HO Gilbert Chi Hang, age 47, was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 31st December, 2018. He was appointed as an executive director, the chief operating officer and a co-chief executive officer of NWS (together with its subsidiaries, “NWS Group”) on 9th July, 2018, 1st February, 2022 and 1st January, 2024 respectively. He is also a member of the Executive Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of NWS. Joining NWS in January 2018, he is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the NWS Group. Prior to joining the NWS Group, Mr. Ho was a director and/or senior executive in several Hong Kong listed public companies. He was the senior investment director of New World Development Company Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and an executive director of New World Strategic Investment Limited. He was also a partner of an international law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Mr. Ho is an independent non-executive director of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Kam Hing International Holdings Limited, and a non-executive director of Shoucheng Holdings Limited, all being companies listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Ho is a member of the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council, the Deputy Chairperson of the Greater Bay Area Committee of CPA Australia, a member of the China Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, a member of the General Committee of The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, a member of the HKUST Business School Career Development Advisory Council, a standing committee member of the Youth Federation of Inner Mongolia and the Vice Chairman of Inner Mongolia & Hong Kong Youth Exchange Association. He was a committee member of the Industry Advisory Committee of Insurance Authority from June 2020 to May 2022 and a committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Shenyang from December 2007 to December 2021. Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sydney, Australia and was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia and England and Wales and as a solicitor and barrister in the High Court of Australia. He is also a fellow member of CPA Australia.