Xiaoming Zhou has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Zhou has served as the Vice President of WH Group since May 2023, responsible for investment management of WH Group. Mr. Zhou has more than 15 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. Prior to joining WH Group, Mr. Zhou worked in BofA Securities, Inc. from May 2015 to May 2023 and most recently served as Managing Director of Global Investment Banking, advising corporate clients on capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Morgan Stanley s investment banking division. Mr. Zhou holds a Bachelor in Economics (major in finance) and Bachelor of Science (major in statistics), both from Peking University. We believe Mr. Zhou is qualified to serve as our director because of his significant knowledge in corporate finance and capital raising, combined with his broad experience in investments in the industry in which we operate.