The board of directors of PetroChina Company Limited announced that Mr. Chai Shouping (Mr. Chai) has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the company with effect from January 25, 2017. Mr. Chai Shouping, aged 55, is currently the general manager of finance department of the company. He has 25 years of working experience in financial operation and management of China's oil and petrochemical industry. From April 2002, he served as a deputy general manager of finance department of the company. From September 2012, he served as the chief accountant of China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation, a deputy general manager and chief financial officer of CNPC Exploration and Development Company Limited and the chief financial officer of PetroChina International Investment Company Limited. From March 2013, he served as the general manager of finance department of the Company.