SOHO China Limited Announces Final Dividend for the Year Ended December 31, 2014; Announces Board Changes
The Board announced that each of Dr. Ramin Khadem and Mr. Yi Xiqun, who retired pursuant to articles 87(1) and 87(2) of the Company's articles of association and did not offer himself for re-election at the AGM, would cease to be an independent non-executive director of the Company upon the conclusion of the AGM. The Board announced that Mr. SUN Qiang Chang and Mr. XIONG Ming Hua were appointed as independent non-executive Directors respectively, each with effect from the conclusion of the board meeting held immediately after the AGM. Mr. Sun Qiang Chang, aged 59, is an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Sun is the founder and current chairman of the China Venture Capital Association and the founder and executive vice chairman of the China Real Estate Developers and Investors Association. Mr. Xiong Ming Hua, aged 50, is an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Xiong is the founder and managing partner of Seven Seas Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on investing cross border technology companies in the United States and China.