Sinopec to hire more young blood

State-controlled oil refiner Sinopec Group is planning to increase the number of young executives aged below 45, to more than 10 percent next year, in its top management team as the company seeks to further develop its talent pool.

Lyu Dapeng, a Sinopec spokesman, told China Daily on Tuesday that the company will look to increase the number of young employees across several sectors, including the top management team.

"The top decision-makers of the company have seen the urgent need to accelerate the cultivation of young senior officials who were born in the 1970s and 1980s," he said. "The company should make best use of their 'golden time' and let them take greater responsibility."