Directors & Senior Management

Directors & Senior Management

  • Directors
  • Company Secretary,Secretary to the Board of Directors
  • Other Members of Senior Management
  • Changes in Director and Senior Management of the Company

Non-executive Directors

Wang Dongjin

Born in 1962, Mr. Wang is a professor-level senior engineer and holds a Ph.D. degree. He previously served as Vice President of China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”) and was concurrently appointed as Director, President, and Vice Chairman of PetroChina Company Limited (“PetroChina”). In March 2018, Mr. Wang was appointed as a Director of CNOOC Group. From October 2018 to October 2019, Mr. Wang was appointed as President of CNOOC Group. Since March 2019, Mr. Wang has served as a Director of Overseas Oil & Gas Corporation, Ltd. (OOGC) and CNOOC (BVI) Limited (CNOOC (BVI)). In October 2019, Mr. Wang was appointed as Chairman of CNOOC Group. In November 2019, Mr. Wang was appointed as the Chairman and the President of OOGC and the Chairman of CNOOC (BVI). In April 2018, Mr. Wang was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company. From December 2018 to November 2019, Mr. Wang was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Company. In November 2019, Mr. Wang was appointed as Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Company, and in August 2022, Mr. Wang was appointed as Chairman of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company.

Wang Dehua

Born in 1966, Mr. Wang is a senior accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. Mr. Wang previously served as Chief Financial Officer of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Director of Finance Department of China Petrochemical Corporation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shengjun International Investment Limited, Vice Chairman of Sinopec Finance Co., Ltd., etc. Mr. Wang served as the Chief Accountant of China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation from November 2019 to August 2024. Mr. Wang served as a Director of CNOOC Group from August 2024. In November 2024, Mr. Wang was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company, and in January 2025, he was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Executive Directors

Zhou Xinhuai

Born in 1970, Mr. Zhou is a professor-level senior engineer and holds a Ph.D. degree. Mr. Zhou previously served as the Chief Geologist at CNOOC East China Sea Petroleum Administrative Bureau, the Chief Geologist at CNOOC (China) Limited Shanghai Branch, the General Manager of the Exploration Division of the Company, the General Manager of CNOOC (China) Limited Hainan Branch, and Chairman and General Manager of Hainan Energy Co., Ltd. He served as the Deputy General Manager of the CNOOC Group from March 2022 to March 2024. He served as a Director and the President of the CNOOC Group from March 2024. He has been a Director of OOGC and CNOOC (BVI) since April 2022. He has been the Chairman of the Board of CNOOC (China) Limited since October 2022, and concurrently served as the General Manager of this company from June 2023 to August 2024. Mr. Zhou was appointed as the Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in April 2022, was appointed as a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company in August 2022, and also acted as the President of the Company from June 2023 to November 2024. Mr. Zhou was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company with effect from May 2024.

Yan Hongtao

Born in 1970, Mr. Yan is a senior engineer and holds a master’s degree. Mr. Yan previously served as the Deputy General Manager of the Company’s Development and Production Department, Deputy Director of the CNOOC Eastern South China Sea Petroleum Administrative Bureau, Deputy General Manager of the CNOOC (China) Limited Shenzhen Branch, General Manager of the Company’s Development and Production Department, Deputy Safety Director and General Manager of the Company’s Development and Production Department, General Manager of CNOOC (China) Limited Tianjin Branch, and a Vice President of the Company. Mr. Yan served as the Deputy General Manager of CNOOC Group from August 2024. He concurrently served as the General Manager of CNOOC (China) Limited and a Director of OOGC and CNOOC (BVI) from August 2024. Mr. Yan was appointed as an Executive Director, the President, the Safety Director and a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company, and ceased to serve as the Vice President of the Company with effect from November 2024.

Mu Xiuping

Born in 1974, Ms. Mu is a professor-level senior accountant and holds a master’s degree. Ms. Mu previously served as the Chief Accountant of China Petroleum Engineering Corp., Ltd., and a member of the Coordination Committee of Support and Services Business Group of China National Petroleum Corporation. From May 2022 to October 2024, Ms. Mu served as the General Manager of the Finance Department of PetroChina, and concurrently served as the Vice Chairwoman of CNPC Exploration and Development Company Limited, Chief Financial Officer of CNPC Taihu Lake Investment (Beijing) Company Limited, etc. during the period. Ms. Mu served as the Chief Accountant of CNOOC Group from October 2024. Ms. Mu served as a Director of OOGC and CNOOC (BVI) from October 2024. Ms. Mu was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company with effect from November 2024, and she was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in January 2025, and was re-designated from the Non-executive Director to the Executive Director, and ceased to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Chiu Sung Hong

Born in 1947, Mr. Chiu holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Sydney. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. He has over 30 years’ experience in legal practice and had been a director of a listed company in Australia. Mr. Chiu was the founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Australian Nursing Home Foundation and a senior research fellow of Centre for Law & Globalization of Renmin University of China since 2016. He also served as the General Secretary of the Australian Chinese Community Association of New South Wales. Mr. Chiu is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Tianda Pharmaceuticals Limited (formerly Yunnan Enterprises Holdings Limited, Tianda Holdings Limited) since April 2008, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Chiu is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Bank of China (Australia) Limited (a wholly subsidiary of Bank of China Limited). Mr. Chiu was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from September 1999, and he also serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of our Company.

Qiu Zhi Zhong

Born in 1955, Mr. Qiu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from New York University, a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a Master of Science degree in Electrical Power Engineering from Ohio State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Qiu previously served as a Managing Director and the Chairman of Greater China Region of Credit Suisse First Boston, the Chairman of Meridian Capital (Asia) Limited, a Managing Director and the Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific and Chairman of Greater China of Barclays Capital, a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia and the Executive Chairman of Greater China of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and during the period he also served as the Chairman of ABN AMRO (China) Co. Ltd. and the Chairman of ABN AMRO Leasing (China) Co. Ltd. Mr. Qiu was named as one of the world’s “50 Most Wanted in Finance” and “World’s 50 Derivatives Superstars” by the Global Finance magazine in the United States. In 2002, Mr. Qiu founded Quartz Capital Limited and has been serving as the Chairman of Quartz Capital Limited since then. Since 2010, Mr. Qiu has also served as the Honorary Consul of Republic of Rwanda to Hong Kong. Mr. Qiu has been serving as an independent non-executive director and a member of the nomination committee of the board of directors of Sinochem Energy Co., Ltd. from November 2020 to November 2024. Mr. Qiu was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company in May 2019, and was appointed as a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company in August 2022.

Lin Boqiang

Born in 1957, Mr. Lin holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, United States of America. Mr. Lin was awarded the title of “Changjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education in 2007. He is currently a Chair Professor at the School of Management, and dean of China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy of Xiamen University, Editor-in-Chief of Energy Economics, and Associate Editor of Environmental Impact Assessment Review. He also serves as an Executive Committee Member of the World Economic Forum’s Stewardship Board on Energy, Davos. Mr. Lin previously served as an independent non-executive director of China Oilfield Services Limited and PetroChina Company Limited. Mr. Lin was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company in September 2022, and was appointed as a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company in May 2023.

Li Shuk Yin Edwina

Born in 1962, Ms. Li Shuk Yin Edwina is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Li holds a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy Studies (with honors) from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, a postgraduate diploma in Enterprise Risk Management from the School of Professional and Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong, a master’s degree in Risk Management from the Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom, and a master’s degree of Social Sciences in the field of Sustainability Leadership and Governance from The University of Hong Kong. She previously worked at a large multinational accounting firm in London, the United Kingdom and became a Chartered Accountant, then she served as the financial manager at a real estate group and a financial services group, respectively. Ms. Li had worked for KPMG since 1994 and served as the partner in charge of the Financial Services Assurance team of KPMG China before her retirement in March 2018. Ms. Li once served as an External Supervisor of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited, and she resigned from this position in June 2024. She was an independent non-executive director of Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd, and she did not seek re-election from this position in March 2025. Ms. Li is currently an independent non-executive director of China CITIC Bank (International) Co., Ltd. and a director of Elite Beam Limited. She is also an independent non-executive director of China Everbright Environment Group Limited. Ms. Li has significant experience in accounting, capital market, market entrance, regulatory compliance related internal control and risk management in Hong Kong and mainland China. Ms. Li was appointed as the Independent Non-executive Director, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company in May 2023. 

About Us
CNOOC Limited is a listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with stock codes of 600938 and 00883, respectively. The Company is the largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas in China and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world. The Company mainly engages in exploration, development, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas.

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