Li Kaiguo, male, born in 1962, a Chinese citizen without permanent residency abroad. Mr. Li graduated from Hunan University in the PRC with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering in 1983. He is a researcher level senior engineer, a Machinery Industrial Scientific Technology Specialist of the PRC, an expert entitled to special grants of the State Council, and the first batch of national candidates for the NewCentury Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Project* (新世紀百千萬人才工程國家級人選). During the period from August 1983 to February 2000, Mr. Li successively served as an engineer, the deputy head and the head of Component Testing Laboratory of Chongqing Automobile Research Institute*(重慶汽車研究所) (“CARI”) (currently known as China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co.,Ltd* (中國汽車工程研究院股份有限公司) (“CAERI”), (stock code: 601965.SH)). Between July 1995 and February 2000, he also concurrently served as the general manager of the Automotive Test Equipment Development Centre* (汽車試驗設(shè)備開發(fā)中心) of CARI. Between February 2000 and November 2007, Mr. Li served as the deputy director and member of party committee of CARI. Between November 2007 and October 2013, Mr. Li served as the director, deputy general manager and member of party committee of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd* (中國汽車工程研究院有限公司) (currently known as CAERI). Between October 2013 and May 2022, Mr. Li successively served as director, general manager, deputy secretary of party committee, secretary of party committee and chairman of CAERI. Since May 2022, Mr. Li has been the expert of CAERI and concurrently served as the head of automobile inspection and testing technology committee of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co Ltd (中國通用技術(shù)(集團)控股有限責任公司). Mr. Li has been an independent non-executive Director of the Company since October 2022.