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Top 5 Chinese SOE chairmen in reshuffle

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-05-08 06:46

Yang Hua

Top 5 Chinese SOE chairmen in reshuffle

Yang Hua, becomes chairman of CNOOC having previously been president, March 21, 2015. [Photo / IC]

Yang Hua takes over as chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. He was earlier the company's president.

Born in 1961, Yang joined CNOOC in 1982 as an upstream oil exploration geologist. As chief financial officer he played a crucial role during CNOOC's largest overseas takeover, the acquisition of Nexen Inc in 2013.

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