China Conch Environment Protection Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Xiao Jiaxiang () (``Mr. Xiao'') has tendered his resignation as a non-executive Director and a member of the strategy, sustainability and risk management committee of the Board with effect from 11 December 2023 due to personal work arrangement. The Board is announced that Mr. Jiang Dehong (``Mr. Jiang'') has been appointed as non-executive Director and a member of the Strategy, Sustainability and Risk Management Committee with effect from 11 December 2023. Pursuant to the Company's articles of association (the ``AOA''), Mr. Jiang will hold office as a non-executive Director until the next first annual general meeting of the Company and shall then be eligible for re-election at such general meeting.

Mr. Jiang, aged 56, has more than 30 years' experience in building materials industry. From August 1989 to October 2007, Mr. Jiang successively held various positions in Zhejiang Jianfeng Group Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including, deputy head and head of the central laboratory of Jinhua Cement Plant of Zhejiang Jianfeng Cement Co.

Ltd. assistant to general manager, director of production technology department, director of Jinhua Cement Plant, deputy general manager at Jianfeng Group and general manager at Zhejiang Jianfeng Dengcheng Cement Co. Ltd. (currently known as Hangzhou Shanya Southern Cement Co. Ltd.).

He served as general manager at Zhejiang Jinhua Southern Jianfeng Cement Co. Ltd. from October 2007 to September 2009, vice president at Zhejiang Jinhua Southern Cement Co. Ltd. (currently known as Jinhua Southern Cement Co.

Ltd.) from September 2009 to February 2012, assistant to the president and general manager of the technology department at Southern Cement Co. Ltd. from March 2012 to May 2012, vice president at Southern Cement Co. Ltd. from May 2012 to March 2022, president at Jinhua Southern Cement Co.

Ltd. from May 2012 to January 2015, executive president at Zhejiang Southern Cement Co. Ltd. from March 2013 to January 2015, chief engineer at Southern Cement Co. Ltd. from January 2015 to January 2022, president at Guangxi Southern Cement Co.

Ltd. from May 2017 to March 2022. Mr. Jiang has served as director at Hunan Southern Cement Group Co. Ltd. since June 2020 and director at Northern Cement Co.

Ltd. since March 2022. Since May 2022, he has served as director at Southwest Cement Co. Ltd., director at Yunnan Southwest Cement Co.

Ltd., director at Guizhou Southwest Cement Co. Ltd., director at Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Ltd., and director at Jiahua Special Cement Co. Ltd. Since December 2022, he served as director at Anhui Digital Intelligence Building Materials Research Institute Limited.

He has also served as chief engineer and vice president at Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co. Ltd. since January 2022 and June 2023, respectively. Mr. Jiang obtained a bachelor of science degree from Shandong Institute of Building Materials (currently known as University of Jinan) in July 1989 and a master's degree in business administration from Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in June 2016 and is a professor-grade senior engineer.

Since December 2019, Mr. Jiang served as vice president at the Seventh Council of China Building Materials Machinery Industry Association. He served as vice president at Zhejiang Cement Association since September 2022.