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Management

• Zheng James Chen

  Chairman of the Board of Directors

  Chief Executive Officer

  Dr. Zheng James Chen has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 24, 2021 and he has been elected as our Chairman of the Board of Directors on August 27, 2021. Dr. Chen has served as our Board Director since June 2015. He has been our Chairman of Audit Committee from June 2015 to May 2021. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Origin Agritech from 2018 to 2020 and from 2012 to 2016. Dr. Chen's previous professional experience includes the Chief Financial Officer of Yunji Inc., a fast-growing e-commerce business, investment manager at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and senior equity analyst positions at Morgan Joseph and BB&T Capital Markets. Dr. Chen also worked as a Product Manager at Celanese and as a License Product Technology Manager at Univation Technologies, a joint venture between ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and his MBA degree from New York University. Dr. Chen has a professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") and is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Dr. Chen also serves as the legal representative for Beijing Baofeng Youping Limited and the chairman of Supervisory Board of Zhejiang Jitai New Materials Limited.

• Ying Zhu

  Board Director

  Chief Financial Officer

  Ms. Ying Zhu has been appointed to serve as our Chief Financial Officer in May 2021 and our Board Director in August 2021. Ms. Zhu served as our Acting Chief Financial Officer since December 2019. She joined our company in July 2010 and has served as our Director of Investor Relations, Director of Strategy, Assistant to Chairman and Head of President Office. She also serves as Vice President of Rifa Securities Limited in Hong Kong. Ms. Zhu obtained her Master of Law and Bachelor of Economics majoring in Finance from International Business School of Beijing Language and Culture University. Ms. Zhu has been awarded HKSI Institute Specialist Certificates on Securities, Futures and Asset Management.