Beijing Rural Commercial Bank welcomes a "new helmsman": Bai Xiaodong takes office as Party Secretary, and the candidate for Chairman is eagerly anticipated

An organizational reshaping driven by the change of the "top leader" may reflect a new trend in talent mobility within mainland agricultural commercial banks.

On the afternoon of February 4, 2026, Beijing Rural Commercial Bank disclosed through its official public account that it held its 2026 annual work meeting on that day.

President Bai Xiaodong made his debut as the Party Secretary and delivered a work report. Following this appearance, the probability of Bai Xiaodong "taking over" from Guan Wenjie to become the next chairman of the bank significantly increased.

Previously, former chairman Guan Wenjie was reassigned as the Party Secretary of Bank of Beijing on January 20 and is set to be appointed as chairman, which is a larger scale compared to Beijing Rural Commercial Bank.

Similar cross-bank personnel adjustments have occurred in local financial institutions in Shanghai and Chongqing. In April 2025, Gu Jianzhong was promoted from president of Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank to chairman of Bank of Shanghai. Earlier, Sui Jun was promoted from vice president of Chongqing Bank to president of Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, and Gao Song was promoted from vice president of Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank to president of Chongqing Bank.

From this observation, with the frequent adjustments in the senior management of Beijing Rural Commercial Bank over the past year, key positions such as vice president, chief financial officer, and chief information officer have been successively replaced, highlighting a new round of personnel layout in the Beijing municipal financial system.

Chairman Appointment Enters Procedural Stage

At the fourth plenary session of the Party Committee of Beijing Rural Commercial Bank held on February 4, Bai Xiaodong, in his capacity as the new Party Secretary, represented the Party Committee and the management team to deliver a work report. Party Committee Deputy Secretary Tian Hui presided over the meeting and made a concluding speech.

According to regulatory procedures, after approval from the National Financial Regulatory Administration, Bai Xiaodong will officially assume the position of chairman of the bank.

Public records show that Bai Xiaodong was born in September 1967 and has spent a long career rooted in the Beijing Rural Commercial Bank system. He has served as president since July 2023. His early experience includes key positions in the Beijing Rural Financial System Reform Office, the People's Bank of China Beijing Branch, and the Beijing Credit Cooperative Association. After the establishment of Beijing Rural Commercial Bank in 2005, he successively led the funds and bonds department, served as vice president and supervisor, accumulating rich internal management experience.

Intensive Adjustments in Executive Team

Since 2025, the turnover of senior management at Beijing Rural Commercial Bank has significantly accelerated. In January 2026, Wei Guanghui's qualifications as vice president were approved by regulators. She was previously an assistant to the president and has a complete resume from grassroots credit cooperatives to various departments at the head office, having overseen key lines such as party affairs, security, logistics, and customer service center.

In December 2025, Li Jianhang joined as chief financial officer. His professional background mainly comes from China Construction Bank and Huaxia Bank, with rich experience in planned finance, budget management, and branch financial management. At the same time, former vice president Mao Wenli was reassigned as vice president of Bank of Beijing in June 2025 and concurrently served as chairman of Beiyin Financial Leasing in September. His vacancy was filled by Liu Xinyi, who was approved for the position in late August 2025, having previously worked in corporate business at ICBC and Bank of Communications before transitioning to Beijing Rural Commercial Bank to focus on corporate finance.

Additionally, in April 2025, Yi Yongfeng was appointed as chief information officer. She has long served in the information technology system of Huaxia Bank, having led the construction of several technology centers. After joining Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, she initially served as general manager of the Financial Technology Department and quickly rose to the executive level

Asset Scale Ranks High, Operations Face Challenges

As of the end of September 2025, the total assets of Beijing Rural Commercial Bank reached 13.49761 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.29% compared to the beginning of the year, ranking fourth among rural commercial banks nationwide. In the first three quarters of 2025, it achieved an operating income of 11.926 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.7%; net profit was 5.966 billion yuan, a slight increase of 1.53%.

In terms of asset quality, the non-performing loan ratio was 1.19%, an increase of 0.23 percentage points compared to the beginning of the year; the provision coverage ratio fell to 250.24%, a decrease of 72.47 percentage points from the beginning of the year. The capital adequacy ratio indicators (core tier one, tier one, total capital) all showed a slight decline, decreasing by 0.31, 0.35, and 0.42 percentage points respectively.

In a report in October 2025, the rating agency China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd. pointed out that Beijing Rural Commercial Bank has significant locational advantages, a solid industry position, good credit quality, and relatively sufficient capital, and is expected to continue receiving support from local governments. However, it also warned to pay attention to the potential impact of multiple challenges such as narrowing net interest margins, increased credit impairment provisions, fluctuations in the real estate market, and intensified competition in the industry on profitability and asset quality