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SOHO China Limited

Management Team       

Directors

Executive Directors
PAN Shiyi, Chairman
PAN ZHANG Xin Marita, Chief Executive Officer
YAN Yan, President
TONG Ching Mau, Chief Financial Officer

Independent non-executive Directors
Ramin KHADEM
CHA Mou Zing, Victor
YI Xiqun

Senior Management
Lai Chor Shan, Vice President
Wang Shengjiang, Vice President
Xu Qiang, Vice President
Ng Swen Dein, Vice President
Yin Jie, Vice President
He Yanan, Co-General Manager of Shanghai Branch
Li Qiang, Co-General Manager of Shanghai Branch
Zhao Guilin, Qualified Accountant
Ma Sau Kuen Gloria, Company Secretary

Executive Directors

Mr. PAN Shiyi
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Pan Shiyi, aged 47, is an executive Director and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Pan co-founded Redstone Industry Co., Ltd., the predecessor of the Company, in 1995. Since then he has led, together with his wife, Mrs. Pan Zhang Xin Marita, the development of all of the Company's projects. Before that, Mr. Pan co-founded Beijing Vantone Co. Ltd. in 1992.

Mr. Pan was selected as one of the "Top Ten Influential Figures in Real Estate Industry" by sina.com in 2004 and 2006, one of the "25 most influential business leaders" in China by Fortune (China) Magazine in 2005, deputy to Beijng's People's Congress in 2007, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year China 2008 and "Real Estate Person of the Year" by sina.com in 2009 and 2010.

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Mrs. PAN ZHANG Xin Marita
Chief Executive Officer
Mrs. Pan Zhang Xin Marita, aged 46, is an executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mrs. Zhang co-founded Redstone Industry Co., Ltd., the predecessor of the Company, in 1995. Since then she has led, together with her husband Mr. Pan Shiyi, the development of all of the Company's twenty-one projects.

Mrs. Zhang was selected by the Davos World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2005. In recognition of Mrs. Zhang's efforts in promoting the development of architecture in Asia, Mrs. Zhang was awarded the "Special Prize to an Individual Patron of Architectural Award" at la Biennale di Venezia in 2002. She was named among the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes Magazine in 2008 and was named one of the Top 50 Women in World Business by Financial Times Newspaper in 2009 and 2010. She had also spoken at various forums including the China Business Summit 2003, World Economic Development Declaration 2003, the Fortune Global Forum 2005 and the World Economic Forum in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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Ms. YAN Yan
President
Ms. Yan Yan, aged 47, is an executive Director and the Company's President. She is responsible for the business development, budget control and overall management of the Company. Ms. Yan joined the Company in December 1996 and had acted as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer prior to her present position. Ms. Yan received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Tianjin University in 1986. She has seventeen years of relevant experience in the real estate development industry in China.

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Ms. TONG Ching Mau
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Tong Ching Mau, aged 40, was appointed as the executive Director and the Chief Financial Officer on 24 December 2010. Ms. Tong has been with the Company for more than eight years. She acted as the director of corporate finance and investor relations and then financial controller prior to her promotion as the Chief Financial Director. Ms. Tong is responsible for financial management, investor relations and corporate finance of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2002, she worked in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. She received a Master of Business Administration degree from Yale University, and a Master and a Bachelor degree of Economics from Fudan University in Shanghai.

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Independent non-executive Directors

Dr. Ramin KHADEM
Dr. Ramin Khadem, aged 66, is an independent non-executive Director. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Space University, Strasbourg, France. He is a member of the board of the International Institute of Space Commerce, a member of the advisory board of ManSat Ltd., a company that serves the needs of the international space industry, as well as Near Earth L.L.C., an investment bank with a focus on the satellite, media and telecommunications clients and investors. He is also Chairman of Odyssey Moon Ltd, a lunar enterprise business. Dr. Khadem served as an executive director of Inmarsat Ventures Limited (formerly known as Inmarsat Ventures Plc.) ("Inmarsat") between October 2000 and July 2004, and also as an executive director of Inmarsat Group Holdings Limited between December 2003 and July 2004 where he was responsible for the overall financial management and performance of the Inmarsat Group. Since 1993, he had been acting as the Chief Financial Officer of Inmarsat. Before this, he had held several other posts in Inmarsat, including those of financial director, financial manager and executive officer. Dr. Khadem graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and mechanical engineering and from McGill University with a Ph.D. degree in Economics.

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Mr. CHA Mou Zing, Victor
Mr. Cha Mou Zing Victor, aged 61, is an independent non-executive Director. He is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of HKR International Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code 480) and an alternate independent non-executive director of New World Development Company Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code 0017). He is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee of Zhejiang Province and a council member of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Cha graduated from Stanford University with an MBA degree and University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science degree.

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Mr. YI Xiqun
Mr. Yi Xiqun, aged 63, is an independent non-executive Director. He is the Chairman of Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code 392). He graduated from the Beijing Chemical Institute in 1975 and later obtained a postgraduate degree in economics and management engineering from Tsinghua University. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Yi was in charge of the Beijing Municipal Government Economic Structure Reform Committee and from 1987 to 1991, he served as the Chief of the Xicheng District of Beijing. Mr. Yi was an assistant to the Mayor of Beijing as well as Director of the Economic and Foreign Trade Commission of Beijing Municipality and the Management Committee of the Beijing Economic and Technology Development Zone. Mr. Yi is an independent nonexecutive director of China Merchants Bank (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code 3968). He is also the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises association and Chairman of Capital Enterprises Association. Mr. Yi has in-depth knowledge and a wealth of experience in macroeconomic and microeconomic management.

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Senior Management

Ms. Lai Chor Shan
Vice President
Ms. Lai Chor Shan, aged 38, is our General Counsel and oversees legal matters of the Company. Ms. Lai joined the Company in May 2008. Ms. Lai graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 1995 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (with Distinction) in 1996. She received a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford in 1997. Ms. Lai is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England & Wales. Before joining the Company, Ms. Lai practiced law in two major international law firms for over ten years.

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Mr. Wang Shengjiang
Vice President
Mr. Wang Shengjiang, aged 38, is responsible for the overall management of project sales. Mr. Wang graduated from Tianjin University with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering in 1994 and began his study in Tsinghua University Business School for EMBA in year 2010. Mr. Wang has more than 16 years of real estate development related experience and has been working with the Company for eleven years.

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Mr. Xu Qiang
Vice President
Mr. Xu Qiang, aged 38, is responsible for the overall project construction management. He joined the Company in 1999. Mr. Xu graduated from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture with a Bachelor of Science degree and has over eleven years of real estate related experience.

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Ms. Ng Swen Dein
Vice President
Ms. Ng Swen Dein, aged 46, is responsible for the overall property management and customer service. She joined the Company in 2010. Ms. Ng received her Bachelor degree in Marketing Management and Finance from University of Wisconsin in 1987. Ms. Ng has fifteen years of relevant experience in China's real estate industry including business management and property operations.

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Mr. Yin Jie
Vice President
Mr. Yin Jie, aged 43, is our Chief Architect and is responsible for the overall project design. He joined the Company in 2009. Mr. Yin received his Bachelor degree from University of Washington in 1992 and is a registered architect in Washington State of the U.S. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Yin practiced in a major U.S. architectural firm for seventeen years.

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Mr. He Yanan
Co-General Manager of Shanghai Branch
Mr. He Yanan, aged 32, is the co-General Manager of Shanghai branch of the Company. Mr. He joined the Company in September 1998 and held several positions in the Company including Director of Sales, Vice General Manager of Boao, Vice General Manager of the Commune by the Great Wall, Vice General Manager, Executive General Manager and General Manager of Shanghai branch. Mr. He was awarded the title of "Golden Property Trader" by Sina.com in 2010.

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Mr. Li Qiang
Co-General Manager of Shanghai Branch
Mr. Li Qiang, aged 35, is the co-General Manager of Shanghai branch of the Company and is responsible for the overall management of Company's Shanghai projects. Mr. Li joined the Company in 1999. He graduated from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture with a Bachelor degree and has over thirteen years of real estate related experience.

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Mr. Zhao Guilin
Qualified Accountant
Mr. Zhao Guilin, aged 47, is a qualified accountant and the director of corporate finance of the Company. He is responsible for the capital management, financing and tax management of the Company. Mr. Zhao has more than twenty-one years' working experience, and has worked with the Company for 13 years on a full time basis. Mr. Zhao was registered as a Hong Kong CPA with effect from 15 May 2007. In 2004 he obtained a Master's degree in accounting from Deakin University of Australia and qualified as a certified public accountant in Australia. Mr. Zhao qualified as a PRC certified public accountant in 1994 and a PRC registered taxation advisor in 1998. Mr Zhao graduated from Jilin University in 1988 with a Master's degree in technology.

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Ms. Ma Sau Kuen Gloria
Company Secretary
Ms. Ma Sau Kuen Gloria, aged 52, was appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company on 26 November 2010. She has almost 30 years of experience in corporate secretarial work that includes acting as company secretary for companies listed on the Stock Exchange and setting up companies in different jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. She also has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate restructuring and legal compliance issues. Ms. Ma is a director and head of registration and compliance services of KCS Hong Kong Limited, a corporate secretarial and accounting services provider in Hong Kong. She holds a master degree in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in the United Kingdom.

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updated as per Annual Report 2010


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