On March 25, 2024, the board of directors of NWTN Inc. appointed Leo Xi Lin as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Leo Xi Lin, age 59, was the Chief Financial Officer of Eat Just Inc., a food technology company in the plant-based egg and cultured meat business, from September 2021 to June 2022. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Global Finance of Karma Automotive LLC, a luxury electric vehicle company, from July 2019 to September 2021.

Mr. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Red Digital Cinema, a renowned high-end brand of cinematography cameras, and the Chief Financial Officer of Red Hydrogen, a new-generation smart phone maker, from March 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Lin was Vice President of Finance of NIO USA Inc., the North America headquarters of NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO), a company engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles, from 2015 to March 2019. He held several senior positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance & Corporate Strategy, at Monster Inc., a consumer electronics company, from 2006 to 2015.

Mr. Lin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Maritime Commerce from Shanghai Maritime University and his M.B.A. degree in Finance & International Business from University of San Francisco.