Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co., Ltd. announced that it has appointed Mr. Fu Yihong as a non-executive director, which was approved by the shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting dated 23 August 2023. The biography of the non-executive director is set out below: Mr. Fu Yihong, aged 42, is the deputy minister of the strategic planning department of Chongqing Machinery and Electronic Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. Mr. Fu is a senior engineer. He has served as a director of Chongqing General Aviation Industry Group Co., Ltd. since November 2022; a director of Chongqing Industrial Investment Electromechanical Parts Co., Ltd. since March 2022; the deputy minister of the strategic planning department of Chongqing Machinery and Electronic Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. since February 2021.

He served as the officer of the technology center office, the officer of the positive displacement pump room and the officer of the slurry pump room of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from March 2020 to February 2021 (he was seconded to the strategic planning department of Chongqing Machinery and Electronic Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. from October 2020 to February 2021); the officer of the technology center office and the officer of the positive displacement pump room of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from August 2018 to March 2020; the officer of the technology center office of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from January 2018 to August 2018; the deputy officer of the technology center office of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from February 2017 to January 2018; the deputy commissioner of the design division and the deputy commissioner of the military industry division of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from January 2014 to February 2017; deputy commissioner of the design division of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from September 2012 to January 2014; the deputy minister of the operation department of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from May 2012 to September 2012; the assistant to the minister of the operation department of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. From February 2012 to May 2012; and the deputy officer of the general assembly workshop of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from April 2011 to February 2012. He was responsible for the design and development of positive displacement pumps in the design division of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from September 2006 to April 2011. He served as an intern in a workshop of Chongqing Pump Factory Co., Ltd. from June 2005 to September 2006.

Mr. Fu studied at Chongqing University, majoring in electrical engineering under on-the-job engineering master profession from March 2012 to December 2015 and obtained a master's degree in engineering. He studied at the Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, majoring in mechanical design, manufacturing and automation from September 2001 to June 2005, and obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering.