Mr. Cheng Haitao

Mr. Cheng is currently an Independent Non-executive Director of the Group and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Board. Mr. Cheng has over 32 years of experience in the steel pipe manufacturing industry. Since March 2019, Mr. Cheng has been the part-time consultant of Mongolia Baogang Steel Union Company Limited* (內蒙古包鋼鋼聯股份有限公司). Mr. Cheng has been the honorary director of the Expert Committee of the Shanghai Steel Pipe Industry Association* (上海鋼管行業協會專家委員會) since May 2018 and he has been certified as the consultant of Steel Pipe Division, China Steel Construction Society* (中國鋼結構協會鋼管分會) in April 2017. Prior to July 2019, he was a committee member of the Fourth Steel Pipe Technician Sub-committee, National Steel Standardisation Committee* (全國鋼標準化委員會第四屆鋼管分技術委員會); and president and editor of Steel Pipe (《鋼管》雜誌), a publication relating to the steel and metal pipe industry published in the PRC, from September 1999 and April 2007, respectively, to June 2020. Mr. Cheng was also the deputy manager and deputy general manager of Pangang Group Chengdu Vanadium Steel Company Limited* (攀鋼集團成都鋼釩有限公司) from August 2008 to May 2014 and from May 2014 to May 2017 respectively; deputy manager of Pangang Group Chengdu Steel and Metal Company* (攀鋼集團成都鋼鐵有限責任公司) from June 2002 to August 2008; the deputy general manager of Pangang Group Chengdu Seamless Steel Pipe Company Limited* (攀鋼集團成都無縫鋼管有限責任公司) from December 2000 to May 2002; the chief engineer, deputy general manager and chief dispatcher from June 1995 to December 2000 of Chengdu Seamless Steel Pipe Factory* (成都無縫鋼管廠); and the deputy factory director and the factory director of Chengdu Seamless Rolling Factory* (成都無縫周軋分廠) from June 1993 to May 1995; and the deputy factory director of Chengdu Seamless Tube Factory II* (成都無縫軋管二分廠) from May 1991 to May 1993. Mr. Cheng gained his experiences in production of metal in a factory located in Sichuan in the PRC from July 1987 to May 1989 and technical experiences in iron and steel metallurgical processing and thermal processing in a research institute in the PRC from May 1982 to August 1984. Mr. Cheng obtained a master’s degree in metal pressure processing in Beijing Steel and Metal College* (北京鋼鐵學院) in June 1987.