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Kangqiao Service Chairman, CFO Resign; Successors Named

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Kangqiao Service (HKG:2205) Chairman Song Gewei resigned on Tuesday to devote more time to other business ventures, according to a same-day Hong Kong bourse filing.

The property management company named Dai Wei, an executive director, as the new chairman, effective the same day.

Separately, Wang Na resigned as chief financial officer due to personal arrangements, the filing said.

Yang Chunlei, who has been with the group since 2017 and has held various leadership roles within the finance department, succeeded Wang as CFO.

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