Mr. Zhou Tianming (周天明) re-joined the Group as the executive vice president in August 2021 and has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Company on 29 August 2024. He is one of the shareholders of Jian Oiao Group, which is an affiliated entity of the Company and is responsible for the overall operation of the Group.

        He started his career as a teacher at Wenzhou Business School Yueqing Branch* (溫州商校樂清分校) from September 1998 to July 1999. He held various senior roles in education investment, education service and energy related industry between August 1999 and October 2007, including the chief of staff/director of infrastructure office at Jian Qiao Investment, an affiliated entity of the Company, the general manager of Shanghai Jianqiao Education Service Co., Ltd.* (上海建橋教育服务有限公司), a then subsidiary of Jian Qiao Group, which was spun-off in June 2018, the vice president of Jian Qiao Group and the vice chairman and the general manager of Shanxi Jianqiao Energy Co., Ltd.* (山西建橋能源有限公司). He served as the general manager at Qinghai Lenghu Bindi Potash Fertilizer Co., Ltd.* (青海省冷湖濱地鉀肥股份有限公司) from February 2008 to September 2011. Mr. Zhou held the position of president at Changjiu Industry Group Co., Ltd* (長九實業集團有限公司) from October 2011 to July 2021. He has been serving as a director at Jian Qiao University Company, an affiliated entity of the Company, since July 2024.

        Mr. Zhou graduated with a bachelor’s degree majoring in computerized accounting from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (江西財經大學), in Jiangxi Province, the PRC in July 1998.