Banyan Tree Holdings appoints Zhang Xu as non-executive and non-independent director

He is currently working as EVP and COO of China Vanke Group.

Zhang Xu is currently the executive vice president, and the chief operations officer of China Vanke Co Ltd. He joined China Overseas Group in 1995 and the China Vanke Group in 2002. Mr Zhang successively served as engineering supervisor, vice general manager, executive vice general manager and general manager of Wuhan Vanke Real Estate Co Ltd. He became vice president of China Vanke Co Ltd in 2012 and has been executive vice president and COO of China Vanke Co Ltd since 2014. Since 2012, he also became an executive director of Vanke Property (Overseas) Limited, a company which is 75% owned by China Vanke Co Ltd and which is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.