Biography

Leiwen YAO, aged 43, is a non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. YAO is currently a Vice General Manager of the Investment Department in Tencent Holdings Limited (“Tencent”, a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 700). He also serves as a non-executive director of Sipai Health Technology Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 0314) since October 2019, and as a non-executive director of TUHU Car Inc. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 9690) since October 2019. 

Mr. YAO joined Tencent in 2011 as a senior investment manager, and was promoted to the Vice General Manager of the Investment Department in Tencent in 2018, responsible for managing the investment, merger and acquisition activities in the high-tech and enterprise services sectors. Prior to joining Tencent, he was an investment director at Mindray, a global medical instrumentation developer, manufacturer and marketer, in charge of merger and acquisition activities in the healthcare sector. Prior to that, he worked at Deutsche Bank as an investment associate.

Mr. YAO received his bachelor’s degree in Economic Information Management and a master’s degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics, and his master’s degree in Business Administration from Institut Européen D’ administration des Affaires (INSEAD).