BaoCai Zhang has experience in capital management and business development within the coal industry, particular in financial control, corporate governance and compliance for listed companies in Australia and overseas.
He became head of the planning and finance department of Yanzhou in 2002, having been a director and company secretary since 2006 and deputy general manager in 2011. Mr Zhang planned and played a key role in the acquisition of Felix Resources and the merger with Gloucester Coal in Australia. He also led Yanzhou's acquisition of potash exploration in Canada in 2011.