Mr. Xu Lirong is Chairman of the Board, Party Secretary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited. He started his career in March 1975. He had been Deputy Head of Ship Management Department, Assistant General Manager, General Manager of COSCO Shanghai, Deputy General Manager, General Manager of COSCO Shanghai’s Freight Forwarding Company, President and Party Secretary of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, General Manager of COSCO Container Lines, Deputy General Manager of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, Executive Vice President and Party Committee Member of COSCO Group. He served as Director, President of China Shipping (Group) Company from Aug 25th 2011. In Nov 2013, he served as Chairman of the Board, Party Secretary of China Shipping (Group) Company. He has taken his current position from January, 2016. Mr. Xu Lirong, a senior engineer, obtained MBA degree from Shanghai Maritime University.