Dong Li
Independent Director
Mr. Dong Li has served as an independent director of our company since March 2018. Mr. Li has served as the chief financial officer of TH International Limited (Nasdaq, ticker symbol: THCH), the parent company of the exclusive master franchisees of Tim Hortons coffee shops and Popeyes restaurants in China since September 2021. Mr. Li also served as an independent director of Boqii Holding Ltd (China’s leading pet-focused platform listed on the NYSE, ticker symbol: BQ) since September 2020, as an independent non-executive director of Helens International Holdings Company Limited (China’s largest bar chain network listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, ticker symbol: 09869) since August 2021, as an independent non-executive director of Logory Logistics Technology Co., Ltd (a leading end-to-end digital freight transportation services provider in China listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, ticker symbol: 02482) since March 2023 and as an independent non-executive director of ZJLD Group Inc (a leading baijiu company in China devoted to offering premium baijiu products featuring sauce aroma profile and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, ticker symbol: 06979) since April 2023. Prior to joining TH International Limited, Mr. Li served as the chief financial officer for several companies, including Ximalaya Inc., one of China’s largest online audio platforms from September 2019 to September 2021; OneSmart International Education Group Limited, a diversified premium K 12 education company in China listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ONE) from July 2017 to June 2019; Pegasus Media Group Limited, a company focuses on movie and TV show production, investment, licensing, marketing and derivatives from April 2016 to April 2017; and Ecovacs Robotics Holdings Limited, a consumer robotics company in China listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 603486) from March 2015 to February 2016. From September 2008 to February 2015, Mr. Li worked as an associate and later vice president in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ICBC International in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Mr. Li worked in KPMG’s auditing practice group from August 1999 to April 2006 in its Beijing and Silicon Valley offices, respectively. Mr. Li received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University in July 1999, as well as a master’s degree in business administration in finance from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in June 2008. Mr. Li is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.
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Audit Committee
Member