China Shipowners Association (CSA)

Capt. Wei Jiafu, the CSA Executive President and CEO

Capt. Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO took charge of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) in November 1998. Prior to that, he had been the senior executive in many subsidiaries of COSCO both at home and abroad. He had supervised COSCO’s asset operations and management. During his tenure as the president of COSCO (Singapore) Ltd, he had managed to turn it into a public listed company in 1993, marking COSCO’s first entrance into the international capital market.

With over ten years of seafaring experience and as a well-experienced captain, Capt. Wei Jiafu has rich knowledge in international shipping management and operation. He is a senior engineer with a doctor degree in ship and ocean structural design and manufacture and a master degree in shipping.

As the head of COSCO, Capt. Wei has been crown with a number of distinguished awards over the past 5 years in honor of his outstanding contributions to the international shipping industry. The most valuable honors are listed as follows:

• ‘International Who’s Who Professional’ by the International Who’s Who Historical Society in December 2004
• ‘Valuable Manager of the Year’ by China’s leading media in December 2004
• ‘Economic Booster Award’ by the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MAED) in November, 2004
• ‘Port Pilot Award’ by the Port Authority of Long Beach in March, 2004
• ‘Hall of the Fame’ by Lloyd’s List and Maritime Asia in December, 2003

Capt. Wei was elected as the member of the CPC Central Committee for Discipline Inspection on 14 November 2002, at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

The other titles of Capt. Wei Jiafu at home and abroad include:

• Panama Canal Authority Advisory Board, member
• International Advisory Council of PSA Corporation, member
• Boao Forum for Asia Board of Directors, member
• China Shipowners’ Association, chairman
• Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board, member
• China Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association, chairman
• China Merchants Bank, vice chairman
• China Federation of Industrial Economics, chairman
• National Guidance Commission of MBA Education, commissioner
• School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Maritime University, Honorary Dean
• School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Maritime University, Honorary Dean
• China Group Companies Promotion Association, chairman
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), International Committee of Distinguished Shipping Personages, member

Mr. Zhang Zuyue, the CSA Secretary General

The CSA website is at http://www.csoa.cn/