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MR. DING SHUI POFounder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ding Shui Po (丁水波), aged 53, is the founder, chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of the Group. Mr. Ding has over 30 years of experience in the sportswear industry and is primarily responsible for the overall corporate strategies, planning and business development of the Group. Mr. Ding is currently also the chairman of the Board of Directors and the president of various subsidiaries of the Group.

Mr. Ding participated in entrepreneurship programs offered by Peking University (北京大學) and Tsinghua University (清華大學) in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and studied for the China CEO/Finance CEO Program offered by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (長江商學院) in 2011. He also completed the CEO Program of the China Europe International Business School (中歐國際工商學院) and the EMBA program offered by Xiamen University (廈門大學) in 2014 respectively. He started attending China Europe International Business School’s Sport and Leisure Management Program in 2015, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance’s “CEO Program: Leading the Future” in 2016, Harvard University’s “Global CEO Program” in 2018, Executive Education — SEM-Tsinghua University’s “Seventh Class of Entrepreneur Scholar Program” in 2019 and “Entrepreneurship Scholars Program” of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in 2023. He is a brother of Ms. Ding Mei Qing and Mr. Ding Ming Zhong.

Mr. Ding personally obtained the following awards in the recent years:

Year

Award

2011

The "Seeding of Hope, Contribution to Brightness" medal, presented by All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese

2011

Most Innovative Entrepreneur of Quanzhou City

2013

Outstanding Contribution Award on Community Donation by a Businessman in the Private Sector in Fujian Province

2013

Outstanding Contribution Award on Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone Construction

2013

Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Quanzhou

2016

Outstanding Entrepreneur in China 2015–2016 presented by China Enterprise Confederation

2017

Next Generation Education and Charity Motivation Award 2017 by the China Next Generation Education Foundation

2019

2019 Outstanding Builder of Non-public Sector of Economy in Fujian Province

2019

Awarded the “Person of Year in Sportswear Industry” Award

2020

Enlisted in the 2020 China’s Top 500 Brand figures

2020

Enlisted in the 2020 Forbes China Philanthropy List

2022

Awarded the 2021 Top Ten Person of the Economic Year in China

2022

Included in the 11th group of Honorary Citizen of Xiamen

2023

“Most Influential Enterprise Leader in 2023”

Mr. Ding held the following public offices in the recent years:

Year

Public Office

2011

Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong China Chamber of Commerce

2013

Committee Member of the 11^th Fujian Provincial Committee of the Political Consultative Conference

2013

Executive Vice President of the 4^th Congress of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs

2014

Chairman of the 2^nd World Quanzhou Youth Friendship Association

2015

Committee Member of Marathon Committee of China Athletic Association

2016

Chief Expert in the Sportswear Industry, for the Sports Economy Research Center of the Research Institute of Sports Science of the General Administration of Sport of China

2017

Deputy Director of Marathon Committee of Chinese Athletic Association

2017

Permanent Honorary Chairman of the Fourth Session of the Board of Education Fund Council of Quanzhou City

2018

Deputy President of the Seventh Session of the Board of the China National Garment Association

2018

Vice-Chairman of the China Next Generation Education Foundation

2019

Specially Invited Vice President of the 9^th executive committee of Chinese Athletic Association

2022

The Fourteenth Vice-chairman of Xiamen Industrial and Commercial Association (General Chamber of Commerce)

2023

Specially Invited Vice President of the 10^th executive committee of Chinese Athletic Association

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