The board of directors of Haidilao International Holding Ltd. announces that, with effect from January 13, 2026:The Board hereby announces that, due to the adjustment of the composition and roles of the Board
serving the Company's strategic development, with effect from January 13, 2026, (i) Mr. Gou Yiqun has resigned as an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company, (ii) Ms. Song Qing has resigned as an executive Director and a member of the nomination committee of the Company, and (iii) Ms. Gao Jie has resigned as an executive Director of the Company (collectively, the "Resigned Directors"). The Board hereby announces that in order to support the Company's continuous innovation and
long-term development and to build up and cultivate a younger generation of the management team, each of Ms. Li Nana, Ms. Zhu Yinhua, Ms. Jiao Defeng and Ms. Zhu Xuanyi (collectively, the "New Directors"), has been appointed as an executive Director of the Company, with effect from January 13, 2026. Ms. Li Nana, aged 38, has been serving as the Jiangsu regional manager of the Company since
November 2023. She is mainly responsible for overseeing and managing the operations of the
stores within her responsible regions. She joined the Group in October 2005 and served as store
manager and coach in certain stores and regions of the Group over the course of 20 years, thereby
accumulating extensive experience in regional management. Ms. Li is also holding directorships and other positions at four subsidiaries of the Group. Ms. Li obtained a junior college's diploma in business administration from Huazhong Agricultural University in June 2024 and a certificate of completion for the 2024 Executive Master of Business Administration Program from Wuhan University in May 2025. Ms. Zhu Yinhua, aged 44, has been serving as the probationary regional manager for Hubei and Chongqing of the Company since September 2025. She is mainly responsible for overseeing and managing the operations of the stores within her responsible regions. She joined the Group in March 2007 and served as store manager and coach in different stores and regions of the Group over the course of nearly 20 years, thereby accumulating extensive experience in regional management. Ms. Zhu completed the Advanced Executive Program in Business Administration at the School of Management of Zhejiang University in April 2017. Ms. Jiao Defeng, aged 39, has been serving as the head of product management department II of the Company since April 2025. She is mainly responsible for the research, development and procurement of the Group's products. Ms. Jiao joined the Group in May 2012 and has successively held positions within different
divisions of the Group, including as the supervisor of the overseas human resources center from
January 2015 to March 2016, the manager of Nanjing store No. 7 from January 2018 to January
2020, and performance management manager from June 2021 to June 2022. She then served as the
project leader of the dessert and beverage group from June 2022 to March 2024, where she drove
the development of handcrafted beverage products, introducing popular new items that were well
received by the Group's customers. Ms. Jiao also led the advancement of themed store projects,
successfully launching several popular themed concepts such as the themed stores that launch fresh-cut beef as featured product. Ms. Jiao obtained a junior college's diploma in landscape engineering technology from Henan
Vocational and Technical College in July 2010. Ms. Zhu Xuanyi, aged 35, has been serving as the secretary-general of the chief executive officer secretariat since July 2023. She is mainly responsible for providing in-depth support to the chief executive officer in strategic planning, business management decision-making, and the advancement of core business operations of the Company. Ms. Zhu joined the Group in January 2018 and has successively held positions including assistant
store manager at Xi'an store No. 13, assistant to the general manager office and store manager of Shijiazhuang store No. 1. During her tenure as the store manager of Shijiazhuang store No. 1. from October 2019 to November 2021, she successfully led the team to innovate and optimize operations during the pandemic. She was then promoted to the second deputy secretary-general of the chief executive officer secretariat in December 2021. Ms. Zhu also manages certain stores of the Group, demonstrating strong business management and crisis turnaround capabilities. Ms. Zhu obtained a bachelor's degree in accounting from Xi'an International Studies University in July 2013.
The Board hereby announces that Ms. Li Nana has been appointed as a member of the nomination committee of the Company (the "Nomination Committee"), with effect from January 13, 2026. Following the above change, the Nomination Committee comprises five members, namely Mr. Zhang Yong (chairman), Mr. Hee Theng Fong, Mr. Qi Daqing, Ms. Li Nana and Dr. Ma Weihua.