Mr XIONG Liangjun graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law with a Master’s degree in Monetary Banking and is a senior economist. Mr XIONG has served more than 30 years in financial regulatory authorities and the commercial banking sector, with solid professional expertise and extensive practical experience. He has served as a member of the party committee, assistant to the president and vice president of the Shenzhen Central Sub-branch of the People’s Bank of China; a member of the party committee and director of the Shenzhen bureau of the China Banking Regulatory Commission; a secretary of the party committee and director of the Guangxi Regulatory Bureau; a secretary of the party committee and director of the Shenzhen Regulatory Bureau; and a member of the party committee, secretary of the commission for discipline inspection and chairman of the supervisory board of China Merchants Bank. Mr XIONG was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 30 March 2026.