Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. announced pursuant to the relevant requirements, the qualification of Mr. Norman Chan Tak Lam as Independent Non-executive Director of the Bank has been approved by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (the CBIRC). The appointment of Mr. Norman Chan Tak Lam as Independent Non-executive Director of the Bank has become effective. The Bank would like to welcome Mr. Norman Chan Tak Lam as a member of the board of directors of the Bank. Mr. Chan currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of RD Wallet Technologies Limited, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RD ezLink Limited, Chairman and Executive Director of HK Acquisition Corporation, Senior Adviser of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He previously served as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Deputy Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund of Hong Kong, Director of the Chief Executive's
Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and Vice Chairman, Asia of Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Chan obtained a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1976, an Honorary Fellowship from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003, an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from City University of Hong Kong in 2020 and an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Lingnan University in 2021. Mr. Chan was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1999 and the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2012. He was appointed as a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers in 2012. He was awarded the IFTA FinTech Achievement Award in 2020, the Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award by
The Asian Banker in 2021 and was appointed as Honorary Advisory President by The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers in 2022.