Born in 1955, Mr. Qiu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from New York University, a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a Master of Science degree in Electrical Power Engineering from Ohio State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Qiu previously served as a Managing Director and the Chairman of Greater China Region of Credit Suisse First Boston, the Chairman of Meridian Capital (Asia) Limited, a Managing Director and the Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific and Chairman of Greater China of Barclays Capital, a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia and the Executive Chairman of Greater China of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and during the period he also served as the Chairman of ABN AMRO (China) Co. Ltd. and the Chairman of ABN AMRO Leasing (China) Co. Ltd. Mr. Qiu was named as one of the world’s “50 Most Wanted in Finance” and “World’s 50 Derivatives Superstars” by the Global Finance magazine in the United States. In 2002, Mr. Qiu founded Quartz Capital Limited and has been serving as the Chairman of Quartz Capital Limited since then. Since 2010, Mr. Qiu has also served as the Honorary Consul of Republic of Rwanda to Hong Kong. Mr. Qiu has been serving as an independent non-executive director and a member of the nomination committee of the board of directors of Sinochem Energy Co., Ltd. from November 2020 to November 2024. Mr. Qiu was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company in May 2019, and was appointed as a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company in August 2022.