born in 1952, is the Chairman and the CEO and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He is a representative of the 10th to 12th National Congress and a National Model Worker (全國勞動模範). He is the founder of the Group and Bosideng brand, and was appointed as an executive Director in July 2006. He is responsible for the overall strategic development of the Group. He has over 49 years of experience in the apparel industry. He is a senior economist and a senior engineer and received an EMBA degree and a Master’s degree in business management.

Mr. Gao is the spouse of Ms. Mei Dong (an executive Director and the Executive President of the Company) and the father of Mr. Gao Xiaodong (an executive Director and a Vice President of the Company).

Ms. Mei Dong, aged 57, is an executive Director and the Executive President of the Company. Ms. Mei was appointed as an executive Director in July 2006 and is responsible for the overall operation and management of the Group. Ms. Mei is a director and/or legal representative of certain subsidiaries of the Group. She has over 30 years’ experience in the down apparel industry. Ms. Mei obtained various awards and honors such as the recognition of “Successful Female Entrepreneur” (巾幗建功) in China and the National Model Worker (全國勞動模範). Ms. Mei joined Bosideng Corporation Limited (“Bosideng Corporation”) in June 1994, and remained with the Group after the reorganization of the businesses of the Group prior to its listing. She received an EMBA degree (majoring in Business Administration) from Phoenix International University in New Zealand in 2002. She is the spouse of Mr. Gao Dekang (the Chairman, the CEO, a controlling shareholder of the Company and an executive Director) and the mother of Mr. Gao Xiaodong (an executive Director and a Vice President of the Company).

Ms. Huang Qiaolian, aged 60, is an executive Director and a Vice President of the Company. She is also the General Manager of Shanghai Bosideng Fashion Design and Development Centre Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of the Company). Ms. Huang was appointed as an executive Director in June 2007. Ms. Huang is responsible for conducting monographic studies on the fashion trends of down apparel, unveiling the fashion trends and designing apparel products. Her works have been displayed in numerous exhibitions in countries such as Korea, Canada and Russia, and in special releases held during the New York Fashion Week and the Milan Fashion Week in 2018 and 2019, respectively. She presented a special fashion release during the China-France cultural exchange in Paris, France, in July 2024. She received various honors such as contemporary renowned designer, one of the top ten fashion designers in China and the contributing designer in publishing research on the garment trends in China. She has over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. She worked in the Fashion Art Committee of the China Fashion Association (中國服裝設 計師協會時裝藝術委員會). Ms. Huang joined Bosideng Corporation in March 1997 and had remained with the Group since the reorganization of the businesses of the Group prior to its listing. She graduated from the School of Fashion Design in Jiangsu (江蘇服裝設計學校) in 1987, and further studied in Donghua University majoring in High Fashion in 1994 and the Public School of High Fashion in Paris, France (法國巴黎高級時裝公學院) in 1999. She studied in East China Normal University in Shanghai majoring in Business Administration in 2004.

Mr. Rui Jinsong, aged 52, is an executive Director and the Senior Vice President of the Company. He is the General Manager of the Bosideng brand division and a director of certain other subsidiaries of the Group. He was appointed as an executive Director with effect from May 2013. Mr. Rui is fully responsible for the overall management of the operational management business of the Group’s core Bosideng brand. Mr. Rui graduated from Wuxi Light Industry College majoring in Textile Engineering in 1994. He joined Bosideng Corporation in May 2004 and had remained with the Group since the reorganization of the businesses of the Group prior to its listing, from which he acquired practical experience in brand positioning strategy, core competitiveness building and brand operating management.

Mr. Gao Xiaodong, aged 49, is an executive Director and a Vice President of the Company. He joined the Group in 2013 and was appointed as an executive Director in March 2017. Mr. Gao is fully in charge of the Group’s diversified apparel businesses. He is a qualified senior economist and has obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Centenary College in 2009. Mr. Gao joined Bosideng Corporation in 2002 and has been serving as its Chairman since January 2024, during which he accumulated tremendous experience in the apparel, highway, real estate and hotel segments. Mr. Gao is the son of Mr. Gao Dekang (the Chairman, the CEO, an executive Director and a controlling shareholder of the Company) and Ms. Mei Dong (an executive Director and the Executive President of the Company).

Mr. Dong Binggen, aged 75, a senior engineer, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director in September 2007. He graduated from Eastern China Textile Institute (currently known as Donghua University) in 1977. From February 1997 to December 2023, he worked with Hualian Development Group Co., Ltd. as the Chairman, President and Secretary of the Communist Party Committee, and since December 2023, he was the Honorary Chairman of Hualian Development Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Dong was the Chairman of China Union Holdings Ltd. (SZSE, Stock Code: 000036) from June 2004 to June 2019. He had also been the Chairman of the Shenzhen Textile Industry Association and the President of the Shenzhen Textile Engineering Association. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee and the Invited Vice Chairman of China Textile Industry Association.

Mr. Wang Yao, aged 66, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director in September 2007. Mr. Wang currently acts as the Vice President of the Commerce Economy Association of China. In the past, he had served as the Vice President (part-time) of the China General Chamber of Commerce. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 1989. He also obtained the qualification as a professor-grade senior engineer.

Dr. Ngai Wai Fung, aged 63, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director in September 2007. He is currently the director and chief executive officer of China Resources SWCS Holding Limited and SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited, a company specializing in company secretarial, corporate governance and compliance services for pre – and post-listing companies. Prior to that, he was a director and the head of listing services of an independent integrated corporate services provider. Dr. Ngai has over 30 years of professional practice and senior management experience, including acting as an executive director, the chief financial officer and a company secretary, most of which are in the areas of finance, accounting, internal control, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and company secretarial work for listed issuers including major red chips companies. He had led or participated in a number of significant corporate finance projects including listings, mergers and acquisitions as well as issuance of debt securities. Dr. Ngai is currently a Vice Chair of Professional Services Panel of the Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI), Vice Chairman of the General Committee of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies and the Chairman of its Membership Services Sub – Committee, a member of both Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and Financial and Regulatory Affairs Committee Sub-Committees, and a member of Governance Committee of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). He was the President of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (currently known as The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute) (2014-2015), a non-official member of the Working Group on Professional Services under the Economic Development Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2013-2018), a member of the Qualification and Examination Board of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2013-2018) and the first batch of Finance Expert Consultants of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (2016-2021). He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, a fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute, a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, a fellow of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Dr. Ngai obtained a Doctoral degree in Finance at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2011, a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2002, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Andrews University of Michigan in 1992 and a Bachelor’s degree in Law at the University of Wolverhampton in 1994.

Dr. Ngai is currently an independent non-executive director of each of the following companies, namely Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 01238) and China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 03996). He was an independent non-executive director of China Communications Construction Company Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 01800; SSE, Stock Code: 601800) from November 2017 to February 2022, an independent non-executive director of BaWang International (Group) Holding Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 01338) from December 2008 to May 2022; an independent non-executive director of TravelSky Technology Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 00696) from January 2016 to September 2022; an independent non-executive director of Beijing Capital Grand Limited (SEHK, Stock Code: 01329) from December 2013 to May 2023; and an independent director of SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (listed on Nasdaq Stock Market, Stock Code: SPI) from May 2016 to January 2025.