Board of Directors

Joe Quan Zhang has served as chairman of our board of directors since June 2026. Mr. Zhang is currently the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Geely Holding Group. Mr. Zhang joined Geely Holding Group in 2014 and held various key positions, including Deputy CFO of Geely Holding Group, General Manager of Geely Holding Group Financial Management Center and Director of Geely Holding Group Strategic Finance Center. Mr. Zhang has served as the Chairman of Lotus Group International Limited since March 2026, the Chairman of Genius Auto Finance Co., Ltd. since January 2026, a Director of Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, a company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (stock code: PSNY) since June 2025, a Director of Zhejiang Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd. since January 2025, and a Director of Smart Mobility Pte. Ltd. since March 2022.

Qingfeng Feng has served as our director and chief executive officer since our inception. Since joining Geely Holding Group in 1999, he has worked in sales, manufacturing, supply chain and quality management and R&D, among other areas, holding multiple key positions in Geely Holding, including General Manager of Group Sales Company and Deputy General Manager of Geely Ningbo Company. In 2012, he was appointed as a vice president of Geely Holding Group and a member of the management board. In 2013, he became the Chief Technical Officer of Geely Holding Group, where he was responsible for establishment and management of R&D systems and product strategic planning, and was in charge of Geely’s Market Strategy Centre, Technology Management Department, Geely Automobile Research Institute, and Geely Components and Parts Development Centre. In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Lotus Group.

James Rowan has served as our director since June 2025. He has over three decades of global experience in auto, consumer and technology sectors, delivering strong growth and profitability through transformation strategies and customer engagement. He served as the chief executive officer and president of Volvo Cars from 2022 to 2025, and was a board member at Polestar and Lynk & Co. Before joining Volvo Cars, James served as the chief executive officer of Dyson, where he was also a board member from 2012 to 2020. Prior to Dyson, he was chief operating officer of BlackBerry. James also served as a board member for Henkel GmbH, and sat on the industrial advisory board of Nanyang Technology University.

Ning Yu has served as our director since July 2022. Mr. Yu has 30 years of working experience in the automotive industry. Mr. Yu currently serves as the managing partner of Hone Capital. Prior to that, Mr. Yu served as the Managing Partner of NIO Capital for five years. Before joining NIO Capital, Mr. Yu had worked at Geely Holding Group as Vice President for five years responsible for Geely’s international business. Prior to Geely, Mr. Yu was the CEO of Fiat Powertrain Technologies in Asia Pacific.

Dato’ Sri Amrin Awaluddin has served as our director since May 2025. He has over 30 years of experience in corporate and banking sectors with large caps and institutions including Lembaga Tabung Haji, Boustead Holdings Berhad, Sime Darby Properties Berhad, Media Prima Berhad Group of Companies and so on. He currently serves as the group managing director and chief executive officer of Tradewinds Group (M) Sdn Bhd, board member of Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan, and chairman of Pusat Pungutan Zakat Wilayah Persekutuan.

Ada Yunfeng Yan has served as our independent director since February 2024. Formerly, she served at Shell as cluster finance manager at Shell China/HK Lubricant Sales and Marketing business, regional finance manager at Shell Lubricant Supply Chain Asia Pacific and Middle East, and the CFO of Tongyi Lubricant Oil Company (a Shell joint venture). Ms. Yan has been a member of ACCA since 1999, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant since 2002, and FCCA since 2004.

Catherine Hongjun Cai has served as our independent director since April 2025. Ms. Cai has more than three decades of experience in China’s investment banking industry and has held senior positions at international investment banks. She served as the Group Managing Director, Global Executive Vice Chairman, and Chairman of Greater China at UBS from 2018 to 2024. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director, Chairman and Head of China at Citigroup from 2016 to 2018. Ms. Cai also held the position of Managing Director, Chairman and Head of China Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.