薛林楠先生自2024年5月起擔任本公司獨立董事。薛先生自2023年2月至今任職麥金地集團CEO，負責企業戰略規劃、運營管理和財務管理等核心職能。此外，薛先生自2021年12月至今任職Techstar（SEHK:7855）獨立董事兼審計委員會主席，2021年4月至2023年2月任職深睿科技CFO，2020年3月至2020年12月任職復星蜂巢集團副董事長兼全球合伙人，2019年4月至2020年3月任職復星集團（SEHK:656）CFO兼全球合伙人，2013年4月至2019年4月任職復星集團（SEHK:656）審計負責人兼全球合伙人，2008年8月至2013年2月任職華通能源首席風控官兼審計負責人。薛先生還曾在KPMG和Briggs & Stratton等機構中擔任重要職位，專注于風險管控與審計服務領域。

薛先生于1997年獲得中國人民大學經濟學學士學位，并于2001年獲得波士頓大學經濟學碩士學位。此外，薛先生自2002年2月起成為美國注冊會計師協會（AICPA）的會員，并自2006年11月起成為美國內部控制協會（CIA）的會員。

Independent Director

Mr. Thomas Xue has served as our independent director since May 2024. He has served as chief executive officer of McKindy Group since February 2023, overseeing strategic planning, operations, and financial management.

Additionally, Mr. Xue also holds the position of Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Techstar (HK: 7855). Mr. Xue also served as CFO at Deepwise Co., Ltd., where he managed the company’s financial strategies and operations from April 2021 to February 2023.

He held leadership roles in notable companies, including as Vice Chairman and Global Partner at Fosun Hive Group (2020-2020), and CFO and Global Partner at Fosun Group (HK: 00656) (2019-2020). From 2013 to 2019, he served as Audit Lead and Global Partner at Fosun Group (HK: 00656), and from 2008 to 2013, he was Chief Risk Officer and Audit Lead at AEI – Huatong Energy. Earlier in his career, he held key positions at KPMG and Briggs & Stratton, specializing in risk management and audit services.

Mr. Xue received his master’s degree in economics from Boston University in 2001, and a bachelor’s degree from Renmin University of China in 1997. He has been a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since February 2002 and a member of American Institute of Internal Control since November 2006.