Mr. ZHAO Yihong, the co-founder, chairman, and chief strategic officer of the Group, has been appointed as the Executive director since August 2009. Mr. Zhao is also a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Strategic Investment Committee, mainly responsible for the overall strategic planning and layout. He founded Beijing Autesur and began the production and sales of functional health tea products in 2000, playing an important role in the Group development. Mr. Zhao has 33 years of experience in Chinese food and beverage industry. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Zhao served as a senior staff of Shandong Ji’nan Food Administration. From 1991 to 2000, he held various positions at Ting Hsin International Group (a leading Chinese food conglomerate), including Deputy Sales Manager overseeing beverage operations in North China and Northwest China. He graduated from Shandong University of Commerce (former China Coal Economics College) in 1988 with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He completed the China Enterprise New Leaders Program jointly organized by the Development Research Center’s Enterprise Institute and Stanford Professional Development Center in 2006, and obtained an Executive MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2012. Mr. Zhao is the spouse of Ms. Gao Yan, Vice Chairwoman and Executive Director.