China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC CORP) announced several senior management changes approved by its Board on 28 April 2026. Chen Yanbin, aged 57 and a professor-level senior engineer, was appointed Senior Vice President effective immediately. His tenure will run through the end of the ninth Board session. The company’s controlling shareholder has also nominated Chen Yanbin for election as an executive director at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, where shareholders will vote via ordinary and cumulative resolution.
Huang Wensheng has stepped down as Secretary to the Board due to work reassignment but remains Vice President. Zhang Zheng, also aged 57 and previously Director General of the Board Secretariat, succeeds Huang as Secretary to the Board for the same term as the current Board session.
In addition, Chen Yang has been designated Representative on Securities Matters for the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The Board expressed appreciation for Huang Wensheng’s contributions in strengthening corporate governance during his tenure as Board Secretary.
SINOPEC CORP confirmed that no regulatory sanctions or shareholding interests under Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance apply to the newly appointed executives and that remuneration will follow national regulations and internal policies, with detailed disclosure in future annual reports.
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