Mr. Li has taken the role as Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the Leading Party Group of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd. since August, 2022.
Li Fanrong has extensive working experience in petrochemical industry. Prior to his current posts, Li Fanrong served as Board Director, President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China National Petroleum Corporation, concurrently as Vice Chairman of PetroChina Company Limited; Member of the CPC Leadership Group and Deputy Director General of National Energy Administration; Member of Party Leadership Group and Vice President of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, concurrently as CEO &President of CNOOC Ltd., Chairman of CNOOC South East Asia Co., Ltd, Nexen Energy ULC, and CNOOC International Co., Ltd etc.
Mr. Li was appointed as Board Director, President and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Group of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd. in April, 2021. At present, Mr. LI is also Chairman of Sinochem Corporation, Syngenta Group Co., Ltd., Syngenta AG, China Jinmao (00817.HK), Sinochem International, and Pirelli (PIRC.MI).
He graduated from the Jianghan Petroleum Institute (currently Yangtze University) majoring in Petroleum Production Engineering, and obtained MBA from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. He is a senior professorate engineer.