Gong Ping, aged 44, is an Executive Director, Senior Vice President and CFO of the Company.

Mr. Gong joined the Group in 2011 and as at the date of this announcement, he has also been the chairman of Paris Realty Fund SA (listed on the Euronext Paris with stock code PAR), the vice chairman of Yuyuan, a non-executive director of Shanghai Zendai, a director of Resource Property and various companies within the Group. As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Gong has been a council member of Shanghai Association for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment and vice chairman of Shanghai Youth Entrepreneurs Association. He used to serve as a senior assistant to president of the Group, and the general manager of Corporate Development Department. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Gong worked at Pudong branch and the headquarters of Bank of Shanghai as well as the PRC headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Gong also served as a global strategist at the headquarters of Samsung Group in Korea, carrying out special assignments across various sectors including financial services, technology and real estate worldwide. Mr. Gong graduated from Fudan University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in international finance, and then obtained his master’s degree in finance from Fudan University in 2005. Mr. Gong also received his master’s degree in business administration from International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2008.