The board of directors of China Coal Energy Company Limited announced that, on 26 October 2022, the Board has resolved to appoint Mr. Zhao Rongzhe as the president of the Company, with a term commencing from the date of approval of the Board by resolution to the date of constitution of the fifth session of the Board and its appointment of the new session of the senior management of the Company. On the same day, Mr. Peng Yi, the vice chairman and an executive director of the Board, ceased to perform the duties of the president of the Company. Zhao Rongzhe, born in 1965, is currently the Deputy Secretary of Party Committee and a Non-executive Director of the Fourth Session of the Board of the Company.

He is a Standing Member of Party Committee and Chief Accountant of China Coal Group, Vice Chairman of the Council of China Coal Economy Research and a Director of Chinese Association of Chief Accountants. Mr. Zhao graduated from China University of Mining and Technology majoring in financial accounting in 1989, and obtained an MBA Degree from the Open University of Hong Kong in 2011. The Board announced that, on 26 October 2022, the Board has resolved to appoint Mr. Zhang Guoxiu as the vice president of the Company, with a term commencing from the date of approval of the Board by resolution to the date of constitution of the fifth session of the Board and its appointment of the new session of the senior management of the Company.

Zhang Guoxiu, born in 1966, currently serves as a member of the Party Committee, the general manager of the Coal Sales Centre and the general manager of the Coal Chemical Products Sales Centre of the Company, secretary of the Party Committee, executive director and general manager of China Coal Sales and Transportation Company Limited, secretary of the Party Committee, executive director and general manager of China Coal Chemicals (Tianjin) Company Limited, a member of the Party Committee and director of marketing management office of China Coal Group, general manager of the Sales Company of China Coal Group, vice chairman of China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association, vice director of the Professional Committee of Coal Quality Inspection of China Association for Quality Inspection.