive Vice President | More |
| Wu Ying Xiang, female, graduated from Business Administration Department of Central South University of Technology (中南工業大學) with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, majoring in International Accounting and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, and she is a qualified senior accountant, a certified public accountant, a Chartered Global Management Accountant and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Ms. Wu began her career in July 1994. She served as Assistant Director of Finance Department of China Southern Airlines (Group) Company in March 2001; Vice Director of Finance Department of CSAH in September 2005; Director of Finance Department of CSAH in September 2012; the head of Performance Appraisal Management Department of CSAH in February 2017; the General Manager of Comprehensive Performance Appraisal Department of CSAH and China Southern Airlines Company Limited in April 2017; the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shantou Airlines Company Limited in September 2018; Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director General of the Marketing Management Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in October 2019; a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited since May 2020; the Executive Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited as well as the Executive Vice President of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in June 2020. | ||
| Gao Fei | Executive Vice President | More |
| Gao Fei, male, graduated from Flying College of Beihang University majoring in Wingmanship and obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Lingnan College Sun Yat-Sen University. He subsequently obtained a Master of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Gao began his career in July 1998 and successively served as Deputy General Manager of Flight Management Division of the Company; Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Committee of Shenzhen branch of the Company; Deputy General Manager of Safety Supervision Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company. From October 2018, he has been General Manager of Safety Supervision Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company. In December 2020, he was appointed as Head and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Fleets Division of the Company. Since January 2023, he has served as Executive Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Head and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Fleets Division of the Company. From February 2023, he served as a Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and a Deputy General Manager of the Company. | ||
| Qu Guang Ji | Executive Vice President | More |
| Qu Guang Ji, male, graduated from the Department of Economics and Statistics of Xi’an Institute of Statistics with a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, obtained a master’s degree in Economics from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, and achieved an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University, French National School of Bridges and Roads and National School of Civil Aviation when he was on the job. He is an economist and a member the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Qu started his career in July 1993. Mr. Qu once served as the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the CPC General Committee of the Transportation Network Department of the Marketing Committee, the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the CPC General Committee of the Network Revenue Department of the Marketing Committee, the Deputy Director General and a member of the Party Committee of the Marketing Committee, etc. Mr. Qu acted as the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hubei Branch of the Company in April 2017, the Standing Vice President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Branch of the Company in March 2019, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Branch of the Company in July 2019, the President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shenzhen Branch of the Company in August 2021, and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in July 2023. Since August 2023, Mr. Qu has been serving as the Executive Vice President and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and the Deputy General Manager of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Currently, He is also a Vice Chairman of the seventh Council of the China Communications and Transportation of Association, a Vice Chairman of the fifth Council of the China Air Transport Association, and a Non-executive Director of TravelSky Technology Limited. | ||
| Wu Rong Xin | Executive Vice President | More |
| Wu Rong Xin, male, graduated from the China Civil Aviation Institute with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in thermal power machinery and equipment. He also obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in July 1994. He served as Manager of Finance Department of Aircraft Engineering Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. In June 2008, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd., and Executive Vice President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. in April 2011. He served as Director of Planning and Investment Department of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in November 2016, General Manager of Strategic Planning & Investment Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and China Southern Airlines Company Limited in April 2017, General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Aircraft Engineering Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in March 2021, and General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Engineering Technology Branch (Aircraft Engineering Department) of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in September 2021. He has also been serving as Chief Engineer of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in January 2022, and an Assistant to the General Manager of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in June 2022. From August 2022, he served as Assistant to the General Manager of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Deputy General Manager of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Engineering and Technology Branch (Aircraft Engineering Department). He served a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, a Deputy General Manager of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and the General Manager and a Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Engineering and Technology Branch (Aircraft Engineering Department) in January 2024. He also served as a Deputy General Manager of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in February 2024. He has been serving as a Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Leadership Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and a Deputy General Manager of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since March 2024. Currently, he also acts as a Director of China Aviation Supplies Co., Ltd., the Chairman of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd., the Chairman of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co., Ltd., the Vice Chairman of Civil Aviation Maintenance Association of China, and a Vice Chairman of the Council of the Aircraft Competitiveness Innovation Centre. | ||
| Chen Dong | Executive Vice President, Chief Accountant and Chief Financial Officer | More |
| Chen Dong, male, graduated from the Department of International Economics and Trade of Shanghai Maritime University, majoring in Transport Economics (International Finance), and obtained a degree of Master of Economics in Economics of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He is a member of the the Chinese Communist Party. He started his career in July 1998, and served as deputy director of the Risk Control Centre of the Enterprise Management Department of China Shipping (Group) Company, the deputy director of Risk Control Department of the Finance and Accounting Department and deputy director of Finance Department of Accounting and Finance Department of China Shipping (Group) Company, senior manager of Finance and Taxation Management Department of Finance Department of China Shipping (Group) Company, assistant to the general manager and deputy general manager of Finance Department of China Shipping (Group) Company, deputy general manager and general manager of Finance and Management Department of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited. In April 2024, he became a member of the Party Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. In May 2024, he became the chief accountant of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and the Executive Vice President, Chief Accountant and Chief Financial Officer of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Currently, he also serves as an executive director of the council of the Finance and Accounting. | ||
| Chen Wei Hua | Chief Legal Adviser, Company Secretary | More |
| Chen Wei Hua, male, graduated from Peking University Law School with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Law and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. He is an economist, a qualified lawyer in the PRC, a qualified corporate legal counselor and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Chen began his career in July 1988. He successively served as Deputy Director of Legal Department of China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation, Deputy Director of the Office (Director of the Legal Division) of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation. Mr. Chen was the Chief Legal Adviser of China Southern Airlines Company Limited and Director of the Legal Division of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from June 2004. Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser and General Manager of the Legal Division of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since October 2008. He has served as Chief Legal Adviser of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since April 2017. Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since September 2022; He has served as Chief Compliance Officer of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since December 2022. From March 2023, he served as Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From May 2023, he served as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Chief Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Currently, he also acts as a Director of Xiamen Airlines Company Limited, a Member Representative of the Standing Board of the China Association for Public Companies, a member of the IATA Legal Advisory Council, and Vice Chairman of the Sixth Session of the Council of the Listed Companies Association of Guangdong. | ||
| Xie Bing | Chief Economist | More |
| Xie Bing, male, graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in Civil Aviation Management. He subsequently received a master’s degree of business administration from the Management School of Jinan University, a master’s degree of business administration (international banking and finance) from the University of Birmingham, Britain and a MBA, an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University, respectively. Mr. Xie is a Senior Economist. Mr. Xie has the qualification for the Secretary to the Board of companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and also has the qualification for Company Secretary of companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Xie is a fellow member and FCS of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Xie began his career in July 1995. He served as the Assistant of the Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Mr. Xie has been the Secretary to the Board and Deputy Director of the Secretary Office of China Southern Airlines Company Limited from November 2007. From December 2009, Mr. Xie has been the Secretary to the Board and Director of the Secretary Office of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From April 2017, he has been the Secretary to the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited, and Director of the Board Office of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From September 2022, he has been the Chief Economist of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. For now, he also acts as the Vice Chairman, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Xiamen Airlines Co. Ltd., a Deputy to the 14th People’s Congress of Fujian Province, Deputy President of Central Enterprises Overseas Students Sodality (中央企業留學人員聯誼會), and Vice President’s representative of China Group Companies Association. | ||
| Wang Ren Jie | Chief Pilot | More |
| Wang Ren Jie, male, has bachelor’s degree from People’s Liberation Army Air Force No.1 Flight Academy (中國人民解放軍空軍第一飛行學院) majoring in Aircraft Piloting and Aviation Theory and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. He is a First Class Pilot and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in June 1983. He served as General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xi’an branch of the Company, and General Manager of the Flight Management Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company. He served as Deputy Chief Flight Operations Officer of the Company in May 2018; Secretary of CPC General Branch of Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company in September 2018; Chief Flight Operations Officer of the Company and Secretary of CPC General Branch of Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company in November 2018; General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Northern branch of the Company since October 2019. He has been appointed as Chief Pilot of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since February 2023. For now, he also serves as Chairman of Zhuhai Xiang Yi Aviation Technology Company Limited. | ||
| Li Mian Song | Chief Service Officer | More |
| Li Mian Song, male, graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Sun Yat-Sen University majoring in Chinese Language and Literature, and obtained a university degree. He holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Peking University School of Government and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. He is a senior expert of political science and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He began his career in July 1990. He served as Secretary of the discipline inspection committee and a member of the Party Committee of Beijing branch of the Company, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of the Cabin Service Department of the Company in July 2014, Director of the Human Resources Department of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in February 2017, Director of the Organisation and Personnel Department (Office of the Party Group) of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and Director of the Organisation and Personnel Department (Office of the Party Group) of the Company in April 2017, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of headquarter offices of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited in June 2019. Since June 2023, he has been serving as the Chief Service Officer of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. | ||
| Li Zhi Gang | Chief Engineer | More |
| Li Zhi Gang, male, graduated from the China Civil Aviation Institute with a master’s degree, majoring in thermal power machinery and equipment. He also obtained a master’s degree of Business Administration from Northeastern University and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Li began his career in July 1990. He has been the Director of Aircraft Maintenance Base (Aircraft Engineering Department) in Northern Branch of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. From June 2006, he has been the Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Committee of Aircraft Engineering Department and the Director of Shenyang Maintenance Base of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From February 2007, he has been the Deputy General Manager of Aircraft Engineering Department, Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shenyang Aircraft Maintenance Base of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From April 2009, he has been the Deputy General Manager and a member of the Party Committee in Shenzhen Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From December 2016, he has been the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Aircraft Engineering Department of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From March 2021, he has been the Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of the Northern Branch of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. From August 2022, he has served as Chief Engineer of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. For now, he is also a member of the board of directors of the Aircraft Competitiveness Innovation Centre and a member of the National Academy for Outstanding Engineers of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. | ||