Mr. Qin was appointed as an executive Director, the chairman of the Board and the chairman of each of the Executive Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee, and the Pricing Committee on 21 March 2023. Mr. Qin joined the Group on 1 June 2016 as executive vice president and was appointed as an executive Director on 30 June 2016. He was redesignated to chief executive officer of the Company on 24 October 2016 and to the chairman of the Board on 17 July 2017. He ceased to be an executive Director and the chairman of the Board on 16 December 2020. Mr. Qin is currently a senior executive of the Group primarily responsible for the management of the Group’s business in Germany. Mr. Qin also holds directorships in several companies within the Group.
Mr. Qin Yongming, graduated from Renmin University of China with a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He has 35 years of working experience and extensive management experience in global manufacturing and recycling industries, as well as professional experience in corporate operation management, international capital operations, strategic risk control, financial management, international materials procurement and supplier management. He held a number of senior leadership positions at LafargeHolcim group, Tianjin Henkel Detergent Co. Ltd., etc.