Ning Yaping is the independent non-executive Director of the Company and the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Board. Ms. Ning graduated from the Business School of the University of Queensland, Australia with a Ph.D. degree in Management Accounting. From July 2002 to February 2019, Ms. Ning served as an associate professor in the Accounting Department at the Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management. Ms. Ning served as an independent director of listed companies such as Tangshan Jidong Cement Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: SZ000401), Dawning Information Industry Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: SH603019), and Baoxiniao Holding Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: SZ002154). Ms. Ning was appointed as the independent non-executive director of the Company in June 2024.