Profiles

Zhu Yanfeng, chairman of Dongfeng Motor

Zhu, 54, is a resident of Zhejiang province and holds a master's in engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology and a bachelor's from Zhejiang University.

After receiving his degree from Zhejiang University, he joined FAW Group, based in Jilin province, in 1983. He became the group's general manager in 1999.

Eight years later, he was appointed as vice-governor of Jilin province in 2007, and elected as deputy secretary of the provincial Party committee in 2012.

Xu Ping, chairman of FAW Group

Xu, 58, is a resident of Hubei province and holds an MBA degree from Tsinghua University as well as a bachelor's of engineering from Hefei University of Technology.

He joined Second Automobile Works, the predecessor to Dongfeng Motor, in 1982 after graduating from Hefei University of Technology.

He became general manager in 2005. From June 2010, he chaired the company until his recent move to FAW.

Dongfeng Motor paid him 1.68 million yuan ($274,100) last year and 790,000 yuan for 2013, according to its annual report.

(China Daily 05/11/2015 page18)