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PROFILES OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Executive Directors
Mr Bruno Robert MERCIER, aged 53, is the Chief Executive Officer, an executive director of the
Company and chairman of the subsidiaries of the Group operating under the “Auchan” banner. Mr
Mercier received an Engineering Degree from The Higher National Agronomic School awarded by the
Ministry of National Education and the French Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in France in 1983, and
a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in 1988. He is responsible for the strategic direction
and overall performance of the Group. Mr Mercier has been a director of the Company since 8 February
2001. He joined the Group in 1999 as a development director of our “Auchan” principal executive office in
Shanghai, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of the business operations
under our “Auchan” banner in the PRC. In 2002, Mr Mercier underwent training as a store manager in
our “Auchan” hypermarket in Changyang, the PRC. Upon completion of his training, he was appointed
as the managing director of our subsidiary, Auchan (China) Investment Co. Ltd (“ACI”) in the same year,
where he was responsible for the development and implementation of its business plans and budget.
Since 2007, Mr Mercier has been the chairman of ACI and RT-Mart International Ltd (“RT-Mart Int’l”), a
company incorporated in Taiwan, and has been actively participating in the implementation of Groupe
Auchan’s vision in both companies. Mr Mercier is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group,
including ACHK, ACI, CCIL and RT-Mart Holdings Limited (“RT-Mart Holdings”) as well as various other
operating subsidiaries in the PRC under the “Auchan” banner.
Prior to joining the Group in 1999, Mr Mercier was with Groupe Auchan, one of the two ultimate controlling
shareholders of the Group, where he worked in an “Auchan” hypermarket store in France in 1998, being
trained in all functions and roles of store operations including store manager. Mr Mercier also has many
years of experience gained from working in the retail and consulting industries from 1983 to 1998, notably
with Groupe Pernod Ricard, a global wines and spirits producer, in its China and Thailand operations as
well as with McKinsey & Company.
Mr HUANG Ming-Tuan (), aged 57, is an executive director of the Company and chairman of the
subsidiaries of the Group operating under the “RT-Mart” banner. Mr Huang received a Master of Business
Administration from the College of Management, National Taiwan University in 1984. He is responsible
for the overall strategic planning and management of our business. Mr Huang has been a director of the
Company since 28 April 2011. He joined the Group in 2001 and has since been the chief executive officer
of RT-Mart Limited Shanghai (“Shanghai RT-Mart”) where he is responsible for devising and implementing
its overall strategies and the supervision of its business operations. Mr Huang has been involved in the
business and operational strategies of the Company since 2001 as the legal representative of the directors
of our Board, Ruentex Industries Limited (“Ruentex Industries”) and Sinopac Global Investment Ltd. Mr
Huang is also a director of the subsidiaries of the Group, including Concord Investment (China) Limited
(“CIC”) and Shanghai RT-Mart.
Prior to joining the Group in 2001, Mr Huang was the general manager of Ruentex Industries from 1991 to
1997, where he was responsible for devising and implementing its overall strategies and the supervision
of its business operations. From 1997 to 2001, Mr Huang was the vice chairman of RT-Mart Int’l.
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