Board of Directors

Long Wan has served as a director of WH Group since October 2007, as the Chairman of the board of directors since November 2010 and as an Executive Director since December 2013. Mr. Long Wan has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2012. Mr. Long Wan also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of WH Group. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group from October 2013 to August 2021. He served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development from August 2012 to August 2024. Mr. Long Wan has over 50 years of experience in the meat processing industry, and under his leadership, the business under WH Group has grown from a local state-owned enterprise in Henan Province, China into an international company with operations spanning various continents. He was appointed as an Executive Director of the China Meat Association from December 2006 to December 2011 and a senior consultant of the China Meat Association in 2001. Mr. Long Wan received his professional certificate in Business Management from the Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy (previously named the Henan Business College) and was awarded the senior economist professional qualification issued by the Henan Province Advanced Professional Titles Adjudication Committee (Economic Disciplines).

Shane Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield and as a member of the board of directors of WH Group since July 2021. He joined our company in 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership roles for our U.S. and international operations. Mr. Smith has also served as an executive director at WH Group since August 2021. He served as our Chief Strategy Officer from January 2021 to July 2021. In that role, Mr. Smith was also responsible for our hog production operations, Smithfield Renewables and our European and Mexican operations. Prior to that, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President of our European operations from April 2019 to January 2021, President of our Romanian operations from November 2017 to April 2019 and Chief Financial Officer of our European operations from September 2012 to April 2019. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mount Olive College and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Ms. Gallagher has spent nearly two decades at PepsiCo, Inc., where she has served as Senior Vice President and Controller since May 2011 after serving in various other roles at PepsiCo since 2005. As PepsiCo’s Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Gallagher is responsible for PepsiCo’s global financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley processes and provides guidance on accounting and business issues, including strategic M&A activity in emerging markets and cybersecurity matters. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Gallagher served in various control roles of increasing responsibility at Altria Corporate Services, Inc. from 1992 to 2005, ending as Assistant Controller. Ms. Gallagher served as a director of Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT) from February 2020 to November 2024 where she served as a member of the Audit Committee from February 2020 to February 2021 and the Audit Committee chair and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee from February 2021 to November 2024. She currently serves on the boards of various not-for-profit companies. Ms. Gallagher is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Accounting from Pace University.

Lijun Guo has served as an Executive Director of WH Group since December 2013 and as the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group since August 2021. Mr. Guo has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2021. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of WH Group. He also served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of WH Group from April 2016 to August 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Guo was WH Group’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2014 to March 2016 and served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer from October 2013 to January 2014. Mr. Guo was the Executive Vice President of Shuanghui Development from August 2012 to October 2013. Prior to that, he held various positions in Shuanghui Group, including serving as deputy director, director of the finance department and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Guo has over 30 years of experience overseeing the financial operations of various companies. Mr. Guo obtained his adult higher education diploma in financial accounting from Henan Radio and Television University in July 1994 and obtained the completion certificate for the master of business administration program of the Graduate School of Renmin University of China in December 2004. Mr. Guo received his assistant accountant certificate awarded by the Ministry of Personnel of the People’s Republic of China in October 1994.

Hank Shenghua He has served as our Vice President and Chief Operation Coordinating Officer, among other roles, since January 2014. Mr. He has extensive experience in mechanical engineering and food industry operations. After our Company was acquired by WH Group in 2013, Mr. He played an important role in the post-acquisition transition. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. He served in various positions with Shuanghui Development for more than a decade, including as the assistant to the Chairman of Shuanghui Development from September 2012 to January 2014 and as the Vice President from June 2005 to August 2012. He also served as the manager of Shuanghui Group’s Commerce and Logistic Division from August 2008 to June 2011. Mr. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from University of Chongqing in China.

Mr. Quelch has served as the Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University since January 2024. Mr. Quelch has also held professorship positions at Duke Kunshnan University and Duke University Fuqua School of Business since January 2024. He also has served as Chairman of the consulting firm Globalpraxis since January 2023. Mr. Quelch served as Dean and Vice Provost for Executive Education and the Leonard M. Miller University Chair at the University of Miami from July 2017 to December 2023. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as a professor at both Harvard Business School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Mr. Quelch was a Harvard Business School professor between 1979 and 2013, except for serving as Dean, Vice President and Distinguished Professor of International Management of the China Europe International Business School from 2011 to 2013 and Dean of the London Business School from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Quelch has served as an independent director of several publicly traded and private companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in nonprofit and public agency boards, including as chairman of the Massachusetts Port Authority. Mr. Quelch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History and a Master of Arts from Exeter College, Oxford University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Master of Science in Nutrition Science from T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Starling has served as General Counsel to the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and President of the North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute since July 2019. He has also served as Executive Advisor for Aimpoint Research since July 2022. Prior to these roles, Mr. Starling served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from June 2018 to June 2019. Mr. Starling also previously served as a principal agriculture advisor to the President of the United States at the White House from February 2017 to June 2018. Mr. Starling served in various roles for North Carolina Speaker of the House and later U.S. Senator Thom Tillis from November 2012 to February 2017, and Mr. Starling served as General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services from February 2007 to November 2012. Prior to his career in public service, Mr. Starling worked as an Associate for Hunton & Williams LLP from August 2003 to February 2007. Mr. Starling has taught several agricultural and food law courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Campbell University, taught a public lawyering course at Regent University and is currently a member of the extended faculty of High Point University School of Law. Mr. Starling holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education from North Carolina State University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Hongwei Wan has served as an Executive Director and the Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of WH Group since August 2021. He has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2018 and the Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development since August 2024. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Hongwei Wan served as an assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group from January 2014 to August 2021 and was in charge of WH Group’s public relations department. He served as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development from August 2018 to August 2024. Prior to that, he served as the secretary to the Chairman of Shuanghui Group. Mr. Hongwei Wan holds a Bachelor of Arts from York University in Toronto, Ontario.

Xiaoming Zhou has served as the Vice President of WH Group since May 2023, responsible for investment management of WH Group. Mr. Zhou has more than 15 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. Prior to joining WH Group, Mr. Zhou worked in BofA Securities, Inc. from May 2015 to May 2023 and most recently served as Managing Director of Global Investment Banking, advising corporate clients on capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division. Mr. Zhou holds a Bachelor in Economics (major in finance) and Bachelor of Science (major in statistics), both from Peking University.