Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Ke Rui as an independent non-executive Director of the Company and Mr. Cao Xingquan as an independent Supervisor, which was approved by the Shareholders at the annual general meeting dated 12 June 2024 (the "AGM"). Mr. Ke Rui, aged 37, has been the deputy dean of the Chongqing Research Institute of HIT since December 2020. From September 2017 to September 2020, he served as the deputy dean of Chengdu Robotics and Intelligent Equipment Industry Technology Research Institute.

From July 2014 to August 2017, he served as an engineer at the China Academy of Engineering Physics and the Machinery Manufacture Art and Craft Institute. Mr. Ke has concurrently served as the deputy director of the Expert Decision-making Advisory Committee of Chongqing New Research and Development Institution, the vice chairman of the Building Low-carbon Branch of Chongqing Green Building and Building Industrialization Association, the executive director of the Chongqing Society for Environmental Sciences, and a member of the special committee of Chongqing New Materials Industry Federation since 2022. He has concurrently served as the director of China Chongqing Robot Industry Alliance since 2021.

Mr. Ke is a senior engineer. He completed engineering mechanics at Harbin Institute of Technology from September 2010 to July 2014 and obtained a doctoral degree. He completed the professional study of aircraft design at Harbin Institute of Technology from September 2008 to July 2010 and obtained a master's degree.

He completed the professional study of aircraft environment and life protection engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology from September 2004 to July 2008 and obtained a bachelor's degree. Mr. Cao Xingquan, aged 52, a professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, has been a doctoral tutor of Civil and Commercial Law College of Southwest University of Political Science and Law since September 2003. Mr. Cao has concurrently served as an independent Director of China Construction Industry Group (Yunnan) Co., Ltd. (002265) from August 2023 to the present; and has concurrently served as an independent director of Chongqing Fuling Electric Power Industrial Co., Ltd. (600452) from April 2022 to the present.

From September 2016 to September 2017, Mr. Cao was a temporary deputy chief judge of the Fourth Civil Court of the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing. From March 2011 to March 2014, he served as a deputy head of the postgraduate department and a deputy head of the school discipline construction office of Southwest University of Political Science and Law. From July 1997 to August 2003, he served as a teacher of the legal department of the Party School of Sichuan Provincial Committee.

From September 1992 to August 1997, he served as a teacher of Wanhe Middle School in Pengan County, Sichuan Province. From July 1989 to August 1992, he served as a teacher of Huangping Primary School in Pengan County, Sichuan Province. Mr. Cao completed the 93th session of independent director training on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in April 2018.

From September 2004 to September 2006, he engaged in post-doctoral research at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. From September 2000 to January 2004, he completed a major in civil and commercial law and obtained a doctoral degree from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. From September 1997 to July 2000, he completed a major in constitutional and administrative law and obtained a master's degree from Yunnan University.

From September 1989 to June 1991, he completed a junior college course in Chinese Language and Literature at Sichuan Normal University.