Governance
The International Advisory Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") is an internal advisory body consisting of experts of international reputation and status, who at the request of the company provide advice to help the company better understanding global macroeconomic and financial issues and develop its overall strategic direction and policies, including overseas investment strategies, policies and processes. The Council convenes once a year.
As per the Charter for International Advisory Council, CIC appointed the members of its IAC, and remained in communication with them on key matters surrounding the company’s reform and development. In September 2025, International Advisory Council Meeting 2025 was held in Xiamen.
Members
Asia
Zhou Xiaochuan (China)
Vice Chairman of The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; former Governor, People's Bank of China
Justin Yifu Lin (China)
Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University; former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, World Bank
Frederick Ma (Hong Kong, China)
Chairman, HKTDC ; Chairman, FWD Group Holdings Limited; former Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development, the Government of the HKSAR; former Chairman, MTR Corporation Limited
Andrew Sheng (Malaysia)
Member of International Advisory Council, National Financial Regulatory Administration of China; former Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
Laura M Cha (Hong Kong, China)
Former Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
Junichi Ujiie (Japan)
President, Ujiie Research Institute; former Chairman and CEO, Nomura Holdings
Bader Mohammad Al-Saad (Kuwait)
Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development; former Managing Director of Kuwait Investment Authority
Africa
Omari Issa (Tanzania)
Chancellor, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
John H. Maree (South Africa)
Deputy Chairman and former CEO, Standard Bank Group
Americas
John L. Thornton (United States of America)
Chair Emeritus, Brookings Institution; Co-Chair, Board of Trustees of the Asia Society; Chairman, Barrick Gold Corporation; former President, Goldman Sachs Group
Andrónico Luksic (Chile)
Chairman, Luksic Group
Europe
Gerhard Schröder (Germany)
Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee, Nord Stream; former Chancellor of Germany
Jean Lemierre (France)
Chairman of BNP Paribas; former President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Lord Sassoon (United Kingdom)
Honorary President of the China-Britain Business Council; former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom
Secretariat
Chen Jia
Head of Department of Public Relations and International Cooperation, CIC; Secretary-General, Secretariat of International Advisory Council, CIC