The board of directors of EverChina Int'l Holdings Company Limited announced that, Mr. Zhou Zhizhu has been appointed as an executive Director of the Company with effect from 17 May 2024. Mr. Zhou will primarily responsible for developing the new energy business of the Group. The biographical details of Mr. Zhou are set out below: Mr. Zhou aged 55, obtained a bachelor's degree in thermal engineering from Beihang University in 1990 and a master's degree in business administration from Wuhan University in 2001.

He is a professor-level senior engineer. Mr. Zhou has over 30 years' experience in engineering, corporate management and new energy investment and strategy. From August 1990 to May 1996, Mr. Zhou served as technician, team leader, and chief of materials and equipment section of Hunan Power Construction Co.

Ltd. From June 1996 to November 1997, he served as department director and deputy chief engineer of the Preparatory Construction Department of Hunan Yiyang Power Generation Co. Ltd. From December 1997 to May 2002, he served as deputy general manager of Hubei Xiangfan Power Generation Co. Ltd. of Central China Power Grid.

From May 2002 to April 2011, he served as general manager of Shanghai Electric Engineering Company Limited, executive vice president of Shanghai Electric Power Station Group and assistant vice president of Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited. From May 2011 to April 2016, he served as director, deputy general manager, and general manager of Southern Power Grid International Co. Ltd. From May 2016 to April 2019, he served as vice chairman of GCL Energy Technology Co.

Ltd. and vice president and executive director of GCL Group Limited and appointed from August 2018 to June 2019. From May 2019 to January 2022, he served as president of ENN Digital Energy Technology Company Limited, and director and president of ENN New Intelligence Company Limited, ENN Group Co Ltd. respectively. From January 2023 to April 2024, he served as director and co-general manager of Suzhou Medical System Technology Co.

Ltd. The Board considered and accepted the recommendation from the nomination committee of the Company to the appointment of Mr. Zhou as an executive Director and a Co-chief Executive Officer of the Company, after reviewing his qualification and experience in field of new energy.