On the afternoon of May 7, Chongqing Beer (600132) held the 2018 annual general meeting of shareholders at the headquarters of Chongqing Dazhulin Company, and elected the ninth board of directors and the board of supervisors.
On the same day, the board of directors of the ninth board of directors held its first meeting, elected roland arthur lawrence as the chairman of the board, and hired the new management such as general manager Chen Song.
At the shareholders' meeting, Luo Lei, chairman of Chongqing Beer, said that Chongqing Beer not only promotes the high-end of international brands, but also promotes the high-end of local brands.
Chongqing Beer Chairman Luo Lei reporter Liu Yong photo
Two independent directors are new faces
The 9th board of directors of Chongqing Beer, including Roland Arthur Lawrence (Luo Lei), Lee Chee Kong (Li Zhigang), Chin Wee Hua (Chen Weihao), Lian Dejian, Lv Yandong and Chen Song, are all non-independent directors of the eighth term.
It is understood that Luo Lei was born in 1960, An Australian national, is currently the vice president of finance of Carlsberg Asia, and also serves as a director of Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Limited and Carlsberg India pvt.ltd., gorkha brewery (p)ltd and other companies. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart (China).
Prior to 2008, Luo Lei worked mainly in Australia for the Coles Myer Group, serving as General Manager of the Finance Department of the Coles Group and General Manager of the Finance Department of the Coles Supermarkets. He is a Certified Public Accountant (FCPA) in Australia, a Master of Business degree from the University of Melbourne, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business from Deakin University, Australia, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
Luo Lei served as a director of Chongqing Beer from April 12, 2013 to May 5, 2016, and was elected as a director and chairman of the eighth board of directors on January 2 this year, and the chairman has been in office for five months.
There are 3 elected independent directors, Li Xianjun, director of the Automotive Development Research Center and doctoral supervisor of the School of Vehicles and Vehicles of Tsinghua University, is also the eighth independent director, and the other 2 are new faces, namely Gong Yongde and Dai Zhiwen, who succeeded the eighth independent directors Guo Yongqing and Qu Kai.
Gong Yongde, 57, is currently a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former vice chairman of KPMG China, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Accountants, and one of the few certified tax agents in the Hong Kong industry who can practice in the Mainland.
Dai Zhiwen, 48, is currently a partner at Beijing Anjie Law Firm, deputy director of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Legal Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association, and an independent director of Shuijingfang.
Fu Xushun (chairman of the board of supervisors) and Huang Minlin, non-employee supervisors of the ninth board of supervisors, are also non-employee supervisors of the eighth session, and Fu Xushun is also the chairman of the eighth board of supervisors.
General Manager Chen Song has been in office for 4 years
On May 7, the board of directors of the ninth board of directors of Chongqing Beer held its first meeting and elected roland arthur lawrence as the chairman of the board, and the term of office is consistent with the term of the current board of directors.
Chen Song, managing director of Chongqing Beer, was photographed by reporter Liu Yong
Upon the nomination of Luo Lei, chairman of the company, the board of directors appointed director Chen Song as the general manager of the company for a term of three years.
Born in 1973, Song Chen served as The Financial Analysis Manager of procter & Gamble (China) Dental Division, the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Heinz (China) Investment Co., Ltd., the Chief Financial Officer and Director of group, the Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of color cosmetics Division of Coty (China) Investment Co., Ltd. from 1999 to 2014. Certified Public Accountant in China and Certified Internal Auditor in the United States.
Song Chen holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Investment, a Master's Degree in Finance and Investment, and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing from South China University of Technology, School of Management, Sun Yat-sen University. Chen Song has been the general manager of Chongqing Beer since April 22, 2015, and has been in office for more than four years.
Upon the nomination of the general manager of the company, the board of directors appointed Zhou Zhaowei, Zhao Tong and Chen Tonglin as the deputy general managers of the company, and upon the nomination of the chairman of the board, the board of directors appointed Deng Wei as the secretary of the board of directors of the company, and ms. Zhang Xiaowei as the representative of the company's securities affairs for a term of three years.
Chongqing Beer's change of term, these management personnel are also the previous team before the change.
The chairman avoided talking about competition in the same industry
At the shareholders' meeting, institutional investors gathered, including China Merchants Securities, CITIC Construction Investment Securities, Zhongtai Securities, etc.
During the exchange and dialogue session, Luo Lei, chairman of Chongqing Beer, said that Chongqing Beer not only promotes the high-end of international brands, but also promotes the high-end of local brands, such as the National Guest Wheat of Chongqing's local brand launched this year.
Some investors asked whether Chongqing Beer will raise prices in the context of rising costs such as raw barley and glass bottles. Luo Lei said that the price increase is very cautious, and the company mainly improves the efficiency of the supply chain, controls costs, and digests the pressure brought about by the rising price of raw materials.
For how to solve the potential competition between Carlsberg and Chongqing Beer, Luo Lei, chairman of Chongqing Beer, said that Carlsberg will take its commitment seriously, because it is related to two listed companies (namely Carlsberg and Chongqing Beer), please see future information disclosure.
It is understood that Chongqing Beer continued the growth momentum in 2018, from January to March this year, it achieved beer sales of 224,900 kiloliters, an increase of 5% year-on-year; achieved operating income of 833 million yuan, an increase of 2.5%; achieved a net profit attributable to the owners of the parent company of 85.68 million yuan, an increase of 13.4%; and a net profit attributable to the shareholders of the listed company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses of 81.197 million yuan, an increase of 71.4% year-on-year.
Upstream News • Chief Reporter of Chongqing Business Daily Liu Yong Intern Li Yue