VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSX:HE) (“Hanwei” or the “Company”), held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 29, 2017. During the course of the Meeting, all proposed resolutions were approved including the election of directors and re-appointment of MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants as auditor of the Company. A total of 68,069,807 shares were voted by proxy at the Meeting.
The shareholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director as follows:
| DIRECTOR | VOTES FOR | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
| Fulai Lang | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
| Joanne Yan | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
| Malcolm Clay | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
| Graham Kwan | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
| William Paine | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
| Randall Smallbone | 99.97 | % | 0.03 | % |
As of the close of the Meeting, the Company’s board is constituted of a majority of independent directors, namely Joanne Yan, Malcolm Clay, William Paine, and Randall Smallbone.
The following individuals were re-appointed as officers of the Company: (a) Fulai Lang as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, (b) Yucai (Rick) Huang as Chief Financial Officer, and (c) Graham Kwan as Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary. Huiping (Patrick) Hu was also appointed as Chief Operating Officer.
The Board of Directors also re-appointed Joanne Yan as Lead Director and reconstituted its standing board committees. The Audit Committee is comprised of Randall Smallbone (Chair), Malcolm Clay and Joanne Yan who are each independent directors. The Compensation/Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Malcolm Clay (Chair), Fulai Lang, Joanne Yan, William Paine and Randall Smallbone, a majority of whom are independent directors. The Disclosure Committee is comprised of Graham Kwan (Chair), Fulai Lang, and Yucai (Rick) Huang.
About Hanwei Energy Services Corp.
Hanwei Energy Services Corp.’s principal business operations are in two complementary key segments of the oil and gas industry as both an equipment supplier to the industry (as a leading manufacturer of high pressure, fiberglass reinforced plastic (“FRP”) pipe products and associated technologies serving major energy customers in the global energy market) and as oil and gas producer with properties in Alberta and joint venture interests in Manitoba.
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