Gree Electric Appliances recently announced that the term of the company’s 12th board of directors is about to expire. According to relevant regulations such as the Company Law,The company's 12th board of directors nominated Dong Mingzhu, Zhang Wei, Zhang Jundu, Shu Lizhi and Zhong Chengbao as non-independent director candidates for the 13th board of directors.
The proposal has been reviewed and approved by the Nomination Committee of the company's board of directors and still needs to be submitted to the company's shareholders' meeting for review.
It is understood that Dong Mingzhu was born in 1954 and is now 71 years old., she joined Gree Electric Appliances in 1990 and has served as President of Gree Electric Appliances since 2001. She has served as Chairman of Gree Electric Appliances since 2012.
At the end of February 2025, Dong Mingzhu is about to end his term as chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, and whether he will retire has become a matter of suspense.
In recent years, the brand relationship between Gree and Dong Mingzhu has gradually deepened. From "Dong Mingzhu's Store" to "Gree Dong Mingzhu Store" and now "Dong Mingzhu Healthy Lifestyle Home", Dong Mingzhu's personal imprint seems to be getting more and more profound.
Judging from the current situation in which Gree continues to strengthen Dong Mingzhu’s IP, there is a high probability that she will be re-elected and may not retire in the short term.
It is reported that in the third episode of the second season of the entrepreneur follow-up talk program "See You" that was launched recently, Dong Mingzhu revealed that Gree's successor has been found and there are three or four preliminary candidates.
"Now I have several young people working on different platforms and in different positions. The key is to have one person come forward."Dong Mingzhu said.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Dong Mingzhu has talked about successors. Previously, Meng Yutong and Wang Ziru were both rumored to be the next successors trained by Dong Mingzhu, but both of them left Gree one after another.
After Meng Yutong left Gree, Dong Mingzhu talked about the successor issue at the Gree Electric Appliances shareholders meeting.
Dong Mingzhu said that there are many people who want to take over, but what kind of people can take over? The internal development of the company has its own rules.
"Only a company with integrity can cultivate excellent people who are willing to work together to achieve different goals."She also said that company leaders should regard the company as their own life and have a spirit of dedication.