The board of directors of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited announced that due to other business commitments, Dr. Xiaodan Mei has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director and from memberships from all committees of the company with effect from 31 August 2019. The Board announced that Dr. Alan Shaver has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the company and a member of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination and corporate governance committee with effect from 31 August 2019. Dr. Shaver, aged 72, is a member and the chair of the board of directors of Innovate BC, a British Columbia provincial Crown Agency whose mission is to growth BC's high tech economy. Prior to that, he served as the president and vice chancellor of Thompson Rivers University from 2010 to 2018, and served as the vice president academic and provost of Dalhousie University from 2006 to 2010. The Board announced that following Dr. Mei's resignation, Dr. Shaver has been appointed as a member of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination and corporate governance committee of the company with effect from 31 August 2019.