Management Team
Director, Founder and Chairman
Shufu Li founded our company and currently serves as our chairman. Mr. Li is a successful serial entrepreneur who has over 35 years of investment and management experience in the automobile manufacturing business in China. Mr. Li is currently the chairman of the board of director of Geely Holding, the chairman of the board of directors and an executive director of Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) and the chairman of the board of director of Volvo Car Corporation (STO: VOLVB). Mr. Li was named as one of the “50 Most Influential Persons in China’s Automotive Industry in the 50 Years” by China Automotive News in 2003. Mr. Li obtained a bachelor’s degree in management engineering from Harbin University of Science and Technology and a master’s degree in engineering from Yan Shan University in 2005.
Director, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Conghui An co-founded our company and currently serves as our director and chief executive officer. Mr. An is currently an executive director of Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175). Mr. An is expected to not hold any positions in Geely Auto prior to or upon the completion of this offering. Prior to joining us, Mr. An was a vice president of Geely Holding from 2003 to 2011, and has been appointed as the president of Geely Holding since December 2011. Mr. An has extensive professional knowledge and senior managerial experience in the automotive industry, particularly in the field of automotive engineering. Mr. An joined Geely Holding in 1996 after graduation from Hubei University of Economic and Management with a diploma in contemporary accounting. Since then, Mr. An has held various key positions in Geely Holding, including chief engineering officer and general manager.
Chief Financial Officer
Jing Yuan has served as our chief financial officer since April 2021. Mr. Yuan has extensive experience in investment banking and the automotive industry through advising clients engaged in the automotive industry on capital markets transactions. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yuan held various positions in the investing banking industry and automotive industry, and his last position was an executive director at UBS investment bank. Mr. Yuan obtained a bachelor’s degree in international trade and economy from Xiamen University in 2006 and a master of science degree in management from Imperial College London in 2007.
Vice President
Yun Xu has served as our vice president since April 2021. Ms. Xu has more than 18 years’ experience in the automotive industry. Ms. Xu was responsible for sales at Shanghai Launch Automotive Design Co. Ltd. from July 2003 to July 2012. Ms. Xu joined Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) in August 2012 and served at Zhejiang Geely Automobile Research Institute Co., Ltd. as deputy project director from August 2012 to August 2017. Subsequently, she served as the platform manager of Geely Automobile Research Institute (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. from August 2017 to April 2021. Ms. Xu obtained a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Donghua University in 2003.
Vice President
Yuhui Zhao has served as our vice president since April 2021. Prior to joining us, Mr. Zhao served as a vice president at NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO, HKEX: 9866, SGX: NIO) from March 2017 to April 2019. During his term at NIO, Inc., Mr. Zhao was responsible for the operation of customer centers for ES6 and ES8, two electric vehicles sold by NIO, Inc. Mr. Zhao served as the general manager of user center at an affiliate of Great Wall Motor Company Limited (HKEX: 2333, SHSE: 601633) from March 2020 to September 2020. Mr. Zhao joined Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) in March 2021. Mr. Zhao obtained his bachelor’s degree in food science and engineering from Harbin University of Commerce in 1994 and obtained his master’s degree in executive management business administration from Tsinghua University in 2012.
Vice President
Dr. Ling Zhu has served as our vice president since April 2021. Dr. Zhu joined Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) in 2014, and served as the vice president of Lynk&Co Brand Institute in Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co., Ltd from 2017 to 2021. Dr. Zhu has over 14 years of experience in the automotive industry. Dr. Zhu served as a research assistant at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) in the United States from 2007 to 2009, a senior engineer of Kineticorp LLC in the United States from 2009 to 2010, the platform director of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (SHSE: 600418) from 2011 to 2014 and a postdoctoral fellow at CATARC (Tianjin) Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Tianjin University from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Zhu received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 2001. Dr. Zhu received his first master’s degree in engineering mechanics from Zhejiang University in 2004, and his second master’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008 and 2009, respectively.