Luo Laura Ying
Ms. Luo was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 31 March 2020. Ms. Luo has 28 years of investment experience. She currently works as an investment director of GL China Equity HK Management Limited and previously has worked as a consultant of GL China Equity HK Management Limited and a consultant of GL Capital Management Limited. Ms. Luo is an independent non- executive director of Central China New Life Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 09983) and Tianjin Port Development Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange with stock code: 03382). Ms. Luo was a managing director and head of Hong Kong China Equities at Barings Asset Management (Asia) Limited from 2013 to 2019. Her overall responsibilities included managing a team of investment managers and research analysts, as well as managing a range of Hong Kong and China equity strategies, including Barings’ flagship Hong Kong China Fund, China A-share fund and some institutional mandates. Before joining Barings Asset Management (Asia) Limited, Ms. Luo worked for Schroder Investment Management (HK) Limited for over 12 years. Since 2002, Ms. Luo had been a lead manager on several greater China equity mandates, including the Schroder International Selection Fund – China Opportunities, which she managed since its launch in 2006. Prior to Schroder Investment Management (HK) Limited, Ms. Luo had worked at Sg Securities as head of China Research and Strategist, as well as at Morgan Stanley and goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Hong Kong as an equity research analyst. Ms. Luo obtained her Bachelor of Arts in International Economics from Peking University in 1987 and Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto in 1991. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) (Canada) charterholder. Ms. Luo is the chairman of the Nomination Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.