The Board of CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited announced that, with effect from 24 February 2023, Mr. Zou Yuanjing has resigned as a non-executive Director, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Strategic and Investment Committee as he has reached the PRC statutory retirement age. The Board announced that, with effect from 24 February 2023, Mr. Chi Benbin has been appointed as a non-executive Director, a member of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Strategic and Investment Committee. Mr. Chi, aged 49, is currently the deputy general manager of Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co.

Ltd. Mr. Chi obtained a bachelor's degree in Marine and Offshore Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1994. Mr. Chi holds the senior engineer professional and technical qualification. From August 1994 to May 2002, Mr. Chi successively served as a trainee of the marketing department of Hudong Shipyard, a salesman, a project manager, a deputy section chief and an assistant to the director of the civil products section of the marketing department of Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard.

From May 2002 to July 2014, he successively served as assistant director of the marketing department and head of the general management section, deputy director of the marketing department, director of the marketing department and assistant to the general manager and director of the marketing department of Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. From July 2014 to the present, he has been the deputy general manager of Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. From July 2014 to August 2021, he also successively served as the deputy general manager of Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Co.

Ltd. and the deputy general manager of Shanghai Shipyard Company Limited.