The Board of Directors of VTech Holdings Limited announced that Professor GAN Jie ("Professor GAN") has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company with effect from 24 March 2023. Professor GAN, aged 53, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nanjing University, a Certificate of 2-year Master Studies from Peking University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is currently a Professor of Finance and was previously an Associate Dean at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

She was a Professor (formerly as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor) of Finance at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2002 to 2010 and an Assistant Professor (tenure track) at Columbia Business School from 2000 to 2002.