Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd. (GDC) has announced a leadership reshuffle effective 1 July 2026. Shougang Group veteran Zhao Jinkui, 43, will join the board as Executive Director, assume the role of Managing Director, and become a member of the Executive Committee. Zhao, a senior engineer with two decades of project and marketing management experience at Shougang Group, currently serves as deputy general manager of Shougang Holdings (Hong Kong) and managing director of Beijing Shougang Metal. Under a service contract running through 31 December 2028, he has declined any fixed director’s salary and will instead be eligible for a discretionary bonus tied to corporate and individual performance.

Concurrent with Zhao’s appointment, current Chairman and Managing Director Feng Xianhuai will relinquish the managing director post but remain Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive and Nomination Committees, and Vice-Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Feng, who previously waived compensation, will begin receiving an annual salary of HK$2.64 million from 1 July 2026 under an amended service contract that retains its original term ending 31 December 2026. The Remuneration Committee set the pay level based on his experience, responsibilities and prevailing market conditions, and the Board has endorsed the arrangement.

Board composition from 1 July 2026 will be: • Executive Directors: Feng Xianhuai (Chairman), Zhao Jinkui (Managing Director), He Peng (Deputy Managing Director) • Non-executive Director: Chen Zheng (Deputy Chairman) • Independent Non-executive Directors: Lam Yiu Kin, Zheng Xiaodong, Wu Chunhua, Yang Siwei

Committee leadership changes include Lam Yiu Kin chairing the Audit Committee, Wu Chunhua chairing the Remuneration Committee, and Feng Xianhuai continuing as Chairman of both the Board and Nomination Committee.

The company states that Zhao holds no shares in GDC, is independent of existing directors and major shareholders, and has not served on any other Hong Kong-listed boards in the past three years.