Mr. LU Pochin Christopher (盧伯卿)Mr. LU Pochin Christopher (盧伯卿), aged 64, was appointed as our executive Director on March 16, 2015. He is also the global chief operating officer and chief financial officer of our Company. Mr. Lu is responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance on the business development of the Group. Mr. Lu joined the Los Angeles office of Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) as an audit associate in 1981. During his 34 years of service with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, he held multiple executive positions, including Deloitte China CEO from 2008 to 2013, and member of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Global Executive Committee from 2012 to 2013. He has also led a number of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu initiatives in support of national policies and programs such as those of the Ministry of Finance and the State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission. He retired from Deloitte China in December 2014.
Mr. Lu’s professional and personal contributions have been recognized by the community. He is a two-time winner of Shanghai’s Magnolia Award in 2003 and 2005, which recognizes expatriates for their significant contributions to the development of the city of Shanghai.
Mr. Lu obtained a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a master of accounting science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States in 1980 and 1981, respectively. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since November 30, 1988 and he has been a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants since February 4, 1999.
From August 12, 2015 to February 16, 2022, Mr. Lu was an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Greenland Holdings Corp Ltd (綠地控股集團股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600606). In addition, since September 18, 2016, Mr. Lu has been an independent non-executive director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nomination committee of Honma Golf Limited (本間高爾 夫有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 6858), engaging in the business of manufacturing and selling golf clubs, golf balls, apparel and other related products. Mr. Lu has also been appointed as an independent director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee of Weibo Corporation, a Chinese social network company listed on the NASDAQ (Ticker Symbol: WB), since August 13, 2020.
Mr. Lu Pochin Christopher is the brother of Mr. Lu Sung-Ching, our Chairman of the Board and executive Director.
