•Prior to joining APAL, Dr. Zhao was the Chairman of Cinda International Holdings Limited (0111.HK) ("Cinda International") and the Managing Director of the asset management department of China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd ("China Cinda"), one of the top 4 asset management companies in China.
•Dr. Zhao has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking and securities industry and was responsible for managing over CNY100 billion of assets during his tenure at China Cinda.
•In 2008, Dr. Zhao led the acquisition of Hong Kong-listed Hantec International, which was renamed Cinda International and became China Cinda's window company in Hong Kong. China Cinda was later independently listed in Hong Kong in 2013.
•Dr. Zhao graduated from Beijing Normal University in 1993. He also holds a master's degree in economics from Renmin University of China and a doctorate from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
•Stanley is a founding member of APAL and has been involved in the planning and establishment of the company since April 2014. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of APAL since its inception.
•Prior to joining APAL, Stanley worked at China Aircraft Leasing Corporation where he was responsible for structuring tax and leasing transactions and also completed China's first aircraft securitisation.
•Prior to CALC, Stanley was a fund manager at SGS Asset Management from 2006 to 2011, where he managed the aircraft leasing fund, private equity fund and credit investment fund with a combined AUM of $1.5 billion.
•Stanley's impressive career includes roles at prestigious investment banks such as W.I. Carr Indosuez and Clarion Capital Partners, where he helped manage their proprietary and direct investment funds with AUM of $500 million and $200 million respectively. He also worked at HEH of the Cheung Kong Group and was responsible for the origination and investment of the company's direct investment project.
•Stanley graduated from the University of Manchester in 1992 and has been a CFA charterholder since 1997.
•Mr. Yi joined APAL as Chief Financial Officer in October 2018 and also co-manages the special situation investment team of the Group.
•Mr. Yi has over 15 years of experience in Hong Kong and mainland China’s capital markets and oversaw investment of over 2 billion USD.
•Mr. Yi is the founding partner of Hawking Capital (HK) Management Group Limited, where he led investment and M&A projects of over US$500 million. He also successfully set up a RMB 500 million M&A fund with the Chinese government.
•Before joining Hawking Capital, Mr. Yi headed the investment department of Cinda International (0111.HK), where he led investment projects of over USD 2 billion, including acquisition of Cinda International.
•Mr. Yi graduated from Jinan University with a bachelor degree in economics. He also holds a master degree and an EMBA from the University of Reading and Peking University, respectively.
•Lawrence joined APAL in February 2016. Lawrence has over 18 years' experience in aircraft procurement and leasing covering engineering, planning, aircraft leasing, finance and audit, marketing and risk control/transaction evaluation and approval.
•Before joining APAL, Lawrence spent around 8 years with CDB Leasing, where he held positions in sales and marketing. Most recently, he served as the Global Head of Marketing and Sales and Deputy General Manager of the Aviation Division. CDB Leasing is one of the largest leasing companies in China with more than US$23 billion in assets. Lawrence oversaw a sales and marketing team of 10 professionals responsible for aircraft leasing, remarketing and portfolio trading activities in all jurisdictions around the world. In addition to marketing, Lawrence was also responsible for risk management, dynamic fleet planning and the development of overall business expansion strategy.
•Prior to joining CDB Leasing in 2008, Lawrence worked for about 8 years at Shenzhen Airlines Co Ltd, where he headed the Maintenance & Engineering Department and the Strategic Planning Department.
•Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Northwest Polytechnic University, China and a Master of Business Administration degree from City University of Seattle, USA.
•Mr. Marco Xu Jiong has extensive experience in the aviation and aircraft leasing industry for over 25 years, including 12 years with aircraft leasing companies and 14 years with airlines. His expertise includes aircraft leasing, aircraft procurement and disposal, maintenance, aircraft leasing and technical asset management.
•Prior to joining APAL as the Head of Technical in January 2024, Marco worked at CMIG Aviation Capital as General Manager of Technical and Airline Business Departments respectively, where he was responsible for lease negotiations, fleet technical management, technical quality assurance, managing OEM supplier relationships, and customer support.
•Prior to joining CMIG, he worked at Ping An Leasing as the Head of Technical and CDB Leasing as the Senior Manager of the Airline Business Department from October 2012 to April 2017. During this time, he was responsible for aircraft asset management, aircraft procurement, and OEM contract negotiations. Marco served as the Engine Project Manager of China Eastern Airlines, where he was responsible for engine technical management, aircraft financing and sale-and-lease-back transaction.
•Mr. Xu graduated in Aircraft Propulsion Engineering from Civil Aviation University of China. He is also licensed aircraft maintenance and powerplant engineer.
•Mr. Lee joined APAL in May 2016 and he serves as the Finance Director. In this role, he is responsible for financing planning and budgeting, financial reporting and analysis, transaction planning and execution, stakeholder engagement, as well as overseas financing of APAL. Prior to joining APAL, he served as Assistant Vice President (Projects and Planning) at China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited. In his early stage of his career, Mr. Lee has accumulated 10 years of professional experience at KPMG, where he specialized in the IPO Audit, internal control review and financial reporting audit.
•Mr. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree of business administration with a major in accounting and a minor in social relations from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Mr. Lee is a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts, a CFA Charterholder, a Financial Risk Manager of Global Association of Risk Professionals, and a Certified ESG Planner of International Chamber of Sustainable Development.
•Mr. Guo joined APAL in February 2017. He is the Financing Director and mainly responsible for project financing businesses.
•Prior to joining APAL, from 2011 to 2014, Mr. Guo worked at the investment banking department of UBS Securities Co. Limited, responsible for assisting companies to issue shares and bonds and other financing businesses. He provided services for many large state-owned companies and small and medium sized private enterprises.
•From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Guo was a key member of the investment and M&A team in CMIG Capital, which has an AUM of approximately US$2 billion.
•Mr. Guo holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, and he holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the Pepperdine University.
