Mr. Hu Rongen (胡戎恩) was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of our Company on December 20, 2018. From June 2015 to present, Mr. Hu has been the dean of the faculty of financial law of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (上海政法学院). Mr. Hu was accredited as one of Top 10 Outstanding Youths* (十大傑出青年) in Shanghai Judicial Administration System* (上海司法行政系統) by Political Department of Shanghai Bureau of Justice* (上海司法局政治部) in April 2009.

Mr. Hu graduated from National Court Cadre Amateur Law University* (全國法院幹部業餘法律大學), currently known as National Judges College (國家法官學院), in Beijing, the PRC in September 1988. He also graduated as an undergraduate in law in July 1996 and with a master's degree in law in July 2000, and a doctoral degree in law in July 2006 from Peking University (北京大學) in Beijing, the PRC.