Mr ZHAN Jian Zhou was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 1 September 2023. Mr Zhan is also the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Mr Zhan was awarded the Certificate in Foreign Trade by Shenzhen University and completed the postgraduate course of professional studies in business administration at Sichuan University. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Sun Yat sen University. He is

currently the president of the China Inter national Ocean Forum Belt and Road Investment Fund and the fund manager of I magi Brokerage Limited. He holds a RA 9 asset management license. He held senior positions with major international banks and financial i nvestment groups for years. Mr. Zhan was no minated as the outstanding privat e entrepreneur in Laibin City, Guangxi in 2006. Mr. Zhan has extensive knowledge in corporate finance and banking