Effective as of July 1, 2023, Joel Paritz resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ispire Technology Inc. (the “Company”) as well as from his positions as chair of the Audit Committee of the Board and as member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Paritz’s departure was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Effective as of July 5, 2023, following the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board appointed Christopher Robert Burch to replace Mr. Paritz and serve as a member of the Board, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Christopher Robert Burch has worked in the finance and venture capital industries for more than 15 years. Currently, Mr. Burch is consulting for Bioglobal Inc., a biopesticides company. From September 2020 to May 2022, Mr. Burch served as Chief Financial Officer at Braun Bio-Technology (Shan Dong) Co. Ltd. in China where he was responsible for fundraising and corporate strategies. Prior to that, from January 2020 to September 2020, Mr. Burch served as Chief Financial Officer at Waton Corporation Limited where he was responsible for fundraising, financial planning, cash flow management, investor relations, banking relations, securities licensing, and strategy direction. From July 2019 to November 2019, Mr. Burch worked at Zhejiang Panshi Information Technology Co. Ltd. as a Vice President responsible for corporate strategic investment. From March 2017 to July 2019, Mr. Burch served as a Managing Director at Feiyang Group Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong and China where he was responsible for fundraising and providing advisory services to the sector. Prior to joining the Company, from October 2008 to October 2014 Mr. Burch served on the board of directors of KeenHigh Technologies Limited, listed on Taiwan’s Emerging Stock Market (TW:3651). In 2006, Mr. Burch received a Master of Business Administration with a focus on technology management from Tsinghua University. In 1993, Mr. Burch received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentration in decision sciences from Georgia State University. In 1991, Mr. Burch received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentration in finance from University of Georgia.