Dr. Feng Gu, born in 1972, was appointed as our non-executive Director on 30 September 2025.
Dr. Gu has over 20 years of experience in financial management, enterprise management, industrial capital operations, equity investment, and corporate governance. Dr. Gu currently serves as the chief finance and investment officer of Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Company Limited, deputy CEO of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0363)), and executive director and president of SIIC Shanghai Capital Management Co., Ltd.. From 1997 to 2001, Dr. Gu served as head of the financial and accounting department at SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited. From 2001 to 2005, he held positions of deputy manager of the finance department and deputy manager of the asset operation department at Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group). From 2005 to 2016, he successively served as executive director of capital operations, executive director of finance, and chief financial officer at SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, and concurrently served as the person-in-charge of several subsidiaries. From 2017 to 2020, he co-founded Aiways Automobiles and served as its chief executive officer. From 2020 to 2023, he served as the chief financial and investment officer of Bailian Group Co., Ltd. Dr. Gu holds the title of senior accountant in PRC and is a non-practicing member of China Certified Public Accountants (CPA), a member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of ACCA China Expert Forum.
Dr. Gu currently also serves as an independent director of Shanghai Highly (Group) Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600619)) and from May 2020 to April 2024, he has served as an independent director of Gemdale Corporation (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600383)).
He obtained his Ph.D in Business Administration from Tongji University in August 2011.