As the year transitions, leadership appointments for over ten branch presidents and vice presidents at Ping An Bank have been finalized, with this report providing a summary.
Wang Lan, formerly the President of Ant Bank (Macau) Company Limited, has joined Ping An Bank as the President of its Hong Kong Branch. Wang Lan holds an EMBA in Finance and Accounting from the joint program of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Tsinghua University and possesses over 20 years of experience in finance and digital banking. Her previous roles include General Manager of the Planning and Finance Department and President of a sub-branch at Bank of China's Shenzhen Branch; in 2015, she served as General Manager of the Interbank Department at WeBank. She joined Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2017 as Head of the Internet Finance Center, becoming the CEO of Hong Kong's Livi virtual bank in 2019. She served as CEO of Ant Bank (Hong Kong) in 2020 and became President of Ant Bank (Macau) in 2022.
Wang Jun, President of the Jinan Branch, has retired; he previously served as Assistant President and then President of Ping An Bank's Qingdao Branch, before becoming President of the Jinan Branch in 2022.
Li Zhongwen, President of the Nanjing Branch, has been appointed President of the Jinan Branch; he previously served as President of Ping An Bank's Wuhan Branch and as a Special Assistant (Director) for Corporate Business at the Head Office, before taking the role of Nanjing Branch President in April 2021.
Wang Jianfei, President of the Chengdu Branch, has been appointed President of the Nanjing Branch; he previously served as Assistant President and Vice President of Ping An Bank's Shanghai Branch, before becoming President of the Chengdu Branch in April 2023.
Zhang Xinqiang, President of the Changchun Branch, has been appointed President of the Chengdu Branch; he previously served as Assistant President at Ping An Bank's Xi'an Branch and Zhengzhou Branch. The Changchun Branch received approval to open in August 2021, with Zhang Xinqiang appointed as its President.
Huang Wei, formerly the Deputy General Manager (acting in charge) of the Head Office's Corporate Asset Custody Department, has been appointed President of the Changchun Branch; he previously served as President of the bank's former Asset Custody Business Unit. Furthermore, regulatory approvals over the past month indicate that several senior executives at Ping An Bank branches have had their qualifications approved, all representing internal promotions.
On December 31, 2025, Zhang Geyu was appointed Vice President of the Shenzhen Branch; he previously served as Credit Executive at Ping An Bank's Zhongshan Branch and Assistant President of the Foshan Branch.
On December 30, Wei Rougang was appointed President of the Kunming Branch; he previously served as Vice President of Ping An Bank's Hefei Branch and Hangzhou Branch.
On December 30, Zhou Yingcong was appointed Vice President of the Shanghai Branch. She previously served as President of Ping An Bank's Guangzhou Huadu Sub-branch and Director of the Party Committee Office at the Shanghai Branch, before becoming Assistant President of the Shanghai Branch in March 2023.
On December 29, Luo Liang was appointed Vice President of the Haikou Branch; he previously served as Deputy General Manager and then General Manager of the Corporate Banking Department at the Shenzhen Branch, before becoming Assistant President of the Haikou Branch in September 2023.
On December 25, Zhou Peng was appointed Vice President of the Suzhou Branch; he previously served as General Manager of the Wealth Management Department at Ping An Bank's Zhuhai Branch, was responsible for establishing the Shantou Branch in 2020 and served as its President, and became Assistant President of the Guangzhou Branch in 2023, overseeing retail business.
On December 24, Xiang Bin was appointed Vice President of the Nanning Branch; he had served as Assistant President of the Nanning Branch since January 2021.
On December 24, Yu Fengze was appointed Vice President of the Lanzhou Branch; he previously served as Assistant President of the Qingdao Branch, overseeing corporate business, before being transferred to become Assistant President of the Lanzhou Branch in 2024.
On December 19, Wang Tiefu was appointed Vice President of the Urumqi Branch; he previously served as General Manager of the Credit Execution Department and Assistant President at the Urumqi Branch. Information regarding the aforementioned Ping An Bank branches (2025 Interim Report).
Regarding institutional development, Ping An Bank has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of its branches and optimized their geographical distribution. As of the end of June 2025, the bank operated 110 branches (including the Hong Kong Branch) and a total of 1,134 business outlets (including the Head Office, branches, and specialized institutions). In terms of staffing, Ping An Bank had 40,761 employees (including those from Ping An Wealth Management and dispatched personnel) as of June 30, 2025. Categorized by function: 32,047 were business personnel, 6,454 were professional/technical staff, and 2,260 were management and support staff. Regarding talent development, according to Ping An Bank's 2024 ESG Report, the bank has established three primary career development paths—management, professional, and frontline—supported by corresponding talent cultivation strategies, promotion mechanisms, and job rotation systems. It also focuses on strengthening its leadership pipeline, fostering the development of versatile managers, and specifically cultivating key talent groups such as new branch leadership teams, sub-branch presidents, and recent graduates, thereby building a multi-layered talent reserve system. For leadership management, Ping An Bank has defined clear selection criteria and deployment rules, encouraging managers to continuously pursue outstanding performance. Simultaneously, it emphasizes developing versatile managers by promoting cross-departmental and cross-functional job rotations, aiming to build a leadership team with strong professional expertise and diverse, cross-boundary experience. The annual report also indicated that to support its strategy of "strengthening retail," Ping An Bank provides organizational support by: promoting the organic integration of business line specialization and branch localization; upgrading the organizational management system for efficient coordination between the Head Office and branches to enhance specialized operations and vertical directive implementation; and creating future-oriented talent development programs aimed at boosting the team's professional capabilities through enhanced talent reserves and an upgraded training system.
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