The board of directors of China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited announced that Mr. LI Jian has tendered his resignation as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 30 August 2017 as he has reached the retirement age. Upon his resignation, he ceased to be a member of the Remuneration Committee of the company. The Board also announced that, with effect from 30 August 2017, Mr. MENG Qingguo has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company. Following his appointment, he will become a member of the Remuneration Committee of the company. He joined COFCO Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in 2015, and served as deputy general manager of China Huafu Trade & Development Group Corp. and senior management of COFCO Engineering & Technology Co. Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. MENG served as deputy general manager of Design House III of the Design Institute under the Commerce Department of the People's Republic of China, general manager of Xinhui Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Equipment Co. Ltd., and dean of Internal Trade Engineering Design & Research Institute.