Microware Group Limited announced that Mr. Wang Zhi () ("Mr. Wang") has been appointed as non-executive Director with effect from 26 February 2024. Mr. Wang, aged 44, is a PhD holder from Wuhan University, a postdoctoral fellow at Beijing Normal University, visiting scholar at the University of Hannover, Germany, and a professor at the Northeastern University in Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
From October 2008 to June 2013, Mr. Wang served as a researcher at the Beijing Normal University in the field of geography. Since June 2008, Mr. Wang has been a professor at the School of Resources and Civil Engineering of the Northeastern University. Mr. Wang is also currently serving part-time as a director of the China Association of Remote Sensing Application, a part-time professor at the School of Environment and Spatial Informatics of the China University of Mining and Technology, the editorial board of the Geography and Geo-Information Science and the liaison officer of the Earthquake and Fire Disaster Assessment Working Group of the International Intergovernmental Organization for the Coordination of Earth Observations (GEO). Mr. Wang completed his undergraduate double degree in mechanical design manufacturing and automation and economics at the Wuhan University in June 2001. He then obtained a master's degree in measuring and testing technologies and instruments and a doctoral degree in photogrammetry and remote sensing at the Wuhan University in September 2004 and June 2008 respectively. From September 2007 to August 2008, he attended the Leibniz Universität Hannover in Germany as a PhD researcher in the field of photogrammetry and remote sensing. The Board announced that Ms. Lan Jia () ("Ms. Lan") has been appointed as independent non-executive Director and chairlady of the audit committee of the Company (the "AC Chairlady") with effect from 26 February 2024. Ms. Lan, aged 53, has extensive experience in the field of finance and auditing. Ms. Lan joined ADICON Holdings Limited, in October 2018 to serve as the vice president and compliance officer. In July 2021, she was promoted to serve as the senior vice president, chief executive officer and compliance officer at ADICON, where she is primarily responsible for overviewing the internal audit department, the administrative commerce department, the environmental, health and safety department, the legal affairs and compliance department, and the office of the president. From March 2017 to October 2018, she was the vice president of Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd. She served as the chief financial officer of Menian Onehealth from October 2015 to March 2017. From April 2009 to January 2013, Ms. Lan was the person-in-charge of internal audit at Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co. Ltd. From May 2002 to June 2008, Ms. Lan served as the audit manager of Ernst & Young. From November 1996 to April 2002, she was a senior auditor at Dahua Certified Public Accountants Co. Ltd. Ms. Lan completed her undergraduate degree in accounting at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in July 1991. She then obtained a master's degree in business administration at the National University of Singapore in June 2020. Ms. Lan obtained the qualification of a certified public accountant issued by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China in 2001. Mr. Lu Junbo, the independent non-executive Director, has resigned as member of the audit committee and nomination committee of the Company with effect from 26 February 2024.