Professor Lin Xiang Xiong is the founder and Executive Chairman of CNMC. He is responsible for formulating the Group's strategic plans and policies,directing and overseeing the daily activities of mining operations, seeking sustainable business development and expansion from time to time. In 2004, he was appointed as the chief advisor on Kelantan-China International Trade for the Kelantan State Government. For decades, he combines arts and economic endeavor in his strife with good ability to take on the world; and his effort at fusing into one the multifaceted spiritual and material civilizations has won him praises and universal acceptance.