EHang Holdings Limited announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Zhao Wang as the Co-Chief Operating Officer, effective on April 9, 2024. The Company?s management team will jointly lead EHang into next phase of growth for commercial operations following the groundbreaking achievements that EH216-S has obtained the world?s first type certificate (?TC?), production certificate (?PC?) and standard airworthiness certificate (?AC?) for passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Prior to joining EHang, Mr. Wang worked for Antaeus Group as the Chief Executive Officer (?CEO?) of Mangrove Tree Technology Group from June 2020 to March 2024.

He played a pivotal role in driving digital transformation initiatives and planning business operations for several super-large-scale resorts in China, including the deployment of intelligent operational and management system platforms and introducing self-driving vehicles in air as well as on the ground and water to resorts. Prior to that, Mr. Wang was CEO at an IT consulting firm Beijing Ganlan Technology Development Co. Ltd. from August 2017 to June 2020.

Between October 2008 and August 2017, Mr. Wang served in several executive positions at Antaeus Investment Group and was in charge of platform development, operation and management for cultural tourism projects and digital film industries. From December 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Wang served as technology manager in Sohu.com and led the architecture design of the website information system for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Mr. Wang also participated in the development of information system for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

Mr. Wang holds a Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science and Technology from Tsinghua University.