Dr. Lui is the founder of the Group. He has been a Director of the Company since August 1991 and is the Chairman of the Company. Dr. Lui is also an executive director, the Chairman and the Managing Director of K. Wah International Holdings Limited. He has over 50 years’ experience in quarrying, construction materials and property development. He was the Founding Chairman of the Institute of Quarrying in the UK (Hong Kong Branch) and the Chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Dr. Lui is also the Founding Chairman of The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners, the President of Tsim Sha Tsui East Property Developers Association, the Founding President of Hong Kong — Guangdong Economic Development Association and an Honorary President of Hong Kong — Shanghai Economic Development Association. Dr. Lui has been appointed as a Member of Steering Committee on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) since 2007. Further, Dr. Lui was a Committee Member of the 9th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Selection Committee for the First Government of the HKSAR and a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR. Dr. Lui was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Government of the HKSAR in July 2005. Dr. Lui has been again elected as a member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR in December 2006. Dr. Lui was awarded Business Person of the Year by DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award by American Academy of Hospitality Sciences of 2007 respectively. Dr. Lui is the father of Mr. Francis Lui Yiu Tung and Ms. Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu.

Mr. Lui joined the Group in 1979. He has been an executive Director of the Company since June 1987 and is the Deputy Chairman of the Company. Mr. Lui is also an executive director of K. Wah International Holdings Limited. He holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and a master of science degree in structural engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is a member of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and also a Committee Member of the 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Lui is a son of Dr. Lui Che Woo and a younger brother of Ms. Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu.

Mr. Chee joined the Group in 1982. He has been an executive Director of the Company since April 2004 and is the Managing Director of the Construction Materials Division of the Company. Mr. Chee holds an International Master degree in Business Administration from the University of South Australia and a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is a fellow member of The Institute of Quarrying in the UK and has over 28 years of broad experience in the construction materials industry including operations and management, technical and quality assurance, environmental protection, commercial and strategic planning. He is currently a member of Standing Committee on Concrete Technology organized by Civil Engineering and Development Department, HKSAR and is appointed as a member of Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board (2010-2011). He served as a member of the Working Group on Construction Waste of the Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board from 2004 to 2006. He was also the Chairman of The Institute of Quarrying in the UK (Hong Kong Branch) from 1998 to 2000 and the Chairman of Hong Kong Contract Quarry Association from 2002 to 2008.

Mr. Carter joined the Group in 2003 and has been a non-executive Director of the Company since April 2007.  Mr. Carter holds a L.L.B. (Hons) from the University of Leeds in England.  He is a solicitor in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.  He has extensive experience in strategic planning and business management as well as in corporate finance and development.  Prior to his retirement from the Company in March 2007, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Casino, S.A.

Dr. Clarke has been a non-executive Director of the Company since November 2007. He became a Partner at Permira in 2004. He is a member of Permira’s Management Committee and Head of the Consumer Sector. He has worked on a number of transactions including Gala Coral Group, New Look, Principal Hayley Group, Telepizza and Galaxy Entertainment. Dr. Clarke has over 25 years of experience of private equity. Prior to joining Permira, he was one of the founder directors of PPM Capital, the private equity arm of Prudential plc. and was involved in over 20 deals with a particular emphasis on the consumer space. His early career was spent at CIN Industrial Investments, the precursor of Cinven. He holds an MA and PhD in History from Cambridge University, England.

Mr. Chen has been a non-executive Director of the Company since January 2010.  He joined Permira in August 2008 and is responsible for running Permira’s Hong Kong office and for developing Permira’s activities, with a particular focus on Greater China. Prior to joining Permira, he spent nine years in senior positions at Goldman Sachs. Most recently, as Head of General Industrials Group, Asia ex-Japan, he was responsible for managing the largest industry group in investment banking covering four major sectors: Industrials, Transportation, Consumer Retail and Healthcare. Previously, Mr. Chen served as Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Finance where he led the execution of complex transactions including Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s PC Business and Temasek’s investment in China Construction Bank. In addition, he led and executed a broad range of transactions primarily in Greater China. Mr. Chen received a Bachelor and Master of Arts in History and Science from Harvard University and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. He is licensed to practice law in the state of New York, USA.

Mr. Ancell has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since April 2004.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies from University of Waikato in New Zealand.  He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and has over 30 years of broad experience in building materials and construction sectors, waste management and recycling business gained from multinational corporations.  He is currently the Chairman of Churngold Construction Holdings Limited in the UK, a leading specialist groundworks subcontractor carrying out groundworks and road surfacing, with a separate remediation business, cleaning up sites contaminated by previous industrial activity.  He is also a non-executive director of MJ Gleeson Group PLC, a housebuilder and regeneration company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Dr. Yip has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since December 2004. Dr. Yip holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Concordia University, Canada. He is the founder and the Chairman of Canada Land Limited, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and engaged in real estate development and tourist attraction business. He is also the Chairman of Cantravel Limited, Guangzhou. Dr. Yip has been active in public services and is presently a Standing Committee Member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the President of Concordia University Hong Kong Foundation Limited. He also serves on the Board of Governors of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. In addition, Dr. Yip has been elected a Guangzhou Municipal Honorable Citizen.

Dr. Wong has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since August 2008. Dr. Wong is a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) in Hong Kong and the Managing Practising Director of Wong Lam Leung & Kwok CPA Limited. He has over 30 years experience in the accountancy profession. Dr. Wong holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Business degree, was awarded a Badge of Honour by the Queen of England in 1993 and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1998. He has been appointed Adjunct Professor, School of Accounting and Finance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2002. Dr. Wong participates in many types of community services and is holding posts in various organisations and committees in government and voluntary agencies. Dr. Wong is an independent non-executive director of China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co., Ltd., C C Land Holdings Limited and Water Oasis Group Limited, all of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Dr. Wong has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Vertex Group Limited (listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange) with effect from 3 February 2010. He is also an independent non-executive director of Ruinian International Limited which has been listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange on 19 February 2010.