Air China Ld RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN / ELECTION OF NEW CHAIRMAN (0778K)
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Air China Ld
30 December 2020
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AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's
Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
(I) RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN
(II) ELECTION OF NEW CHAIRMAN
(I) RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN
The board of directors (the "Board") of Air China Limited (the
"Company") received a resignation letter from Mr. Cai Jianjiang on
29 December 2020, pursuant to which he resigned from his positions
as the chairman (the "Chairman"), a non-executive director of the
Company, a member of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the
Board, a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the
Board, and a member of the Aviation Safety Committee of the Board
with immediate effect due to change of job assignments.
Mr. Cai Jianjiang has confirmed that he has no disagreement with
the Board and the Company and that he is not aware of any matter
relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the
attention of the shareholders of the Company. The Board wishes to
take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Cai
Jianjiang for his significant contribution to the Company during
his tenure as senior management, director and Chairman of the
Company.
(II) ELECTION OF NEW CHAIRMAN
The Company is pleased to announce that, on 29 December 2020,
Mr. Song Zhiyong was elected as the Chairman of the Company with
effect from the same day. Due to such work adjustments, Mr. Song
Zhiyong ceased to serve as the vice Chairman and President of the
Company from the date hereof. The term of Mr. Song Zhiyong's office
as the Chairman of the Company shall end on the expiry of the term
of the current session of the Board.
Mr. Song Zhiyong, aged 55, is a senior pilot and graduated from
the First Flying Academy of China Air Force with a bachelor's
degree in aviation. He started his career in China's civil aviation
industry in 1987 and was previously a pilot, Assistant Manager,
Chief Pilot, and Deputy General Manager of the Third Fleet, Deputy
General Manager of the General Fleet and the General Manager of the
Training Department of Air China International Corporation. He
served as the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Communist
Party Committee of the General Fleet of the Company from November
2002 to June 2008. Mr. Song held the post of Assistant to President
of the Company from September 2004 to October 2006. He was the Vice
President, a member and a standing member of the Communist Party
Committee of the Company from October 2006 to December 2010. Mr.
Song served as the Deputy General Manager of China National
Aviation Holding Corporation Limited ("CNAHC") from December 2010
to April 2014. He has been a member of the Communist Party Group of
CNAHC since December 2010. From January 2014 to December 2020, he
served as President and Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party
Committee of the Company to handle the comprehensive work of the
Company. Mr. Song has served as a non-executive Director of Cathay
Pacific Airways Limited ("Cathay Pacific") since March 2014. He has
also served as an executive Director of the Company since May 2014
and the Secretary of the Communist Party Group of CNAHC from
February 2016 to December 2016. He served as the Vice Chairman of
the Company from June 2016 to December 2020, the Vice Chairman,
General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Group
of CNAHC from December 2016 to December 2020. He has been serving
as the Vice Chairman of Cathay Pacific since December 2020, and has
been serving as the Chairman and Secretary of the Communist Party
Group of CNAHC, and the Chairman and Secretary of the Communist
Party Committee of the Company since December 2020.
Save as disclosed above and as at the date of this announcement,
Mr. Song Zhiyong does not have any relationship with any directors,
senior management, substantial shareholder(s) or controlling
shareholder(s) of the Company or hold any other positions in the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any directorship in other
listed companies in the last three years.
As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Song Zhiyong does not
have any interest in shares of the Company within the meaning of
Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the
Laws of Hong Kong).
Mr. Song Zhiyong has entered into a service contract with the
Company. He will not receive any remuneration from the Company for
his serving as the Chairman of the Company.
Save as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any other
matters in relation to the election of Mr. Song Zhiyong as Chairman
of the Company that need to be brought to the attention of the
shareholders nor any information that is required to be disclosed
pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of
Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Zhou Feng
Company Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 29 December 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr.
Xue Yasong, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Duan Hongyi*, Mr. Stanley Hui
Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company
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