Mr. Ni Yifeng, aged 58, was appointed as the Executive Director and President of the Company in July 2005. He is responsible for the overall management of the Company. He is also the Director of APT Satellite Company Limited, APT Satellite Investment Company Limited, Acme Star Investment Limited, APT Satellite Telewell Limited, APT Satellite Vision Limited, APT Satellite TV Development Limited, Skywork Corporation, APT Telecom Services Limited, Ying Fai Realty (China) Limited, APT Satellite Global Company Limited, APT Satellite Enterprise Limited and APT Satellite Link Limited, subsidiaries of the Company. He is also the Chairman of the board of directors of APT Satellite Telecommunications Limited, a jointly controlled entity between a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and one of the shareholders of APT Satellite International Company Limited (APT International), the substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Ni is also the Director of APT International. Mr. Ni graduated from the Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Science and obtained a MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and accredited as Senior Accountant in China. He is currently Vice President of China Satellite Communications Corporation, which is the holding company of one of the shareholders of APT International, the substantial shareholder of the Company. He also is the Chairman of a listed company in Shanghai, China, namely Chinasatcom Guomai Communications Co. Ltd.. He held the posts of Deputy Director of Planning Department, Deputy Director of Finance Department, and Deputy Director General of Directorate-General of Telecommunications of Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (presently known as Ministry of Information Industry). He was also President and Vice Chairman of Guoxin Paging Company Limited and Deputy General Manager of China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation, which is one of the shareholders of APT International. Mr. Ni has over 30 years� experience in post and telecommunication fields and abundant experience in corporate management.
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