ZHU Gongshan (Chairman), aged 64, is the founder of the Company. He has been an Executive Director and the Chairman of the Company since July 2006. Mr. Zhu is also a member of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Company. Mr. Zhu and his family (including his son, Mr. Zhu Yufeng, who is also a Director of the Company) are the beneficiaries of a discretionary trust which was interested in about 23.51% issued share capital of the Company as at the date of this Report. Mr. Zhu was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (the “CPPCC”) and is currently a member of the 12th Jiangsu Province Committee of the CPPCC, the chairman of Global Green Energy Industry Council, the vice chairman of Global Innovation Centre, the chairman of Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association, the deputy director of the Green and Low Carbon Development Promotion Committee of China Enterprise Confederation, the executive vice president of the Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Branch of China Electricity Council. He concurrently serves as the executive chairman of ICC China Environment and Energy Committee, the vice chairman of China Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, the vice chairman of China Fortune Foundation Limited, the vice chairman of China Industrial Overseas Development & Planning Association, the vice president of Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce, the honorary chairman of Jiangsu Residents Association in Hong Kong, an executive vice chairman of the Federation of HK Jiangsu Community Organisations, the honorary chairman of Suzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce and the chairman of SNEC Hydrogen Energy Industry Alliance Council. Mr. Zhu has been given the “New China 70th New Energy Industry 10 Outstanding Contributors” award and the medals of “Chinese Enterprise Reform, Figure of Energy Revolution and Leading Energy Entrepreneur of 40 Years Reform and Opening”. Mr. Zhu graduated from Nanjing Electric Power College* (南京電力專科學校) in July 1981 and obtained a diploma in electrical automation. He is also the chairman of GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd., a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002506) and a director of GCL Energy Technology Co. Ltd., a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002015).

ZHU Yufeng, aged 40, has been an Executive Director of the Company since September 2009 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Zhu is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company. He graduated from George Brown College (Business Administration Faculty) in 2005. Mr. Zhu and his family (including his father, Mr. Zhu Gongshan, who is also a Director of the Company) are the beneficiaries of a discretionary trust which owns about 23.51% issued share capital of the Company as at the date of this Report. Mr. Zhu joined a subsidiary of the Company in 2006. He is responsible for human resources, administration and project tender of the Company. Mr. Zhu is also the chairman and an executive director of GCL New Energy Holdings Limited (“GNE”), a subsidiary of the Company with its shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Main Board (Stock Code: 451). Mr. Zhu is also the director of GCL Energy Technology Co. Ltd., a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002015).

ZHU Zhanjun (Vice Chairman and Joint CEO), aged 52, has been an Executive Director and Executive President of the Company since January 2015. He has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company since April 2016 and has been appointed as the Vice Chairman and re-designated as a Joint CEO of the Company since February 2022. Mr. Zhu is a member of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Company and also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Zhu has vast experience in the polysilicon and wafer business. He joined the Company in 2004 as a plant manager of one power plants of the Company and was promoted as a general manager in 2006. He was transferred to Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co., Ltd.* (江蘇中能硅業發展有限公司) (“Jiangsu Zhongneng”), a subsidiary of the Company which manufactures polysilicon, as Deputy Director- Infrastructure in 2008. Mr. Zhu was promoted as the General Manager of Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Development Co., Ltd.* (江蘇協鑫硅材料科技發展有限公司) (“Jiangsu GCL”), a subsidiary of the Company in 2009 and was appointed as a vice president of the Company in 2013, overseeing the Company’s ingot business and Jiangsu GCL’s wafer business. Mr. Zhu is an engineer and obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from China Europe International Business School* (中歐國際工商學院) in 2013.

Mr. Lan Tianshi (Joint CEO), aged 41, has been appointed as an executive Director and a joint CEO since February 2022. He joined the Group in July 2007 and served as a professional technician, deputy factory manager, factory manager, assistant deputy general manager, deputy general manager and executive deputy general manager of Jiangsu Zhongneng, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Lan currently holds various positions in the subsidiaries of the Company, including the chairman and general manager of Jiangsu Zhongneng, a director of Leshan GCL New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.* (樂山協鑫新能源科技有限公司), an executive director and general manager of Chengdu GCL Southwest Technology Development Co., Ltd.* (成都協鑫西南科技發展有限公司), and an executive director of GCL Industrial Design Research (Xuzhou) Co., Ltd.* (協鑫工業設計研究（徐州）有限公司). Mr. Lan holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and technology from Harbin Engineering University, a master’s degree from Sichuan University and a petrochemical engineering senior engineer certificate issued by the Jiangsu Petrochemical Engineering Advanced Professional Technical Qualification Evaluation Committee. Mr. Lan has nearly fifteen years of experience in chemical manufacturing and management.

SUN Wei, aged 50, has been an Executive Director of the Company since September 2016. Prior to the appointment, Ms. Sun was an Executive Director of the Company for the periods from November 2006 to July 2007 and from October 2007 until January 2015, she has also served the Company as the Honorary Chairman of Finance and Strategy Function. She is also a director of several subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. Sun currently is responsible for the corporate finance, financial strategy and management of the Group. Ms. Sun is the nonexecutive director of GNE and the vice chairman of Golden Concord Holdings Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Zhu Gongshan. Ms. Sun has over 25 years’ experience in corporate finance, financial strategy and management experience. Ms. Sun was awarded a Doctorate degree in Business Administration in 2005. Ms. Sun is also a director of GCL Energy Technology Co. Ltd., a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002015) and a director of GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd.*, a company with its shares listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 002506).

HO Chung Tai, Raymond SBS, MBE, S.B.St.J., JP, aged 83, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since September 2007. He is the chairman of the Remuneration Committee, the Strategy and Investment Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company, and also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. Dr. Ho has 59 years of experience in the fields of civil, structural, environmental and geotechnical engineering and direct project management of mega-size engineering projects including 49 years in Hong Kong and 10 years in the United Kingdom. As Project Director, he had direct management responsibility for the HK$3.0 billion (cost at the time) project of Electrification and Modernisation of Kowloon-Canton Railway (East Rail line) from the mid-70’s till early 80’s; and also as Project Director for all the government-funded infrastructure works for Shatin New Town and Tseung Kwan O New Town from early 1982 till the end of 1993, as well as professionally responsible experience in the construction of tunnels, bridges, flyovers, roads, dockyards, wharves, jetties, hospitals, hotels, incinerators, high-rise commercial/residential buildings, slopes, reclamation, environmental studies and environmental protection projects. Dr. Ho is currently the Honourary Chairman and past Chairman of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station and Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Safety Consultative Committee and former professional advisor to The Ombudsman of Hong Kong (Architecture, Engineering and Surveying). He also participates in the promotion of innovation and technology such as Graphene. Dr. Ho also is currently an independent non-executive director of the following listed companies in Hong Kong, namely, Deson Development International Holdings Limited, Chinlink International Holdings Limited, AP Rentals Holdings Limited and Superland Group Holdings Limited.

YIP Tai Him, aged 51, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since March 2009. He is the chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee and is also a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Strategy and Investment Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company. Mr. Yip is a practising accountant in Hong Kong. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom. He has over 25 years of experience in accounting, auditing and financial management. Mr. Yip is currently an independent non-executive director of the following listed companies in Hong Kong, namely, Shentong Robot Education Group Company Limited, Redco Properties Group Limited, Zhongchang International Holdings Group Limited and Dongguan Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

SHEN Wenzhong, aged 53, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since July 2015. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Company. Dr. Shen has been a Professor and PhD Supervisor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 1999 as well as a Changjiang Chair Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2000. He became the Director of the Solar Power Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2007. Dr. Shen has participated in various science and technology research programmes in the PRC, published scientific papers in international journals and books on photovoltaic subjects. He graduated from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences with a doctorate degree in 1995. During the period from 1996-1999, he joined Georgia State University in the U.S. as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Shen is currently an executive council member of China Renewable Energy Society, the honorable chairman of the Committee of Shanghai Solar Energy Society. He is an independent non-executive director of Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt Co., Ltd.* (蘇州中來光伏新材股份有限公司), a company with its shares listed on The Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Jiangsu Arctech Solar Holding Co., Ltd.* (江蘇中信博新能源科技股份有限公司), a company with its shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.