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Chapter 74 Officially appointed as Vice Chairman of Qingzhou Yingni
Chapter 74 Officially appointed as Vice Chairman of Qingzhou Yingni
The next morning, as Su Zhixue and other employees arrived at their workplaces one after another, Lin Haoran left Hengfeng Building directly with two bodyguards and headed for Qingzhou Yingni Company in Hung Hom.
The journey from Central to Hung Hom is not far. Along the way, you will pass through the bustling Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and then cross the express lane of the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel. The vehicle easily drives off the main road and soon arrives at the headquarters of Qingzhou Cement Company.
At this point, it was still early, only 9:30 in the morning, and they had agreed to hold a board meeting at ten o'clock.
As she stepped into Qingzhou Building, the foreign receptionist's attitude towards Lin Haoran was completely different. Last night's news made her realize that this gentleman was actually one of the company's important shareholders.
Thinking back to her inappropriate words and actions yesterday, she couldn't help but feel a surge of regret in her heart. She could hardly believe that she had offended the core figure of the company so rashly.
This sudden realization made her feel embarrassed and regretful, as if she had had a crazy dream.
Naturally, Lin Haoran did not pay much attention to the receptionist's thoughts. Without staying in the lobby for long, he walked straight into the elevator with two bodyguards and went directly to the office floor of Khalil Centurion.
After arriving, he asked the bodyguard to stay outside the corridor, walked into the room alone, and greeted Khalil with a smile: "Good morning, Mr. Khalil."
Halil looked up and responded with a smile: "Mr. Lin, good morning! The time is exactly 9:35. You are here really early. It seems that you can't wait to take on the role of vice chairman of Qingzhou Yingni?"
There was a hint of lighthearted teasing in his tone.
Hearing this, Lin Haoran's face seemed to be filled with confidence and expectation: "Indeed, Mr. Halil, I am ready to take on this new role. Please give me more guidance in the future. I believe that through our joint efforts, Qingzhou Yingni will usher in a more glorious tomorrow!"
Khalil Centurion can act, and so can Lin Haoran.
Soon, the company's board members arrived at the company one after another.
The entire Qingzhou Yingni Company has a total of 13 board members.
Among them, Khalil Centurion, five other British shareholders and three Chinese shareholders are all members of the board of directors.
In addition, there are four board members who are not shareholders of Qingzhou Yingni, but senior managers of Qingzhou Yingni.
For example, the general manager of Qingzhou Yingni Company is a member of the board of directors. Not only that, he is also the vice chairman of Qingzhou Yingni. However, he does not hold any shares of Qingzhou Yingni. Instead, he is an executive recruited from outside by Qingzhou Yingni.
Every time a board member arrived, Khalil Centurion would enthusiastically introduce them to Lin Haoran.
So, before the meeting, Lin Haoran had already met all the board members in advance.
While everyone was shocked by the young age of the company's sudden new shareholder, the most shocking thing was that this young man was not only the youngest person present, but also held the most shares!
"Okay, it's almost time, let's go to the conference room to hold a board meeting!" Seeing that the time was almost up, Halil Centurion, the chairman, said directly.
The conference room is next to the chairman's office. After everyone came out of the chairman's office and walked a few steps, they quickly arrived at a conference room.
Although this conference room is not spacious, its layout is compact and elegant, with a long oval table in the center surrounded by comfortable chairs.
Even with the space to accommodate the original 13 board members, plus the new member Lin Haoran and a dedicated meeting record assistant, it is more than enough.
As a listed company, it is very important for the company to be transparent.
Any major matters of the company, whether it is strategic adjustments or senior personnel changes, must comply with a strict information disclosure system and be announced to the public in a timely and accurate manner.
Therefore, if Lin Haoran successfully takes up the position of vice chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company, this important decision will be made public within the specified time.
After all, every shareholder, no matter how much they hold, is an indispensable part of the company and has the right to know and participate in the company's affairs, which is one of the basic principles of corporate governance of listed companies.
"Everyone should know what is going on at this board meeting, right? I will repeat it here again. Mr. Lin Haoran has acquired 13.7% of Qingzhou Yingni shares through the market and officially became the major shareholder of Qingzhou Yingni. Based on this situation, on behalf of the chairman of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni, I approve Mr. Lin Haoran to become a member of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni!
In addition, there is another important matter that needs to be voted on today, that is, Mr. Lin Haoran hopes to become the vice chairman of the company's board of directors. Although Mr. Lin Haoran is still young, the shares he holds are very important in our Qingzhou Yingni. It is naturally easy to understand that he has this idea.
But there is a problem now. The position of vice chairman of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni is currently held by general manager Mr. Ziegler. Once Mr. Lin Haoran takes up the position of vice chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Ziegler will have to resign from this position.
Okay, I have explained the whole thing again, now let's vote, please raise your hands if you agree, and don't raise your hands if you disagree."
As the chairman of the board of directors of Qingzhou Cement Company, Khalil Centurion sat in the chairman's seat and began to preside over today's board meeting.
There is no abstention option in today's vote. After all, if you don't support, you are naturally against it. Even if you can abstain, it is equivalent to giving up supporting Lin Haoran, which is no different from voting against it.
As early as when Lin Haoran proposed to become the vice chairman of Qingzhou Yingni, Khalil Centurion had already made up his mind.
What if the position of vice chairman was given to Lin Haoran? The power was all on his side. He could not do anything with just the position of vice chairman. He was so young and had little experience in the business world. He would definitely not discover his secrets, so he could continue to live a carefree life.
As the second-in-command of the company and the actual person in charge of the company's operations and management, the general manager Mr. Ziegler undoubtedly has great power in the company.
But what no one knew was that Mr. Ziegler was actually Khalil Centurion's man.
Not only that, even the financial director of Qingzhou Yingni is his, Halil Centurion's, man.
These two people were actually the ones he gradually laid out over the years and eventually became one of the main persons in charge of the company.
On the surface, they were management elites recruited by Qingzhou Yingni from outside, but in fact, these two people were just Halil Centurion's confidants.
It was precisely because even the company's general manager and financial director were his people that he was able to secretly embezzle the company's profits every year so easily and continue to suck the blood of Qingzhou Yingni by falsifying accounts and other means.
The end result was that the vast majority of the funds went into his pocket. As for those ordinary shareholders, it was almost impossible for them to get any dividends. A few shareholders were able to get some benefits because of his secret bribery. To them, the shares themselves were not too many, and they could get an extra considerable profit, so they naturally supported Khalil Centurion.
Because with a 12.6% stake he can leverage almost 80% of Qingzhou Yingni's profits and put these profits into his own pocket, Khalil Centurion is very comfortable sitting in the position of chairman.
The company's apparent profits became lower, shareholders' dividends became lower, the stock was no longer attractive, and gradually a vicious circle was formed.
This cycle allowed him to easily control Qingzhou Yingni Company even with a 12.6% stake, and he held the position for more than ten years.
But who would have thought that this young man Lin Haoran inexplicably became the company's major shareholder.
Not only that, there may be an unknown potential threat in the stock market.
This made Khalil Centurion very depressed these two days.
This was such a heavy mood that it was the most depressing day in his more than ten-year career as chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company.
As soon as Khalil Centurion finished speaking, all the board members looked at each other, observing the decisions of others.
To them, Lin Haoran was too young. Under normal circumstances, such a young man would definitely not be suitable for the position of vice chairman of the board of directors.
Under normal circumstances, they would definitely vote against it.
However, Lin Haoran is the largest shareholder of Qingzhou Yingni Company. He has such wealth at such a young age and has a bright future. Casting a dissenting vote today is equivalent to offending Lin Haoran.
Therefore, most shareholders are conflicted.
However, Khalil Centurion took the lead and was the first to vote in favor.
He had already chosen to win over Lin Haoran while secretly undermining his power. Even if he became vice chairman, it was just a nominal and idle position.
In itself, everyone's eyes were focused on Khalil Centurion, and when they saw that Khalil Centurion agreed, many board members followed suit and voted.
In the end, to Lin Haoran's surprise, all the shareholders voted in favor, while the four non-shareholder directors all voted against.
In addition, Lin Haoran has become a member of the board of directors and has the right to vote. With his vote, the final voting result was 10 to 4, and Lin Haoran was successfully elected as the vice chairman of Qingzhou Yingni.
Former Vice Chairman Ziegler seemed extremely calm about Lin Haoran's election.
After all, Khalil Centurion had already informed him last night, and he actually already knew the result. He knew that Khalil Centurion would support Lin Haoran, the new major shareholder, to become vice chairman.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin, for officially becoming the vice chairman of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni Company!" Halil Centurion said with a smile and led the applause.
As Khalil Centurion's applause began, the whole audience began to applaud enthusiastically.
Lin Haoran can see from this that Halil Centurion’s influence in Qingzhou Yingni Company is indeed very great.
Basically, those shareholders seemed to blindly follow him without much consideration of their own.
Lin Haoran finally understood. No wonder Khalil Centurion had been able to sit so firmly in this position for more than a decade.
It seems that after taking over Qingzhou Yingni, we must drive Halil Centurion away as soon as possible.
Continue to stay up late to write, there will be updates later~
(End of this chapter)
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