薛林楠先生自2024年5月起担任本公司独立董事。薛先生自2023年2月至今任职麦金地集团CEO，负责企业战略规划、运营管理和财务管理等核心职能。此外，薛先生自2021年12月至今任职Techstar（SEHK:7855）独立董事兼审计委员会主席，2021年4月至2023年2月任职深睿科技CFO，2020年3月至2020年12月任职复星蜂巢集团副董事长兼全球合伙人，2019年4月至2020年3月任职复星集团（SEHK:656）CFO兼全球合伙人，2013年4月至2019年4月任职复星集团（SEHK:656）审计负责人兼全球合伙人，2008年8月至2013年2月任职华通能源首席风控官兼审计负责人。薛先生还曾在KPMG和Briggs & Stratton等机构中担任重要职位，专注于风险管控与审计服务领域。

薛先生于1997年获得中国人民大学经济学学士学位，并于2001年获得波士顿大学经济学硕士学位。此外，薛先生自2002年2月起成为美国注册会计师协会（AICPA）的会员，并自2006年11月起成为美国内部控制协会（CIA）的会员。

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.