On August 16, 2023, the Board of Directors of Pintec Technology Holdings Limited received a resignation letter from Ms. Xueping NING, a member of the Board and a member of the Board?s Audit Committee and Compensation Committees, effective on August 18, 2023. Ms. Ning?s resignation is due to her personal reason and not because of any disagreement with the Company, its management or its other directors. On August 16, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Dawei Chen as a member of the Board and a member of the Board?s Audit Committee and Compensation Committees, effective on August 18, 2023, to fill the vacancy following the resignation of Ms. Xueping NING.

Mr. Dawei Chen, age 50, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited since August 2021 and served as its Chief Strategy Officer from January 2021 to August 2021. Mr. Chen was the vice president of Wuhan Incar Technology Co. Ltd. from January 2018 to February 2020.

Mr. Chen had served in several senior positions with leading multinational corporations and consulting firms, where he gained extensive experience in strategic planning and management consultancy. Over the past ten years, Mr. Chen focused on equity investment, with more than 20 successful IPOs and M&A transactions mainly in education, high-end manufacturing, IT infrastructure, Blockchain technology, and e-commerce. Additionally, Mr. Chen served as a senior consultant for several Chinese companies listed abroad and took key roles in financing advisory and investor relations.

Mr. Chen holds a bachelor?s degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), a Master of Engineering degree from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) and an MBA degree from Concordia University in Canada.