The board of directors of MicroPort Scientific Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Chunyang Shao as an independent non-executive director, a member of audit committee and the Chairman of nomination committee of the company with effect from 23 September 2016. Mr. Shao is currently a partner of JunHe LLP and a member of the All China Lawyers Association and Shanghai Bar Association. Mr. Shao specializes in corporate, foreign investment, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, infrastructure and project finance. From July 1988 to October 1993, Mr. Shao worked in Anhui Foreign Economy Law Office. From November 1995 to March 2002, Mr. Shao worked in the London, Hong Kong and China offices of major international law firms of Simmons & Simmons as Chinese legal counsel and Sidley Austin as a senior legal consultant. Mr. Shao joined JunHe LLP in April 2002. Mr. Shao is currently the independent director of Changjiang & Jinggong Steel Building (Group) Co. Ltd.