Zhao Hongqiang, CFO of Bairong Yunchuang, has his own job What are the benefits of being an independent non-executive director of Ideal Auto?

Operator Finance Network Wan Huan Xi / Wen

Ideal Car, as a strong force in the new force of car manufacturing, has received a lot of attention in recent years, and operator finance has also tried to focus the spotlight on ideal cars, looking for the past history of Zhao Hongqiang, an independent non-executive director of Ideal Automobile at the time.

Relevant information shows that Zhao Hongqiang graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree, and later he obtained a master's degree in accounting from George Washington University.

Zhao Hongqiang has been in the industry for many years, and in the early days of employment, he worked abroad, when he was a manager of KPMG, providing professional services for the Internet.

Later, Zhao Hongqiang successively served as the assistant chief auditor of CAOB, the director of financial analysis of Viacom, the vice president of finance of Soufang Holdings Limited, the chief financial officer of NetEase's e-commerce business, and the chief financial officer of Bairong Yunchuang Technology Co., Ltd. or Bairong.

This phase continued until 2020, when Zhao Hongqiang was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Ideal Cars in July 2020, a position he still holds today.

In fact, whether it is from Zhao Hongqiang's academic qualifications or employment experience, it can be seen that his own ability is outstanding, his business ability is skilled, experienced, so it is valued by the ideal car for a good reason.

It is understood that the lineup of ideal cars today is also very interesting. In terms of executive directors, there are Li Xiang, Shen Yanan and Li Tie sitting in the seat, while on the non-executive director side, Wang Xing and Fan Zheng are in charge. As for independent non-executive directors, Zhao Hongqiang, Jiang Zhenyu and Xiao Xing are in charge.

Zhao Hongqiang's job is obviously to be the CFO of Bairong Yunchuang, why did he become an independent non-executive director of Ideal Auto? In the first three quarters of 2021, Bairong Yunchuang achieved a total revenue of RMB 1.193 billion, an increase of 56% year-on-year, but the scale is not very large;

However, in March 2021, Bairong Yunchuang was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, thanks to the credit of CFO Zhao Hongqiang.

On August 12, 2021, Ideal Auto also began trading on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Zhao Hongqiang may have come to help the listing because of his financial background.

(Editor-in-Charge: Wan Huanxi)