Biography

Zuotao CHEN, aged 55, is an independent non-executive Director, the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee, and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. CHEN also served as an independent director of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc. (SSE STAR Market: 688111) from February 7, 2017 to April 28, 2022. Mr. CHEN is currently the executive director of Trench Investment Group Limited, chairman of the board of Top Resource Conservation Engineering Company Limited (SZSE Market: 300332), chairman of the board of Juchen Semiconductor Company Limited (SSE STAR Market: 688123), chairman of the board of Trench New Energy Company Limited, chairman of the board of Shandong Guoyao Quantum Radar Technology Co., Ltd, chairman of the board of Hubei Luojia Wutong Venture Capital Company Limited, vice chairman of China Energy Conservation Association, executive chairman of the Council of China Chamber of Commerce for Petroleum Industry, executive chairman of Beijing Fujian Enterprises General Chamber of Commerce, vice chairman of Beijing Foreign Investment Enterprises Association, vice chairman of Beijing Energy Association, council member of Wuhan University.

Mr. CHEN focuses on investment in strategic emerging industries such as energy conservation and environmental protection, new energy, new materials, etc. He has rich experience in investment and corporate management, and has led and participated in the investment projects of, among others, Top Resource Engineering, Juchen, Trench New Energy, Xiaomi Corporation (a company listed on the Stock Exchange in July 2018, Stock Code: 1810), Jingjin Equipment Inc. (SSE Market: 603279), Beijing Yupont Electronic Power Technology Co., Ltd. (SSE STAR Market: 688597), Keli Sensing Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. (SSE Market: 603662), Windsun Science Technology Co., Ltd. (SSE STAR Market: 688663). Mr. CHEN graduated from the School of Management of Wuhan University, majority in business management in 1992, obtained his EMBA from Wudaokou School Finance, Tsinghua University in 2017 and obtained a Ph.D. degree from University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management in 2024.

In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Mr. CHEN was selected by the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association as one of the most popular figures in China’s energy conservation service industry for three consecutive years, and was awarded the “Qing Nian Wu Si Jiang Zhang” by Wuhan University in 2011. In 2014, he was awarded the title of “Excellent Entrepreneur of Beijing”. In 2015, he was awarded the title of “2015 Beijing Model Worker” by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and in January 2016, he was awarded the title of “12th Five-Year Plan” Energy-saving Service Industry Figure of the Year by the Energy-saving Service Industry Committee of China Energy Conservation Association. In May 2017, Mr. CHEN was awarded the title of “Outstanding Alumni of Capital and Wisdom Returning to Wuhan” by the Wuhan Leading Group for Attracting Wisdom, and in December 2020, he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 in China. In December 2021, Mr. CHEN was awarded the “Golden Quality — Outstanding Entrepreneur of 2021” by Shanghai Securities News, and in July 2022, he was awarded the Xiamen Investment Promotion advisor by the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. In December 2023, Mr. CHEN was awarded the “Golden Lion” ESG Leading Entrepreneur. In July 2024, Mr. CHEN was awarded the title of “a Leading Figure of Listed Companies on the SSE STAR MARKET in 2024”. In November 2024, Mr. CHEN was awarded as the 11th Outstanding Alumni of Wuhan University. In February 2025, Mr. CHEN was appointed as the first batch of investment Promotion consultants in Fujian Province by the Fujian Provincial Investment Promotion Leading Group.