HNA Group CEO Honored with 2017 Calvary Medal for Distinguished Leadership

Presenting the Medal to Adam Tan, Carlos Hernandez commented: "It is my honor to present the Calvary Medal to Adam Tan, a man I have had the privilege to get to know professionally and personally. Adam is an astute leader, and his active support of worthy causes around the globe is exceptional. HNA and its founders have been thoughtful philanthropists since their start in 1993, and their ongoing commitment to CSR is reflected in the new partnership with Calvary Hospital to support its mission of compassionate care throughout our community. We're proud to call Adam and HNA Group true friends of Calvary Hospital."

Accepting the Calvary Medal, Mr. Tan said, "As a company rooted in the Chinese values of integrity and mutual respect, HNA Group embraces social responsibility – to our people, our environment and the communities in which we serve. I am honored to be recognized on behalf of HNA Group for our active engagement with partners like Calvary Hospital in contributing towards the wellbeing of families and a more compassionate society."

Earlier in the week, Mr. Tan toured Calvary Hospital's Bronx facility, meeting with healthcare providers and hospital administrators to view the unique services of Calvary Hospital, the nation's only fully-accredited acute care specialty hospital, exclusively providing palliative care to adult patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.

"I was moved by the work of specialists and care providers at Calvary Hospital today," Mr. Tan continued. "I applaud the expertise and unique services provided by the Calvary team and have been impressed by the important work they undertake every day. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with the hospital."

HNA Group, a global Fortune 500 company focused on tourism, logistics and financial services, has a rich history of citizenship and philanthropic endeavors. HNA Group has been involved in more than 40 charity projects and provided millions of dollars of funding over the past 24 years, focusing on societal benefits, healthcare, education, poverty alleviation and culture.

HNA Group partners with some of the world's leading not-for profit organizations, including UNICEF and World Food Programme, to support development and poverty alleviation programs and child welfare initiatives.

In the healthcare space, HNA has driven the HNA Brightness Action Program across Asia and Africa for 13 consecutive years, providing free cataract surgeries for more than 6,400 patients living in poverty. In addition, this year HNA expanded its partnership with UNICEF to establish the Protecting New Lives initiative, dedicated to improving maternal and neo-natal health in developing markets, providing training to local doctors and nurses, and helping over 3 million pregnant women and newborns by 2022.

The Group's robust education support program has seen a range of programs and scholarships – from the UNESCO-HNA Partnership for Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education, through to supporting food safety research at MIT.

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About HNA Group

HNA Group is a global Fortune 500 company focused on tourism, logistics and financial services. Since its founding in 1993, HNA Group has evolved from a regional airline based on Hainan Island in southern China into a global company with approximately $145 billion of assets, over $90 billion in annual revenues, and an international workforce of 410,000 employees, primarily across America, Europe and Asia. HNA's tourism business is a fast-growing, vertically-integrated global player with market-leading positions in aviation, hotels and travel services. HNA operates and invests in nearly 3,200 hotels with over 380,000 rooms across major markets, and has 1,250 aircraft carrying nearly 100 million passengers to 270 cities worldwide. HNA's Logistics business is a leader in logistics and supply chain management with capabilities in shipping and equipment manufacturing, maritime transportation, third-party payment platforms and project finance. In financial services, HNA is China's largest non-bank leasing company, and a leading provider of a diverse set of businesses in equipment leasing, insurance, asset management, investment banking and credit services. For more information, visit www.hnagroup.com

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