Mr. Xu Shilong, aged 40, a Senior Accountant, is a Non-Executive Director of the Company. A graduate in Accounting at Zhongnan University of Finance and Accounting, he joined the former Ministry of Aerospace Industry of China in 1986, serving as Office Assistant in the Finance Department. In the former China Aerospace Corporation, he successively held the posts of Deputy Division Director, then Division Director of the Enterprise Financial Division of the Financial Bureau. He was also a Council Member of China Aerospace Society and the Vice President of China Aerospace Industrial Accounting Society. In July 1999, he was appointed as Deputy Director General of the Finance Department of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation. Throughout the years, he has attained extensive experience in industrial financial management. He was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company in April 2000.