Following the resignation of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wang Wensong, currently the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has been appointed as the secretary of the Board, with effect from 12 September 2023. Mr. Wang Wensong, aged 40, graduated from Simon Fraser University in Canada in 2008 with a bachelor's degree majoring in Finance and Accounting and graduated from the University of Toronto in 2018 with a Master of Business Administration degree. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute.

Mr. Wang Wensong joined Yili Industrial in January 2019 and had been the finance director of financial management department and the head of the mergers and acquisitions department. Prior to that, Mr. Wang Wensong was mainly engaged in accountancy practices and worked for Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the PRC and Canada for nearly 10 years. Mr. Wang Wensong also has extensive experience in financial management.

Following the resignation of Mr. Wong, Ms. Wong Pui Kiu Ingrid ("Ms. Wong") has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company, with effect from 12 September 2023. Ms. Wong is currently a senior manager of Corporate Services of Tricor Services Limited, a global professional services provider specializing in integrated Business, Corporate and Investor Services. Ms. Wong has over 10 years' experience in the corporate secretarial and legal advisory services.

Ms. Wong holds a Master of Science in Corporate Governance and Compliance from the Hong Kong Baptist University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from The University of Law in London, the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Global Business and Management of Organizations from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Ms. Wong is a Chartered Secretary, a Chartered Governance Professional and an associate of both The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI) and The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) in the United Kingdom. The Board announces that, following the resignation of Mr. Wong and Ms. Ng, Mr. Zhang Zhanqiang and Ms. Wong have been appointed as the authorised representatives (the "Authorised Representative(s)", pursuant to Rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules) of the Company, and Mr. Wang Wensong has been appointed as Mr. Zhang Zhanqiang's alternate to the Authorised Representative, with effect from 12 September 2023.