About Henlius-Board of Directors

Mr. Wenjie Zhang

Chairman and Executive Director

Mr. Wenjie Zhang, aged 55, has been the chief executive officer of the Company since September 2020, has been the executive director of the Company since November 2020, and has been the Chairman of the Board since November 2021.

Mr. Zhang served as the senior vice president, chief strategy officer and the chief commercial operation officer of the Company from March 2019 to February 2020, the president of the Company from February 2020 to November 2021. Mr. Zhang has been the president of Shanghai Henlius Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Henlius Biopharmaceutical”) since February 2020, director and chief executive officer of Henlius Biopharmaceutical since September 2020, the president of Shanghai Henlius Biologics Co., Ltd. (“Henlius Pharmaceutical”) from February 2020 to March 2021, the chief executive officer of Henlius Pharmaceutical from September 2020 to March 2021 and chairman of the board of directors of Henlius Pharmaceutical since September 2020. Mr. Zhang has been the director of Henlix Biotech Co., Ltd. (“Taiwan Henlius”) since September 2020, the general manager of Taiwan Henlius since December 2020, the director, chief executive director and chief financial officer of Hengenix Biotech, Inc. and the managing director of Henlius Europe GmbH since September 2020. He has been the director of Henlius Industrial Co., Limited since February 2021, the director of Aton (Guangzhou) Biotech Co., Ltd. since November 2021, the director of Shanghai Jollin Tech Co., Ltd. since December 2021, the director of Aton (Shanghai) Biologics Co., Ltd. since January 2022 and the chairman of the board of directors of Aton (Shanghai) Biotech Co., Ltd. since March 2022.

Mr. Zhang has nearly 30 years of commercial operation and management experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Zhang previously served in various roles including the general manager at Amgen China, USA, the vice president of oncology business unit 2 of Shanghai Roche Pharmaceuticals, China, and the head of specialty therapeutics & oncology unit-Bayer Schering Pharma, Germany. Mr. Zhang obtained a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Shandong University (山東大學), the PRC, in July 1990 and a master’s degree of business administration from Yale University, USA, in May 1998.
Mr. Qiyu Chen

Non-executive Director

Mr. Qiyu Chen (陳啟宇), aged 50, has been a non-executive director of the Company since January 2013 and served as the Chairman of the Board from December 2018 to November 2021. Mr. Chen joined Fosun Pharma Group (Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (“Fosun Pharma”) (Stock Exchange stock code: 02196, Shanghai Stock Exchange stock code: 600196) and its subsidiaries) in April 1994, who was appointed as a director in May 2005, and served as the chairman of Fosun Pharma from June 2010 to October 2020. Mr. Chen currently serves as the chairman of Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., an executive director and the co-chief executive officer of Fosun International Limited (“Fosun International”) (Stock Exchange stock code: 00656), a non-executive director of Gland Pharma Limited (stock code of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India: GLAND), a non-executive director and a vice chairman of Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. (“Sinopharm”) (Stock Exchange stock code: 01099), a director of Beijing Sanyuan Foods Co., Ltd.* (北京三元食品股份有限公司) (Shanghai Stock Exchange stock code: 600429), and the co-chairman of Unicorn II Holdings Limited. Mr. Chen previously served as a director of Dian Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd.* (迪安診斷技術集團股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 300244), a non-executive director of Babytree Group (Stock Exchange stock code: 01761), and a co-chairman of New Frontier Health Corporation (delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in January 2022 and merged with Unicorn II Holdings Limited by way of merger by absorption). In addition, Mr. Chen previously held directorships in various companies invested by Fosun International and its affiliated companies.

Mr. Chen has been the chairman of China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association (中國醫藥物資協會), a vice president of China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (中國醫藥創新促進會), the honorary chairman and chief supervisor of Shanghai Biopharmaceutics Industry Association (上海市生物醫藥行業協會), and a member of the 13th Shanghai Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Chen was awarded “Asia’s Best CEO” by Corporate Governance Asia, etc.. Mr. Chen obtained a bachelor’s degree in genetics from Fudan University (復旦大學) in the PRC in July 1993 and a master’s degree of business administration from China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院) in the PRC in September 2005.
Mr. Yifang Wu

Non-executive Director

Mr. Yifang Wu (吳以芳), aged 53, has been a non-executive director of the Company since June 2015. Mr. Wu joined Fosun Pharma Group in April 2004, and was the senior vice president of Fosun Pharma from July 2014 to January 2016, the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Fosun Pharma from January 2016 to June 2016, the president of Fosun Pharma from June 2016 to October 2020, the chief executive officer of Fosun Pharma from June 2016 to June 2022, and has been an executive director of Fosun Pharma since August 2016, and he has been the chairman of Fosun Pharma since October 2020. Mr. Wu currently serves as a non-executive director of Sisram Medical Ltd. (復銳醫療科技有限公司) (Stock Exchange stock code: 01696), a non-executive director of Gland Pharma Limited (stock code of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India: GLAND). Mr. Wu was the chairman of the board of supervisors of Sinopharm from September 2020 to June 2021.

Previously, Mr. Wu has been a technician, director, production officer, finance director, assistant to director of Xuzhou Biochemical Pharmaceutical Factory* (徐州生物化學製藥廠), a deputy director of Xuzhou (Wanbang) Biopharmaceuticals Manufactures Plant* (徐州(萬邦) 生物化學製藥廠), the deputy general manager of Xuzhou Wanbang Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (徐州萬邦生化製藥有限公司), the deputy general manager and president of Jiangsu Wanbang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (江蘇萬邦生化醫藥股份有限公司) (where Xuzhou Biochemical Pharmaceutical Factory* (徐州生物化學製藥廠), Xuzhou (Wanbang) Biopharmaceuticals Manufactures Plant* (徐州(萬邦)生物化學製藥廠), Xuzhou Wanbang Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (徐州萬邦生化製藥有限公司) and Jiangsu Wanbang Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (江蘇萬邦生化醫藥股份有限公司) were predecessors of Jiangsu Wanbang (Group) Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (江蘇萬邦生化醫藥集團有限責任公司)), and the chairman of Jiangsu Wanbang (Group) Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Mr. Wu graduated from Nanjing University of Science and Technology (南京理工大學) majoring in international commerce in the PRC in 1996 and obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Saint Joseph’s University in the United States in 2005.
Ms. Xiaohui Guan

Non-executive Director

Ms. Xiaohui Guan (關曉暉), aged 51, has been a non-executive director of the Company since December 2018. Ms. Guan joined Fosun Pharma Group in May 2000, and had been the vice president, chief accountant and general manager of finance department of Fosun Pharma from December 2014 to June 2015, the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Fosun Pharma from June 2015 to October 2020, the executive president and chief financial officer of Fosun Pharma from October 2020 to January 2022, the executive director of Fosun Pharma since December 2021 and the vice chairman of Fosun Pharma since January 2022. Ms. Guan currently serves as a vice president of Fosun International, a non-executive director of Gland Pharma Limited (stock code of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India: GLAND), and the chairman of the board of supervisors of Sinopharm. Ms. Guan served as a non-executive director of Sinopharm from March 2019 to March 2021. Prior to joining Fosun Pharma Group, Ms. Guan worked at Jiangxi Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Ms. Guan obtained a bachelor’s degree of economics from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (江西財經大學) in the PRC in June 2000 and acquired a master’s degree of professional accountancy from Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 2007. Ms. Guan is qualified as Chinese Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Mr. Deyong Wen

Non-executive Director

Mr. Deyong Wen (文德鏞), aged 50, joined Fosun Pharma Group in May 2002 and served as vice president of Fosun Pharma from June 2016 to October 2020, senior vice president of Fosun Pharma from October 2020 to January 2022, co-president of Fosun Pharma from January 2022 to April 2022, president of Fosun Pharma from April 2022 to June 2022. Mr. Wen has been the chief executive officer of Fosun Pharma since June 2022. Mr. Wen currently serves as a non-executive director of Sinopharm, a director of China National Medicines Corporation Ltd.* (國藥集團藥業股份有限公司) (Shanghai Stock Exchange stock code: 600511), and the chairman of the board of supervisors of China National Accord Medicines Corporation Ltd.* (國藥集團一致藥業股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 000028). Mr. Wen served as a director of C.Q. Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.* (重藥控股股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 000950) and a director of Anhui Sunhere Pharmaceutical Excipients Co., Ltd.* (安徽山河藥用輔料股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 300452). In addition, Mr. Wen serves as a director in certain subsidiaries of Fosun Pharma. Prior to joining Fosun Pharma Group, Mr. Wen worked at Chongqing No. 6 pharmaceutical factory* (重慶製藥六廠) (the predecessor of Chongqing Yaoyou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (重慶藥友製藥有限責任公司)). Mr. Wen obtained a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from West China University of Medical Sciences (華西醫科大學) (currently known as West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University (四川大學華西醫學中心)) in the PRC in June 1995, and a master’s degree in business administration from Donghua University (東華大學) in the PRC in December 2007.
Mr. Zihou Yan

Non-executive Director

Mr. Zihou Yan (晏子厚), aged 58, has been a non-executive director of the Company since 19 February 2020. Mr. Yan has been the senior vice president of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co., Ltd. since January 2019. Previously, from September 2010 to December 2018, Mr. Yan worked for Shanghai Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd.* (上海生物製品研究所有限責任公司) as the general manager and deputy secretary of the CPC Committee. Mr. Yan served as a secretary of the CPC Committee and deputy head of Chengdu Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd.* (成都生物製品研究所有限責任公司) (formerly known as Ministry of Health Chengdu Institute of Biological Products* (衛生部成都生物製品研究所) and Chengdu Institute of Biological Products* (成都生物製品研究所)) from January 2007 to September 2010. Mr. Yan obtained a bachelor’s degree in science from Sichuan University (四川大學) in the PRC in December 1986, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (電子科技大學) in the PRC in March 2004.
Mr. Tak Young So

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Tak Young So (蘇德揚), aged 51, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2 September 2019.

Mr. So has been the founding and managing partner of FastLane Group since July 2012, an independent non-executive director of CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Exchange stock code: 02171) since June 2021 and an independent non-executive director of Goodbaby International Holdings Limited (Stock Exchange stock code: 01086) since May 2022.

Mr. So has more than 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, investment and private equity businesses with global financial institutions and asset management companies. Mr. So served as a partner of Prospere Capital Limited from January 2018 to May 2022, the chief financial officer of PAG Capital from November 2011 to April 2012, the chief financial officer of Asia Pacific of asset management division for Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong from August 2007 to November 2011, the chief financial officer of Hamon Investment Group, an affiliate of Bank of New York Mellon from February 2005 to August 2007, the head of finance and operations of consumer banking in Hong Kong, head of asset and liability management of Greater China/Asia Pacific and chief financial officer of consumer, commercial and private bank in Hong Kong of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong from March 2002 to January 2005, the vice president of global capital market/Asia treasury and vice president of financial controls of Bank of America, Hong Kong from January 1998 to March 2002, group audit and project manager of strategic and performance improvement group in the Sydney office of Commonwealth Bank of Australia from January 1995 to January 1998, and an auditor with Ernst & Young, Hong Kong from February 1993 to December 1994. Mr. So received his bachelor of business degree in accounting and finance and his master of business administration degree in banking from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia in April 1994 and September 1998, respectively. He has been a fellow member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accounting Australia (FCPA) since August 2011.
Dr. Lik Yuen Chan

Independent Non-executive Director

Dr. Lik Yuen Chan (陳力元), aged 53, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2 September 2019. Dr. Chan is a world famous academic in liver diseases with extensive achievement and recognition in clinical practice and research teaching. Dr. Chan joined Union Hospital of Hong Kong in November 2020 and served as the vice president and manager of Internal Medicine Department. Dr. Chan served various positions in the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2021, including a director of the Centre of Liver Health, associate dean of external affairs of the Faculty of Medicine and a professor of the Internal Medicine Department and the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics.

He is a member of Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom since November 1995, a fellow of Hong Kong College of Physicians since May 2000, a fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine since June 2000, a fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh since July 2003, a fellow of Royal College of Physicians of London since May 2006 and a fellow of the American Association for the Study Liver Diseases since October 2016. Dr. Chan received a bachelor’s degree of medicine and surgery from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1992, a doctor’s degree of medicine from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2001 and a master’s degree in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2014.
Dr. Guoping Zhao

Independent Non-executive Director

Dr. Guoping Zhao (趙國屏), aged 73, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2 September 2019. Dr. Zhao is a molecular microbiologist. Currently, he has been the chairman of the Advisory Committee of Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology of the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (中國科學院分子植物科學卓越創新中心合成生物學重點實驗室), the director of Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the School of Life Sciences of Fudan University (復旦大學生命科學學院微生物學與免疫學系) and the chief scientist of Biomedical Big Data Center at the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of CAS (中國科學院上海營養與健康研究所生物醫學大數據中心). Dr. Zhao was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院院士) in 2005, a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (發展中國家科學院院士) in 2011 and a member of the American Academy of Microbiology in February 2022.

Dr. Zhao served various positions related to life science research at the CAS, such as the vice president of SIBS, CAS from July 1999 to December 2001, the director of Shanghai Research Center of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院上海生物工程研究中心) from December 1996 to July 1999, and the researcher, assistant to director and successively as the deputy director of the Microorganism Secondary Metabolism Regulation Laboratory of IPPE, SIBS, CAS (中國科學院上海生命科學研究院植物生理生態研究所次生代謝分子調控研究開放實驗室) from December 1994 to September 1997. Dr. Zhao obtained a bachelor of science degree in micro-biology from Fudan University (復旦大學) in Shanghai in the PRC in July 1982 and a Ph.D degree in biochemistry from the Purdue University in the United States in December 1990.
Dr. Ruilin Song

Independent Non-executive Director

Dr. Ruilin Song (宋瑞霖), aged 59, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2 September 2019. Dr. Song has been the non-executive director of Luye Pharma Group Ltd.* (綠葉製藥集團有限公司) (Stock Exchange stock code: 02186) since March 2017; the independent director of Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd.* (深圳微芯生物有限公司) (Star Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange stock code: 688321) since August 2018; the independent non-executive director of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited* (先聲藥業集團有限公司) (Stock Exchange stock code: 02096) since November 2019; the independent non-executive director of Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co., Ltd.* (加科思藥業集團有限公司) (Stock Exchange stock code: 01167) since December 2020; and the independent non-executive director of Mediwelcome Healthcare Management & Technology Inc.* (麥迪衛康健康醫療管理科技股份有限公司) (Stock Exchange stock code: 02159) since December 2020. Dr. Song served as the independent director of Jiangxi Boya Bio- pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (江西博雅生物製藥股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 300294) from March 2017 to March 2021, the independent director of Shanxi Zhendong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.* (山西振東製藥股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 300158) from June 2015 to June 2021, and the independent director of Tibet Aim Pharm. Inc.* (西藏易明西雅醫藥科技股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 002826) from August 2015 to August 2021.

During the time he worked in the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China, Dr. Song was mainly engaged in the legislative review and research of health and medicine for over 20 years. He participated in China’s health and drug legislation activities from 1987 to 2006, in charge of the drafting and review of laws and regulations of the current Drug Administration Law of the PRC, Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Treatment of Communicable Diseases, Law of the PRC on Medical Practitioners, Regulations on Medical Institutions, and Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices, etc. Since 2007, Dr. Song has been dedicated to the research of China’s pharmaceutical policies, especially the policies for pharmaceutical innovation. Under his leadership, Research Center for Medicinal Policy of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association and PhIRDA (中國醫藥創新促進會) had finalised dozens of research projects. Dr. Song has been working as executive president of PhIRDA (formerly known as China Pharmaceutical Industry Research and Development Association (中國醫藥工業科研開發促進會) from November 2009 to September 2019, the president of PhIRDA from September 2019 to September 2020, and executive president of PhIRDA since September 2020. Dr. Song also works as specially-invited expert of Talent Pool Participating in and Discussing State Affairs of the CPPCC, consultant expert of Participating in and Discussing State Affairs of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, executive deputy director of National Drug Policy and Industrial Development Research Center of China Pharmaceutical University, visiting researcher of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, expert of the Price and Cost Investigation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, vice chairman of China Alliance of Rare Diseases (CARD), honorary director of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association (CPA), honorary director of Chinese Pharmacist Association and a member of the Biotech Advisory Panel of the Stock Exchange among other important social positions. Dr. Song obtained a bachelor of laws degree from China University of Political Science and Law (中國政法大學) in June 1985, a master’s degree in business administration from China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院) in the PRC in November 2004 and a doctoral degree in social and administrative pharmacy from China Pharmaceutical University (中國藥科大學) in December 2018.

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