The Board of Directors of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited announced that Mr. GE Haijiaohas been appointed as Chairman, Non- executive Director, Chairman of the Strategy and Budget Committee of the Company, with effect from 27 April 2023. Mr. GE Haijiao, aged 51, joined Bank of China Limited in 2023 and currently the Chairman and Executive Director of Bank of China. He is also a Director of BOC Hong Kong (BVI) Limited, being an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of China, and BOC Hong Kong (Group) Limited, being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of China.

Prior to joining Bank of China in 2023, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Governor of Hebei Province from November 2021 to March 2023, Vice Governor of Hebei Province from September 2019 to November 2021, Executive Director of China Everbright Group Ltd. from November 2018 to September 2019, and Executive Director and President of China Everbright Bank Company Limited (a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) from January 2019 to September 2019. From October 2016 to November 2018, he served as Deputy General Manager of China Everbright Group Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. GE had worked in Agricultural Bank of China Limited (a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) for many years, serving as Deputy General Manager of Dalian Branch, General Manager of Singapore Branch, Deputy General Manager (department general manager level) of the International Banking Department of the Head Office and General Manager of Heilongjiang Branch. Mr. GE graduated from Liaoning University in 1993 and Nanjing Agricultural University in 2008 with a Doctor's Degree in Management.

He holds the title of Senior Economist.