Hou Qijun, Chairman of Sinopec Corp. Mr. Hou is a professor level senior engineer with a Ph.D. degree. In March 2017, he was appointed as Vice President of China National Petroleum Corporation; in June 2017, he was elected as Director and Vice President of PetroChina Company Limited; in March 2019, he was appointed as President of PetroChina; in October 2019, he was appointed as Director, President and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Member Group of China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation; in July 2021, he was appointed as Director, President and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Member Group of China National Petroleum Corporation; in October 2021, he was elected as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of PetroChina; in June 2025, he was appointed as Chairman and Secretary of the Leading Party Member Group of China Petrochemical Corporation. In August 2025, he was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Sinopec Corp.