Mr. Kang served as the chief financial officer since 16 March 2021 and is responsible for the group’s flexible module market development initiatives in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining the group, he worked for GS Power (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan and Osaka Securities Exchange (Now known as Japan Exchange Group Inc.). Mr. Kang obtained a Master’s Degree of Arts in International Business and Development Studies from Sophia University in Japan in September 2010 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with a major in Finance from the University of Queensland in Australia in July 2007.

Mr. Zheng Jingdong, aged 55, is an executive Director of the Company. Before the re-designation on 26 February 2021, Mr. Zheng had been appointed as a Director since 21 July 2008, and had been appointed as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, an executive Director and the authorised representative under the Listing Rules since 10 May 2013. Mr. Zheng has more than 20 years of experience in the slipper business in the PRC. He has been appointed as a director of Quanzhou Baofeng since 28 March 2007 and as a director of BAOF International Limited since 21 July 2008.

Ms. Lin Weihuan, aged 39, has been appointed as the nonexecutive Director since 7 January 2016. Ms. Lin obtained a bachelor of business degree in financial management from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia in 2005. She later obtained a master of business degree in professional accounting from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia in 2006. Ms. Lin has over ten years of experience in accounting. She is now the sole director and sole shareholder of Total Shine Investments Limited (“Total Shine”) which is principally engaged in investment business.

Ms. An Na, aged 61, was appointed as an independent nonexecutive Director on 30 June 2010. She has been an executive editor of 中國輕工業出版社 (China Light Industry Press) since 1982. She has also been a vice president of 北京《瑞麗》雜誌社 (Beijing Rayli Magazine House) since 2003 at which she has been responsible for managing and coordinating the publication of several fashion magazines. In August 2015, she resigned her post in Beijing Rayli Magazine House. She received an editor’s qualification from 國務院國有資產監督管理委員會 (State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission) in 2002. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a major in the study of leather from 西北輕工業學院 (Northwest Institute of Light Industry) (now known as陝西科技大學 (Shaanxi University of Science and Technology)) in 1982.

Mr. Chen Shaohua, aged 54, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 3 February 2015. Mr. Chen graduated from the Open University of China (國家開放大學) (previously known as China Central Radio and TV University (中央廣播電視大學)), and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Management majoring in Accounting from Beijing Technology and Business University (北京工商大學) in 2010. He is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) and qualified as certified assets valuer, certified tax agent, certified real estate valuer, certified cost engineer and certified land valuer in the PRC. Mr. Chen is a senior accountant and senior economist in the PRC. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in accounting, audit and tax matters. Mr. Chen is currently the chairman of the board of directors and legal representative of auditing firm, tax company, asset and property valuation company in the PRC.

Professor Zhao Jinbao, aged 57, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 3 February 2015. Professor Zhao graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology (哈爾濱工業大學) of the PRC and obtained a bachelor of engineering degree in Electrochemistry in 1984 and a master’s degree in High Polymer Materials Engineering in 1987. Professor Zhao further obtained a doctor’s degree in Engineering from Kyoto University in Japan in 1996. He has been a professor of Physical Chemistry in the Xiamen University (廈門大學) of the PRC since 2011. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in research and development in the field of engineering and chemistry and was recruited as one of the experts in The Recruitment Program of Global Experts (海外高層次人才引進計劃).