Mr Liu brings to the Board over 30 years of livestock husbandry and management experience, having started his career as a section member at Wushang Livestock Farming Bureau in September 1974. In August 1978, he worked as a supervisor at Wushang Trade Bureau for eight years, before becoming a supervisor at Song Hua Jiang Chuan Shu Zhu Wushang City Liaison Office for almost a year. In June 1987, he worked as a supervisor at Daqing Harbin Song Hua Jiang Commodity Agency and in October 1989, he joined Daqin City Liqing Processing Factory as its general manager. In March 1995, he worked as general manager at the Huanggong Hotel. In November 1998, he became the director of Daqing Real Estate, a position which he presently still holds. He is also currently a director and general manager of Yinluo, positions which he held since 2001.

Mr Liu graduated from Heilongjiang August First Land Reclamation University with a degree in veterinary medicine in August 2000. Mr Liu is also the vice-chairman of the China Dairy Association and a committee member of the China Animal Agriculture Association. Mr Liu is the father of Mr Liu Hailong.

Mr Liu Hailong,
Chief Executive Officer

Mr Liu Hailong is the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, and was appointed to the Board on 20 September 2005. He is responsible for the overall management and assisting the Executive Chairman in the strategic development of the Group.

Mr Liu started his career in October 1989 as deputy general manager at Daqin City Liqing Processing Factory. In March 1995, he became the deputy general manager of Huanggong Hotel, before moving on to the position of deputy general manager in November 1998 at Daqing Real Estate. He is currently a director and deputy general manager of Yinluo, positions which he held since 2001.

Mr Liu graduated from Heilongjiang August First Land Reclamation University with a degree in veterinary medicine in August 2002. Mr Liu is the son of Mr Liu Shuqing.

Mr Liu Litao,
Non-Executive Director

Mr Liu Litao is our Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 28 December 2005.

Mr Liu started his career as an operations officer at Heilongjiang Niangyou Foodstuff Trade Group Company, Dalian Branch from July 1989 to November 1991. He later became deputy general manager at Heilongjiang Niangyou Foodstuff Trade Group Dalian Longhua Zhipin Co., Ltd. for two years, and in November 1993, he became the manager overseeing operations, business and administration management at the future department of Heilongjiang Niangyou Foodstuff Trade Group Company, Dalian Branch. He held this position for approximately 10 years, before assuming his present position of deputy general manager at Dalian Xuelong Industry Group Company in May 2004.

Mr Liu majored in food engineering at Tianjin Qinggong Industry University and graduated in July 1989.

Mr Loo Choon Chiaw,
Independent Director

Mr Loo Choon Chiaw is our Independent Director and was appointed to the Board on 28 December 2005. He has been practising as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore since 1981 and is currently the managing partner of Loo & Partners, a law firm in Singapore.

He is a Barristerat-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, London and obtained his Master of Law degree from the University of London. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, and a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of both the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Beijing Arbitration Commission.

Mr Loo is also an independent director of public listed companies as well as a Councillor of the South East Community Development Council.

Mr Xie Xiaolai,
Non-Executive Director

Mr Xie Xiaolai is our Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 2 June 2008.

In 1993, Mr Xie started his academic career as an assistant professor for the Animal Science & Technology College at Northeast Agricultural University (东北农业大学动物科技学院). He became a lecturer of the University in 1998 and subsequently an associate professor in 2005. Mr Xie also holds the position of deputy head of Fieldwork and Experiments Base at the University since 2004.

He possesses a PhD degree and is a supervisor of master students in Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology. He is also a member of the 7th standing committee of Heilongjiang Association of Livestock Husbandry and Veterinary(黑龙江省畜牧兽医学会第七届常务理事), a member of Livestock Genetics Resources Committee of Heilongjiang(黑龙江省畜禽遗传资源管理委员会委员), and governor of Sheep Breeding Association of China (中国养羊学会理事).

In 2006, Mr Xie received the 2nd Award of Jilin Province Science and Technology Advancement (2006吉林省科技进步二等奖) for his research in the “Study on Sheep In-door Feeding and Half In-door Feeding Technology and Commercialisation” (肉羊舍饲、半舍饲养殖关键技术研究与产业化示范), under the National 10th Five-Year Key Technological Project (国家“十五”科技攻关项目) in 2006. He was also given the 1st Award of Science and Technology Advancement (黑龙江省畜牧兽医局科技进步一等奖) by Heilongjiang Bureau of Livestock Husbandry and Veterinary for his participation in the 9th and 10th Five-Year Key Technological Project (黑龙江省“九五”、“十五”科技攻关项目).