ESPRIT HOLDINGS (00330.HK): Kuang Qicheng Appointed Executive Director and Managing Director, Wright Re-designated Chairman

NewTimeSpace News: On 16 September 2026, Esprit Holdings Limited (stock code: 00330) announced that Kuang Qicheng has been appointed as an executive director, managing director and member of the standing committee of the Board; that Wright Bradley Stephen has been re-designated from acting chairman to chairman of the Board; and that Li Hui has resigned as an executive director and a member of the standing committee, all with effect from 16 September 2026.

Mr Kuang, aged 67, served as a non-executive director of Blue River Holdings Limited (00498.HK) from February 2021, was appointed non-executive chairman in April 2021 and re-designated as an executive director concurrently holding the role of executive chairman in November 2021, before being appointed managing director on 1 July 2023 until his resignation on 15 September 2026. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and previously held senior positions in the lending and China departments of several major international banks in Hong Kong. As at the date of the announcement, Mr Kuang held an interest in 4,323,750 shares of the Company, representing approximately 1.5% of its entire issued share capital, and is entitled to a monthly remuneration of HK$ 150,000 (inclusive of housing allowance).

Mr Wright Bradley Stephen, aged 60, has been an executive director since December 2021 and became acting chairman on 19 December 2025, and is chairman of the nomination committee. He has 33 years of service experience with the Hong Kong Police Force, having joined the then Royal Hong Kong Police as an inspector in 1988 and rising to the rank of chief superintendent before retirement, and is entitled to a monthly salary of HK$ 109,375. Ms Li Hui has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board and will remain as head of the Group's legal department for Asia after her resignation as an executive director. Pursuant to Rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules, Mr Kuang has been appointed as the Company's authorised representative in place of Ms Li.

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