After the vacancy for nearly 9 months, the president of Hua Xia Bank was settled, and the 52-year-old vice president Guan Wenjie “turned positive”

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Reporter | Zeng Yanglin

Following the resignation of the previous president in February, the position of president of Hua Xia Bank has finally been settled.

On the evening of November 7, Hua Xia Bank announced that the board of directors of the bank passed the “Proposal on the Appointment of Mr. Guan Wenjie as the President of the Bank” and agreed to appoint Guan Wenjie, the vice president of the bank, as the president, and his qualifications still need to be reported to Bank of China. Approved by the Insurance Regulatory Commission, the term of office starts from the date of approval to the date of expiration of the eighth session of the Board of Directors of the Bank. Before the qualification approval, Guan Wenjie performed the duties of the president on his behalf.

In February this year, Hua Xia Bank announced that Zhang Jianhua, the president of the bank, resigned as executive director, president, chairman of the risk and compliance management committee of the board of directors, and member of the strategic development and consumer rights protection committee of the board of directors due to job changes . Before the appointment of the new president by the board of directors of Hua Xia Bank and the approval of his qualifications by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the board of directors designated Li Minji, the chairman of the board, to perform the duties of the president on his behalf.

Since then, the position of President has been vacant for nearly 9 months until Guan Wenjie took over. According to public biographical information, Guan Wenjie was born in October 1970, is 52 years old, holds a master’s degree and is a senior accountant. He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Executive Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hua Xia Bank. Before that, Guan Wenjie worked in China Construction Bank and served as the deputy section chief of the Accounting Section of the Taitung District Office of China Construction Bank Qingdao Branch, the section chief of the Accounting Section and the Chief of the Accounting Section of the Railway Professional Sub-branch.

After joining Hua Xia Bank, Guan Wenjie successively served as the deputy director (presiding over the work) and director of the Planning and Accounting Department of Hua Xia Bank Qingdao Branch, the general manager of the Planning and Finance Department of Hua Xia Bank Qingdao Branch, a member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Hua Xia Bank Qingdao Branch, and Hua Xia Bank Qingdao Branch. Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the branch, General Manager of the Accounting Department, Chief Financial Officer, General Manager of the Planning and Finance Department, Chief Financial Officer, General Manager of the Planning and Finance Department and General Manager of the Financial Market Department of Hua Xia Bank, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Executive Director and Deputy Bank of Hua Xia Bank Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer.

After Guan Wenjie officially assumes his duties, Hua Xia Bank will form a pattern of “one principal and two deputy” at the president level, including president Guan Wenjie, vice president Wang Yiping, and vice president Yang Wei.

According to public information, Hua Xia Bank was established in Beijing in October 1992. In March 1995, the reform of the shareholding system was implemented; in September 2003, it was listed and traded in its initial public offering, becoming the fifth listed bank in the country.

According to the third quarterly report of Hua Xia Bank in 2022, the bank achieved a total operating income of 72.963 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 0.65%; net profit attributable to the parent was 17.076 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.44%. As of the end of the reporting period, Hua Xia Bank’s total assets were 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.45% over the end of the previous year; total loans were 2.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.23% over the end of the previous year; the non-performing loan ratio was 1.78%, an increase of 0.01 percentage points over the end of the previous year.