Biography

Dong Li was appointed as our independent director with effect from the listing date. Mr. Li has more than 20 years’ management experience in public accounting, investment banking, and corporate finance. Mr. Li has served as the chief financial officer of TH International Limited (Nasdaq: THCH), the exclusive master franchisee of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China, since September 2021. Previously, from September 2019 to September 2021, Mr. Li served as the chief financial officer of Ximalaya Inc., a non-music audio company operating in China. Prior to that, from July 2017 to June 2019, Mr. Li was the chief financial officer of OneSmart International Education Group Limited (NYSE: ONE), a K-12 education company operating in China. Prior to that, he was also the chief financial officer of Ecovacs Robotics Holdings Limited (SSE: 603486); worked in investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ICBC International; and served in the auditing practice group for KPMG. Mr. Li is also an independent director at GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (NYSE: GHG), Boqii Holding Limited (NYSE: BQ), Helens International Holdings Company Limited (HKEx: 09869), Logory Logistics Technology Co., Ltd. (HKEx: 02482), and ZJLD Group Inc (HKEx: 06979). Mr. Li obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University in 1999 and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2008. Mr. Li is also a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.