Jianpu Technology Inc. announced the board of directors has appointed Mr. Kuang-Yu (Jeff) Liao as an independent director, effective November 15, based on the unanimous recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board. Mr. Kuang-Yu (Jeff) Liao has been appointed as the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee, a member of both the audit committee and the compensation committee of the Board. Mr. Kuang-Yu (Jeff) Liao has 30 years of experience in operations and senior management across online payments, e-Commerce, and consumer finance in Greater China. He served as the head of Apple Pay Asia from November 2014 to March 2018. In the ten years before he joined Apple Pay Asia, Mr. Liao held several senior executive positions at global technology companies, including head of Visa China, CEO of eBay Greater China, head of PayPal China and general manager at Standard Chartered Consumer Bank China. Prior to that, he also held key posts at GE Capital, Citicorp and American Express in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Currently, Mr. Liao serves as an independent director of Zizaike.com, a privately held company that operates an online marketplace for hospitality service. The company also announced the following changes to the Board committees, effective November 15, 2018: Mr. Kuang-Yu (Jeff) Liao has been appointed as the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee, a member of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee. Mr. David Ye no longer serves as the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. James Qun Mi no longer serves as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Kui Zhou no longer serves on the audit committee. Mr. Chenzhao Zhuang no longer serves on the compensation committee.