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HERIARD-DUBREUIL Francois, aged 62, was appointed as the vice-chairman and a non-executive Director of the Company in August 2004. He has been the vice-chairman of Dynasty Winery since May 1980. He has also been the chairman of the supervisory board of Remy Cointreau S.A., a company listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange, from December 2000 to September 2004, chairman of Orpar S.A. since December 1997 and director of Oeneo S.A. Mr. Heriard-Dubreuil joined Remy Martin & Co. S.A. in 1977 prior to its merger with Cointreau & Cie. He was appointed as the director of the Remy Cointreau Group in 1990. He has around 30 years of experience in the wines industry and has held various senior positions, including chairman of the Remy Martin Group from September 1984 to July 1990. He is also a director of Shanghai Shenma Winery Co., Ltd. ("Shenma"). He is chairman of the Fondation INSEAD, France, Member of INSEAD French Council and vice-chairman of the Ligue Européenne de Coopération Econonique French office. He graduated from Universite de Paris with a degree of Maitrise Es Sciences in 1970 and a master of business administration from INSEAD, France in 1975.

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WU Xuemin, aged 56, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in January 2011. Mr. Wu is a senior economist and possesses a university degree. In 1999, Mr. Wu completed a postgraduate course of International trade at the Tianjin Institute of Finance and Economics. Mr. Wu worked in foreign trade corporations for many years and is experienced in foreign economy and import and export business. From July 1987 to November 1996, he acted as the Deputy Manager and Manager of Hainan office and import and export office of Li Da Group. In November 1996, he acted as the Deputy General Manager of Li Da Group. During the period, he also acted as the chairman of Hai He Trading Company and Jin Rong International Company of Li Da Group in Hong Kong. In September 2002, he acted as the General Manager of Tianjin Li He Group. Mr. Wu was also appointed as an executive director and a general manager of the Tianjin Development Holdings Limited ("Tianjin Development"), a controlling shareholder of the Company, on 31 January 2008 and 3 August 2009, respectively. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Tianjin Development and the Vice Chairman and General Manager of Tsinlien Group Company Limited ("Tsinlien"), the controlling shareholder of Tianjin Development.

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Jean-Marie LABORDE, aged 62, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in February 2009. He joined the Remy Cointreau S.A., a substantial shareholder of the Company, as a chief executive officer in September 2004. Mr. Laborde holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Bordeaux and a master degree in business administration from the Institut Superieur des Affaires (HEC/ISA). He held various senior positions at Pernod Ricard from 1979 to 1996 and chairman and chief executive officer of Moet et Chandon (LVMH Group) from 1996 to 2003. Mr. Laborde is a member of a number of professional organizations. He was directors of Maxxium Worldwide BV, an associate of Remy Cointreau Group and Antonin Rodet, Burgundy Wines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sequana Capital, a company listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange (stock code: VOR). He is also a director of Finadvance S.A., a private equity firm.

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DONG Jingrui, aged 49, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in January 2011. Mr. Dong studied at the Electrical Machinery Campus of Tianjin University (天津大學機電分校) in 1979, majoring in machine manufacturing and equipment and graduated with a bachelor's degree in September 1983. Mr. Dong worked at Tianjin Sewing Machine Factory (天津縫紉機廠) from September 1983 to November 1991 and was appointed as director of technology department in 1987. During the period, Mr. Dong was mainly responsible for the research on the principles and technology of sewing mechanics, research and development of new projects as well as design and implementation of nonstandard processing equipments. From November 1991 until now, Mr. Dong was redesignated to Tianjin Agricultural Cultivation Group Company from Tianjin Sewing Machine Factory during which period Mr. Dong was mainly responsible for the production, operation and management of industrial and commercial enterprises, and introduction, investment, construction and operation of new projects, reforms of enterprises, structural adjustment and technology innovation, as well as implementation of brand development strategies and various tasks. Mr. Dong served as deputy director of industry department in Tianjin AgriculturalCultivation Group Company from 1995 to 2006. From 2006 until now, he worked as director of the department of industry and commerce.

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WONG Ching Chung, aged 71, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in August 2004. He has been a director of Dynasty Winery since December 1985. He is also a censeur (監事) of Orpar S.A. and the chairman of Shenma. Prior to joining Orpar S.A. in 2003, he was a director of Remy Cointreau S.A. between 1999 and 2002 and the regional managing director of Remy Associes and Maxxium Worldwide B.V. between 1986 and 2002. He graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's degree in 1964 and from Arthur D. Little Management Institute, USA with a master of science in management degree in 1981. Mr. Wong has extensive experience in the wines industry for over 30 years. He was also awarded the Officier de l'Ordre du Merite Agricole by the French government in 1994 in recognition of his accomplishment in the wines and spirits industry.

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ROBERT Luc, aged 54, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in August 2004. He is also the director of Orpar S.A. for the Greater China region. He has held various management positions in the Orpar S.A. - Remy Cointreau Group since 1987, including the deputy group controller, regional finance director for the America, finance director of the champagne division and the regional finance director of Asia Pacific. Prior to joining the Remy Cointreau Group in 1987, he worked with the Ernst & Whinney in Montreal and Paris. He graduated from University of Sherbrooke, Canada with a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting) in 1979. He is a Canadian Chartered Accountant. Mr. Robert has extensive experience in the wines and spirits industry for over 20 years.

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