Mr. Wu Lishun was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 5 December 2023. Mr. Wu was graduated from the International Business Administration School of University of International Business and Economics and obtained a Bachelor degree in Economics in 1997, and obtained a Master of business administration degree from University of Maryland – Robert H. Smith Business School in 2013. Mr. Wu is the party secretary and the chairman of Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Company Limited (“Beijing State-owned Capital”). He is also a non-independent director of BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. and the chairman of First Capital Securities Co., Ltd., both of which are being listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Before joining Beijing State-owned Capital, Mr. Wu was a standing member of the party committee and a deputy general manager of Beijing Capital Entrepreneurship Group Co., Ltd., and a member of the party committee and a deputy chief of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Beijing Municipal People’s Government.

Mr. Li Hao, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 27 September 2018 and became the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors on 15 February 2022. He holds a Bachelor degree from Dalian University of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Waseda University, Japan. Mr. Li has been with ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”, a substantial shareholder of the Company) since October 2007. He is currently the executive officer (responsible for Greater China Group) and general manager of Greater China Group at ORIX, a diversified financial services company and whose shares are listed on both Tokyo Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Li also serves as the director and president of each of ORIX (China) Investment Company Limited and ORIX Asia Capital Limited, both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of ORIX, and the director and the chief executive officer of ORIX China Industrial Holdings Limited, which is an affiliate of ORIX. He is also a nonexecutive director of Beijing Energy International Holding Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange. He was a nonexecutive director (resigned on 3 July 2023) of Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange.

Mr. Peng Jihai, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 25 May 2023 and is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He obtained a Bachelor degree in Agricultural Finance and Credit Specialization from Central Institute of Finance and Banking (now known as Central University of Finance and Economics) in 1993 and obtained a postgraduate diploma in Monetary Banking from Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and an EMBA from Tsinghua University in 1998 and 2017 respectively. Mr. Peng is a CPA of The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Peng is an executive director, co-chief executive officer and deputy general manager, chief financial officer, head of investment and chief investment officer of Sunshine Insurance Group Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange. He also serves as the chairman of Sunshine Surety Insurance Company Limited（陽光 信用保證保險股份有限公司） and the director and the general manager of Sunshine Asset Management Corporation Limited （陽光資產管理股份有限公司）.

Mr. Ho Gilbert Chi Hang, was appointed as a Nonexecutive Director of the Company on 21 May 2018 and is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Sydney, Australia and was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia and England and Wales and as a solicitor and barrister in the High Court of Australia. Mr. Ho is also a fellow member of CPA Australia. He is a member of the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council, a member of the General Committee of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, Deputy Chairperson of CPA Australia Greater Bay Area Committee, a member of the China Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School Career Development Advisory Council, a standing committee member of the Youth Federation of Inner Mongolia and a vice chairman of Inner Mongolia & Hong Kong Youth Exchange Association. He was a committee member of the Industry Advisory Committee of Insurance Authority from June 2020 to May 2022 and a committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Shenyang from 2007 to 2021. Mr. Ho is the executive director and co-chief executive officer of NWS Holdings Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, a non-executive director of Wai Kee Holdings Limited and an independent non-executive director of each of Kam Hing International Holdings Limited and Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited, all being listed on the Stock Exchange. He was the senior investment director of New World Development Company Limited, an associate of a substantial shareholder of the Company and a company listed on the Stock Exchange, and an executive director of New World Strategic Investment Limited. Mr. Ho was also a partner of an international law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Mr. Ho has extensive experience in the area of corporate management, investments, corporate finance, merger and acquisition transactions and international brand and retail management.

Mr. Liu Jingwei, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 6 January 2018 and is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He graduated from the School of Economics of Beijing Forestry University in 1989 and from Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance with a Master degree in 2016. Mr. Liu is a PRC Certified Public Accountant. He currently serves as a senior partner of Shinewing Certified Public Accountants and is an external director of Shougang Group. Mr. Liu is also an independent non-executive director of Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange, an independent director of each of BeiJing StarNeto Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co., Ltd., both are listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and an independent director of Hubei Huaqiang High-tech Co., Ltd., a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange. He was an independent director of Guiyang Longmaster Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (retired on 10 March 2023), a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, an independent non-executive director of each of AVIC Joy Holdings (HK) Limited (resigned on 31 January 2022) and China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited (resigned on 27 December 2023), both are listed on the Stock Exchange and an independent director of Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Group Co., Ltd. (retired on 23 July 2021), a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Dr. Wang Xin, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 18 May 2018 and, is also a member and the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and a member of each of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He received his Ph.D. degree in Accounting from Duke University in 2006 and obtained a Bachelor degree and a Master degree in Accounting from Tsinghua University in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Dr. Wang is a CPA of CPA Australia. He is a professor of accounting at the Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong (“HKU”). Dr. Wang joined HKU in 2011 and was awarded a tenured position by HKU for his excellent academic performance in 2014. Before he joined HKU, Dr. Wang worked at The Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2006 to 2011. He has research interests in the fields of executive compensation, financial disclosure quality, corporate governance and insider trading. Dr. Wang’s papers were published on various world leading academic journals, such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research and Review of Accounting Studies. Dr. Wang has teaching experience in several accounting courses, including Introductory Financial Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II, and Management Accounting. He also teaches (as one of coinstructors) the Ph.D. course of Research Methods for Business Studies. Dr. Wang is also an independent director of Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. (stock code: 600519), a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Mr. Choi Fan Keung Vic, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 18 May 2018 and is also a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He obtained a Bachelor degree, Postgraduate Certificate and a Master degree in Laws from HKU in 1997, 1998 and 2001 respectively. Mr. Choi is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong. He also serves as a consultant at Howse Williams. Mr. Choi served as deputy head of compliance, area compliance officer in China and head of compliance with HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd., where he managed over 160 compliance officers and was responsible for regulatory compliance and prevention and control of financial crime in over 60 cities in China. He worked at Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith and was specialized in compliance, anti-money laundering, antifraud and corporate finance and other advisory work. Mr. Choi served in the Hong Kong Police Force and was a senior inspector. He has over 30 years of experience in compliance management, prevention and control of commercial crime and investigation, and has extensive experience in legal practice and, crime investigation and prosecution.

Mr. Deng Yougao, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 18 May 2018 and is also a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. He obtained a Master degree in Business Economics from Institute of Finance and Economics of Jiangxi（江西財經學院， now known as Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics）in 1994 and a Bachelor degree in Shipbuilding Engineering from Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute（哈爾濱船舶工程學院， now known as Harbin Engineering University）in 1988. Mr. Deng is a director of Shenzhen Henggu Nano Technology Co. Ltd. （深圳恆固 納米科技有限公司）, the executive director and the general manager of Guangdong Henggu Jiaye Nano Technology Co. Ltd. （廣東恆固嘉業納米科技有限公司）(formerly known as Shengshi Henggu Holdings (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. （盛世恆固 控股（深圳）有限公司））, the executive partner of Shengshi Henggu (Shenzhen) Administrative Center (Limited Partnership) （盛世恆固（深圳）管理中心（有限合夥）） and a supervisor of Shanghai Tianyun Nano Technology Co., Ltd. （上海天澐納 米科技有限公司）. He is also an independent non-executive director of Success Dragon International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Deng has numerous experiences in different roles in various companies in different industries.

Ms. Zhang Quanling, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 6 January 2018 and is also a member and the chairlady of the Remuneration Committee of the Company and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. She holds a Bachelor degree in Arts. Ms. Zhang joined China Central Television in 1997 and has hosted the famous programmes such as “Oriental Horizon” and “Focus Interview”. She participated in numerous news live coverage and was awarded the “Golden Microphone Awards”, the “Golden Eagle Awards”, the “Fan Changjiang Journalism Award”, the most prestigious journalism award in China, and the 19th “Top Ten Outstanding Chinese Youths”. Ms. Zhang is the founding partner of Ziniu Fund and the chairlady of Cool Youth (Tianjin) Culture Communication Co., Ltd. She has extensive experience in news media, brand building and strategic planning.

Ms. Zhuge Wenjing, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 28 May 2021 and is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. She obtained a Bachelor degree from Renmin University of China and a Master of Business Administration degree from each of the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in the United States and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School respectively. She is currently a director of GLP China Holdings Limited (“GLP”) which is a public limited company incorporated in Hong Kong, an executive vice chairman of GLP China and the president of China at GLP Capital Partners, who is responsible for strategic planning, investment and financing, legal affairs, internal audit and human resources management in China. She has served as the co-president and chief financial officer of GLP China responsible for fund management, capital allocation, mergers and acquisitions and strategic cooperation in China, as well as financial and human resources management. Prior to joining GLP, Ms. Zhuge worked in Morgan Stanley Asset Management Company and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.