Mr. Yu Xubo

Biography

Mr. YU Xubo, aged 51, the chairman of the Board, has been a director of the Company since January 2007 as an executive director during the period from 2007 to November 2014 and from then till now a non-executive director. He was the chairman of the Board of the Company from March 2012 to August 2015. Mr. Yu joined COFCO Corporation and/or its subsidiaries (“COFCO Group”) in 1988. He has been the president of COFCO Corporation since April 2007 and previously served at COFCO Group in various positions including the general manager of COFCO Futures Co., Ltd.（中糧期貨有限公司）and a vice president of COFCO Corporation. Mr. Yu is a non-executive director of Noble Group Limited (a company listed in Singapore). He is also a director of Wide Smart Holdings Limited and the managing director of COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited, both are substantial shareholders of the Company, as well as a director of certain subsidiaries of COFCO Group. Mr. Yu ceased as a non-executive director of China Foods Limited (a company listed in Hong Kong) in February 2016, a non-executive director of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (a company listed in Hong Kong) in September 2016, and the chairman of the board and a non-executive director of China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. (a company listed in Hong Kong) on 29 March 2017. Mr. Yu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from China Europe International Business School

Research Interest

Biochemical industry