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Board of Directors

Eric Chi Zhang

Eric Chi Zhang has served as our director since June 2021. Mr. Zhang is currently a Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in China and also serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Mr. Zhang was a Global Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, where he focused on investment opportunities in Asia from 2006 to 2016. He served as a director on the board of Futu Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: FUTU) from 2019 to 2021 and on the board of Xiabu Xiabu (HKEx: 0520) from 2017 to 2022. He also served as a board member for both the general partner and the management company of Carlyle Beijing Partners Fund. Before joining Carlyle in 2006, Mr. Zhang was a Vice President of M&A at Credit Suisse, based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Prior to that, he was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division at China International Capital Corporation Limited in Beijing. Mr. Zhang received an M.A. in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.