Mr. Cai Wensheng
China Financial Leasing Group Limited - Chairman of the Board and non-executive Director
Mr. Cai, aged 55, is the sole shareholder and sole director of Longling Capital Ltd (“Longling Capital”), a substantial shareholder (as defined in the Rules (the “Listing Rules”) Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”)) of the Company.Mr. Cai is an entrepreneur and renowned investor in the Internet and technology industry in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”, which for the purpose of this announcement excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”), the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan).
Mr. Cai is the co-chairman (聯席主席) of the Early-stage Investment Committee of the Asset Management Association of China (中國證券投資基金業協會早期投資專委會) and an honorary chairman of the Angel Investment Union (天使聯合匯). Angel Investment Union (天使聯合匯) (previously known as China Business Angel Association (中國天使投資協會)) is the largest angel investor organization in the PRC. It was founded in 2013 and currently has more than 220 angel investment governing units.Angel Investment Union provides growth space for investors, opportunities for entrepreneurs, development opportunities for entrepreneurs, and encourages more people to join the angel investment business.
Mr. Cai has been appointed by the Government of Hong Kong as a new non-official member of the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development for a term of two years, with effect from 1 July 2025.
Mr. Cai was appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong (now known as HKU Business School) for the period of 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. Mr. Cai has also been appointed as the Professor of Practice to the Department of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, with effect from 2 May 2025.
In 2004, Mr. Cai established 265.com Inc. (北京二六五科技有限公司), a company that provides site navigation services. 265.com Inc. was sold to Google in 2007. Since then, Mr. Cai has become an influential figure in the Internet start-up community in the PRC.
Mr. Cai is the founder and currently a substantial shareholder of Meitu, Inc. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 1357). He is also a controlling shareholder and a non-executive director of China New Economy Fund Limited (Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 80).
Mr. Cai has invested in various technology start-ups in the PRC, including Baofeng Group Co., Ltd (暴風集團股份有限公司) (formerly listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with a stock code of 300431), 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) and Feiyu Technology International Company Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 1022).
Mr. Cai is also the founder and chairman of Longling Capital Co., Ltd.
From January 2009 to October 2013, Mr. Cai was the chairman of 4399 Network Co., Ltd (四三九九網絡股份有限公司), a software enterprise that provides Internet gaming applications and information services. He was also appointed as a part-time professor at the School of Management, Xiamen University in September 2015.
From May 2011 to November 2015, Mr. Cai served as a director of 58.com Inc.
Mr. Cai also held directorships in Xiamen Fei Bo Network Technology Co., Ltd (廈門飛博共創網絡科技股份有限公司) (National Equities Exchange and Quotations Stock Code: 834617) between June 2015 and October 2016, and TTG Fintech Limited (Australian Securities Exchange Ticker: TUP) between September 2012 and August 2017.
Mr. Cai served as the chairman of Meitu, Inc. from July 2013 to June 2023.
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