China Southern Airlines Company Limited announced executive changes. China Southern Airlines Company Limited appointed Mr. Gao Fei as Executive Vice President, Mr. Wang Ren Jie appointed to be the Chief Pilot of the Company, and Mr. Li Ye appointed to be the Chief Flight Safety Officer of the Company, both of whom will serve for a term consistent with that of the current session of the Board. The company also announced that Mr. Zhang Zheng Rong ceased to be the Executive Vice President of the Company due to retirement, and Feng Hua Nan ceased to be the Chief Flight Safety Officer of the Company due to retirement.

Gao Fei, male, born in August 1976, graduated from Flying College of Beihang University majoring in Wingmanship and obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Lingnan College Sun Yat-Sen University. He subsequently obtained a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Gao began his career in July 1998 and successively served as Deputy General Manager of Flight Management Division of the Company; Deputy General Manager and a member of the party committee of Shenzhen branch of the Company; Deputy General Manager of Safety Supervision Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company.

From October 2018, he has been General Manager of Safety Supervision Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company. In December 2020, he was appointed as Head and Deputy Party Secretary of Fleets Division of the Company. Since January 2023, he has served as Executive Vice President and a member of the Leading Party Group of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, and Head and Deputy Party Secretary of Fleets Division of the Company.

Wang Ren Jie, male, born in October 1964 (aged 58), has bachelor's degree from People's Liberation Army Air Force No.1 Flight Academy majoring in Aircraft Piloting and Aviation Theory and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University. He is a First Class Pilot and a member of the Communist Party of China. He began his career in June 1983.

He served as General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of Xi'an branch of the Company, and General Manager of the Flight Management Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company. He served as Deputy Chief Flight Operations Officer of the Company in May 2018; Secretary of CPC General Branch of Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company in September 2018; Chief Flight Operations Officer of the Company and Secretary of CPC General Branch of Laws & Standards Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company in November 2018; General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of Northern branch of the Company since October 2019. Li Ye, male, born in March 1973 (aged 49), graduated from the School of Economics and Management of Beihang University majoring in business administration with postgraduate qualifications and a master's degree of business administration.

He is a First Class Pilot and a member of the Communist Party of China. He began his career in August 1995. He served as the Deputy General Manager and a member of the party committee of Guangzhou Flight Division of the Company.

He was appointed as the Deputy General Manager and a member of the party committee of Beijing branch of the Company in December 2017. Since March 2021, He has been the General Manager of Safety Supervision Division of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and of the Company.