Laekna, Inc. announced that Mr. Chau Kwok Keung has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the Company with effect from January 15, 2024. Mr. CHAU Kwok Keung, aged 47, was independent non-executive Director from June 2023 to January 2024. Mr. Chau has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management.

Mr. Chau was employed by Arthur Andersen & Co. initially as a staff accountant and he was subsequently promoted to be a senior consultant in the Global Corporate Finance Solution Segment of Arthur Andersen & Co. in March 2002.

He was the financial controller of Shanghai Hawei New Materials and Technology Company Limited from June 2002 to August 2003 and the deputy group financial controller of China South City Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1668) from August 2003 to April 2005. Mr. Chau has also held various positions at China.com Inc. (currently known as Sino Splendid Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 8006) from October 2005 to October 2007, including qualified accountant, chief financial officer, company secretary and authorized representative. Mr. Chau has served as the chief financial officer of Comtec Solar Systems Group Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 712) from November 2007 to January 2020 and served as its executive director from June 2008 to January 2020.

He has also been an independent director of Bank of Zhangjiakou Co. Ltd. since April 2020. Mr. Chau has served as chief financial officer of BetterLife Holding Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 6909) from September 2020 to January 2024 and served as its executive director from December 2020 to January 2024.

In the last three years, Mr. Chau had also served as (i) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Company Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 2528) from December 2019 to August 2021; (ii) an independent non- executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of China Xinhua Education Group Ltd. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 2779) from October 2017 to November 2022; and (iii) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Suzhou Basecare Medical Corporation Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 2170) from October 2021 to June 2023. He has been serving as (i) an independent director of The9 Limited (a company listed on NASDAQ Global Market, stock code: NCTY) since October 2015; (ii) an independent non-executive director of China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited(a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 6055) since December 2018; and (iii) an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee and remuneration committee of China Infrastructure & Logistics Group Ltd. (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 1719) since May 2022. Mr. Chau has been a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since June 2002, a Chartered Financial Analyst since September 2003 and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since July 2005.

Mr. Chau also obtained a certificate of Qualified Independent Director from the Shanghai Stock Exchange since August 2017, and was certified by China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission Zhangjiakou Supervision Branch as qualified director of banking institutions in China since March 2020. Mr. Chau has been a fellow member of the Institute of Public Accountants of Australia and Institute of Financial Accountants since June 2020. Mr. Chau received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 1998.