Liu Benren, board chairman of China Metallurgical Group Corporation, has resigned due to health reasons, the company's listed subsidiary Metallurgical Corporation of China said on Tuesday.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has appointed Jing Tianliang, 65, former board chairman of China Coal Energy Co Ltd, as Liu's successor.
Liu, 68, has chaired China Metallurgical Group since August 2007 and its listed arm since November 2008.
