Shi Jian

Mr. Shi Jian, aged 58, is the founder of our Company. He was born in the PRC and has lived in Hong Kong for over 10 years. He was appointed to our Board on January 11, 2007 and has been the executive chairman of our Company since April 1, 2007. Mr. Shi is responsible for the development of our corporate strategies. He is involved in assessing the businesses in which our Company is involved and reassesses each strategy regularly to determine whether it has succeeded or needs replacement by a new strategy to meet changed circumstances. He also provides guidance to the chief executive officer of our Company in developing plans to achieve each strategy. In addition, Mr. Shi is responsible for developing and maintaining good working relationships with government authorities and joint venture partners. He also sits on the boards of various companies within our Group. Mr. Shi served in the People’s Liberation Army from 1970 to 1986, the highest rank attained being colonel. From 1993 to 1995, he was the general manager of the Universal Mansion project in Shanghai from which he obtained substantial experience in the development of commercial property. He has more than 20 years’ experience in business management and the property development industry, including over eight years’ experience in new town development in the PRC. Mr. Shi is also a founder and is concurrently the executive chairman of SRE. He is the father of Mr. Shi Janson Bing, the Co-chief executive officer and executive Director of the Company and the uncle of Mr. Shi Lizhou, the assistant president and deputy director of the Company. Mr. Shi is also the father-in-law of Ms Zuo Xin, the assistant president of the Company. Mr. Shi is the controlling shareholder of the Company.