ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (?ZTO? or the ?Company?) announced the appointment of a new female independent director to its board of directors (the ?Board?): Ms. Fang Xie, effective immediately. After the change, the Board will consist of ten members, six of whom are independent directors. Ms. Xie will also serve on ZTO's Environmental, Social and Governance Committee?(?ESG Committee?). Ms. Fang Xie, also known as Heather Xie, has been a director and portfolio investment manager at Seres Capital since May 2021. Ms. Xie provided management consulting and leadership coaching services to startup companies and investment management companies from July 2018. Ms. Xie joined Prologis in March 2008, which later span off its China and Japan businesses and formed Global Logistic Properties (?GLP?). Ms. Xie took GLP public in Singapore Stock Exchange and served as Chief Financial Officer of GLP from May 2010 to January 2018.