Mr. Zhu Gongshan, is an executive Director appointed on 9 September 2022. He is also the chairman of the Board and the chairman of the nomination committee of the Company. He is the founder, an executive director, the chairman and a joint chief executive officer of GCL Technology Holdings Limited (“GCL Technology”), a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 3800). Mr. Zhu Gongshan is also a director of GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd. (協鑫集成科技股份有限公司)(“GCL System Integration” ), a company whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002506) and GCL Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (協鑫能源科技股份有限公司)(“GCL Energy Technology” ), a company whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002015). Mr. Zhu Gongshan served as an executive Director of the Company from April 2014 to May 2016 and as the honorary chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company from May 2014 to May 2016.
Mr. Zhu Gongshan acted as a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (the “CPPCC”), a member of the 12th Jiangsu CPPCC, the vice chairman of the 11th Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce (江蘇省工商聯), the chairman of Global Green Energy Industry Council (全球綠色能源理事會), the chairman of Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (亞洲光伏產業協會), a deputy director of the Green and Low Carbon Development Promotion Committee of China Enterprise Confederation (中國企業聯合會企業綠色低碳發展推進委員會), an executive vice president of the Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Branch of China Electricity Council (中國電力企業聯合會電動交通與儲能分會). Mr. Zhu Gongshan concurrently serves as the chairman of the Global Energy Storage and Battery Council (全球儲能與電池理事會), chairman of the China New Energy Overseas Development Alliance (中國新能源海外發展聯盟), vice chairman of the China Energy Research Society (中國能源研究會), and the executive chairman of the ICC China Environment and Energy Commission (國際商會中國國家委員會環境與能源委員會), the vice chairman of China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs (中國僑商聯合會), the vice chairman of China Fortune Foundation Limited (中國富強基金會), the vice chairman of China Industrial Overseas Development & Planning Association (中國產業海外發展和規劃協會), the honorary chairman of Residents Association in Hong Kong (江蘇旅港同鄉聯合會), the honorary chairman of the Federation of HK Jiangsu Community Organisations (香港江蘇社團總會), the honorary chairman of Suzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce (蘇州市工商聯), the chairman of SNEC Hydrogen Energy Industry Alliance Council (SNEC氫能產業聯盟理事會), and the honorary chairman of the Nanjing University Board of Trustees, etc. Mr. Zhu Gongshan has been awarded the “New China 70th New Energy Industry 10 Outstanding Contributors(新中國70周年新能源產業十大傑出貢獻人物)” award, the honours of “Chinese Enterprise Reform of 40 Years Reform and Opening Medal(改革開放四十年中國企業改革獎章)”, the “Figure of Energy Revolution of 40 Years Reform and Opening(改革開放四十年能源變革風雲人物)”, the “Leading Energy Entrepreneur of 40 Years Reform and Opening(改革開放四十年能源領袖企業家)” and the “25 Most Influential Entrepreneurs (最具影響力的25位企業家)”, etc. Mr. Zhu Gongshan graduated from Nanjing Electric Power College(南京電力專科學校)and obtained a diploma in electrical automation.