BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board consist of nine Directors comprising three executive Directors, two non-executive Directors and four independent non-executive Directors. The powers and duties of the Board include determining our business and investment plans, preparing our annual financial budgets and final reports, formulating proposal for profit distributions and exercising other powers, functions and duties as conferred by the Articles. We have entered into a service agreement with each of our executive Directors and a letter of appointment with each of our non-executive Directors and independent non-executive Directors.

Members of the Board

Executive Directors

• Mr. Li Zhen (李真), is our co-founder. He was appointed as our executive Director on November 12, 2010. He was appointed as the chairman of the Board on December 15, 2015. Mr. Li Zhen served as the head of our R&D department from November 2010 to January 2023. Mr. Li Zhen is primarily responsible for the strategic planning and business management of our Company.

• Mr. Li Zhen possesses over 12 years of experience in the IC design industry. After obtaining his master’s degree in the United States, Mr. Li Zhen returned to China in 2010 to start his own business, exploring and leading the continuous innovation of efficient analog IC design and patterned wafer delivery business model. Led by Mr. Li Zhen, our management team on average possesses over eight years of experience in enterprise management, product development and marketing. 

• Mr. Li Zhen studied in the Basic Science Class of Tsinghua University (清華大學) in the PRC in 2004, majoring in mathematics and physics of the department of physics. He was later admitted as a regular student for fall term 2005-2006 from Tsinghua University to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States in September 7, 2005, and obtained his bachelor’s degree in electronic science and engineering in June 2009 and his master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science in February 2010. Mr. Li Zhen was recognized as Leading Talent in Science and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Suzhou New District (Class A) (蘇州高新區科技創新創業領軍人才(A類)) by the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou New District (中共蘇州高新區工作委員會) in September 2010 and Leading Talent in Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Gusu District (姑蘇創新創業領軍人才) by Suzhou Municipal People’s Government (蘇州市人民政府) in July 2012.

• Mr. Zhang Guangping (張廣平), is our co-founder. He was our Supervisor from November 2010 to September 2013. He served as our sales director from November 2010 to January 2021. Mr. Zhang Guangping was appointed as our Director on December 15, 2015 and our general manager on January 15, 2021. He was re-designated as our executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Zhang Guangping is primarily responsible for the overall operation and management of our Company. 

• Mr. Zhang Guangping obtained his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from Tsinghua University (清華大學) in the PRC in July 2008.

• Mr. Li Yi (李一),  is our co-founder. He served as our general manager from November 2010 to January 2021. He has been serving as our Director since December 15, 2015, the deputy general manager and the head of our financial department since January 15, 2021, the secretary of the Board since November 12, 2021. He was re-designated as our executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Li Yi was appointed as a joint company secretary on June 1, 2023. Mr. Li Yi is primarily responsible for the daily operations, financial management and company secretarial matters of our Company and assisting the operation of the Board. 

• From August 2002 to July 2003, Mr. Li Yi worked at Jiangsu Vocational College of Business (江蘇商貿職業學院) (formerly known as Jiangsu Nantong Vocational Supply and Marketing School (江蘇省南通供銷學校)), where he was primarily responsible for education and teaching. From March 2004 to September 2008, he worked at Jiangsu Suzhou Steel Group Co., Ltd. (江蘇蘇鋼集團有限公司), an industrial company, where he was primarily responsible for accounting affairs. Mr. Li Yi obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Shanxi University of Finance and Economics (山西財經大學) in the PRC in July 2002.

Non-executive Directors

• Mr. Kong Jianhua (孔建華) (“Mr. Kong”),  was appointed as our Director on December 15, 2015 and redesignated as our non-executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Kong is primarily responsible for the provision of guidance for the overall development of our Company. 

• Mr. Kong served as a staff of business development division at Jiangsu Branch of China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (中國出口信用保險公司江蘇分公司), an insurance company. From August 2010 to March 2012, he served as the investment manager at Suzhou High-Tech Venture Capital Group Co., Ltd. (蘇州高新創業投資集團有限公司), an investment company, where he was primarily responsible for investment management. He served consecutively as the investment director, the deputy general manager and the general manager from March 2012 to April 2019, and has been serving as the director since August 2015 of Suzhou High-tech Venture Capital Group Ronglian Management Co., Ltd. (蘇州高新創業投資集團融聯管理有限公司), an investment company, where he was primarily responsible for investment management, the overall strategic planning and management and supervision of the daily affairs. Since December 2017, he has served as the director and general manager at Suzhou High-tech Venture Capital Group Rongxiang Investment Management Co., Ltd. (蘇州高新創業投資集團融享投資管理有限公司), a venture capital company, where he is primarily responsible for the overall management. Mr. Kong also holds directorship in several technology, manufacture and other companies concurrently, including Shanghai Yingshuang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (上海贏雙電機科技股份有限公司), Suzhou Zhizhu Telecommunication Technology Co., Ltd. (蘇州智鑄通信科技股份有限公司) and Jiangsu Tiangong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (江蘇天弓信息技術有限公司), etc., where he is primarily responsible for the overall management of the aforementioned companies. Mr. Kong obtained his bachelor’s degree in English from China University of Mining and Technology (中國礦業大學) in the PRC in July 2005 and his master’s degree in laws from Peking University (北京大學) in the PRC in July 2008.

Independent Non-executive Directors

• Mr. Zhao Heming (趙鶴鳴) (“Mr. Zhao”), was appointed as our independent Director on November 12, 2021 and re-designated as our independent non-executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Zhao is primarily responsible for the provision of independent advice to the Board. 

• Mr. Zhao joined Soochow University (蘇州大學) in 1993 and served as the assistant professor from 1993 to 1999. He was then appointed as the professor in 1999 and the doctoral supervisor in 2002, and currently serves as the professor, the doctoral supervisor and the dean of the department of information engineering. He has been engaged in teaching and scientific research in the field of speech signal processing, intelligent computing, and digital signal processing systems. Mr. Zhao served as a member of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Political Consultative Conference (江蘇省人民政治協商會議) from February 2003 to January 2018. Mr. Zhao is currently a member of the National Signal Processing Society (全國信號處理學會), a standing director of Jiangsu Electronic Society (江蘇省電子學會), and the president of Suzhou Electronic Society (蘇州市電子學會). In addition, he is also an editorial board member of the “Acta Acustica” (《聲學學報》), the “Journal of Electronics & Information Technology” (《電子與信息學報》) and the “Journal of Signal Processing” (《信號處理學報》). In addition to the working experience above, Mr. Zhao has been an independent director in the following listed companies, where he was responsible for providing independence advice to the board of directors:

• From March 2007 to May 2013 New SEA UNION Technology Group Co.,Ltd. (新海宜科技集團股份有限公司) A technology companylisted on the ShenzhenStock Exchange (stockcode: 002089)
• From December 2011 to November 2017 Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co., Ltd. (蘇州天孚光通信股份有限公司) A technology company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300394)
• From September 2014 to June 2019 and since June 2022 Suzhou Anjie Technology Co., Ltd. (蘇州安潔科技股份有限公司) A technology company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 002635)
• Mr. Zhao obtained his bachelor’s degree in physics from Soochow University (蘇州大學) (formerly known as Jiangsu Normal College (江蘇師範學院)) in the PRC in January 1982. He has obtained the independent director qualification certificate from Shenzhen Stock Exchange(深圳證券交易所) in April 2008.

• Mr. Wen Chengge (溫承革) (“Mr. Wen”),  was appointed as our independent Director on November 12, 2021 and re-designated as our independent non-executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Wen is primarily responsible for the provision of independent advice to the Board. 

• Mr. Wen has been serving as the associate professor of the School of Business in Suzhou University of Science and Technology (蘇州科技大學) since June 2000, where he is primarily responsible for scientific research and teaching. 

• Mr. Wen obtained his bachelor’s degree in electromechanical foreign trade from Chongqing University (重慶大學) in the PRC in July 1990. He obtained a master’s degree in business administration in July 1999 and a doctor’s degree in enterprise management in June 2007 from Renmin University of China (中國人民大學) in the PRC.

• Mr. Ma Ming (馬明) (“Mr. Ma”),  was appointed as our independent Director on November 12, 2021 and re-designated as our independent non-executive Director on April 27, 2023. Mr. Ma is primarily responsible for the provision of independent advice to the Board. 

• Mr. Ma joined Ningxia Tianhua Accounting Firm (Co., Ltd.) (寧夏天華會計師事務所(有限公司)) (“Ningxia Tianhua”) in October 2003, where he served as the director and deputy chief accountant from May 2018 to April 2022. Ningxia Tianhua was transferred into a partnership enterprise and renamed as Tianhua (Ningxia) Accounting Firm (Special General Partnership) (天華(寧夏)會計師事務所(特殊普通合夥)) in May 2022 and Mr. Ma has been serving as the managing partner and deputy chief accountant since then. Apart from the aforementioned working experience, he also has been the director of Ningxia Zhengyetong Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (寧夏正業通管理諮詢有限公司), a management consulting company, since May 2018 and Ningxia Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. (寧夏建設投資集團有限公司), a company principally engaged in housing construction, project contracting of municipal infrastructure and investment management, from March 2017 to November 2019, where he was primarily responsible for the provision of guidance for the overall business development. 

• Mr. Ma obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Shanxi University of Finance and Economics (山西財經大學) in the PRC in June 2002. Mr. Ma has obtained the certified public accountant certificate (註冊會計師證書) from the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (中國註冊會計師協會) in October 2004 and the legal professional qualification certificate (法律職業資格證書) issued by the Ministry of Justice of the PRC (中華人民共和國司法部) in March 2012.

• Ms. Kang Yuanshu (康元書) (“Ms. Kang”), was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on December 1, 2023. Ms. Kang is primarily responsible for the provision of independent advice to the Board. 

• Ms. Kang joined Q8 Aviation in 2008. Q8 Aviation is one of the world’s leading jet fuel marketers, providing fuel to airlines at airports across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. She consecutively served as the new business analyst from October 2008 to February 2011, the aviation business co-ordinator from March 2011 to May 2014, the assistant account manager from June 2014 to December 2014, the account manager from January 2015 to February 2022 and the senior account manager since March 2022, where she is primarily responsible for directing marketing and sales affairs in throughout Asia and Australasia areas. 

• Ms. Kang obtained her bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom in June 2007. She obtained her master’s degree in science from the City University of London in the United Kingdom in February 2009.

Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee of the Board.pdf

Terms of Reference of the Nomination Committee of the Board.pdf

Terms of Reference of the Remuneration and Evaluation Committee of the Board.pdf

Terms of Reference of the Strategy Committee of the Board.pdf