So-Young International Inc. announced that Mr. Min Yu, Mr. Xuejian Li, Mr. Charles Zhaoxuan Yang and Mr. Harry Jiannan Wang have tendered their resignations as directors of the Company for personal reasons, effective as of October 12, 2023. The board of directors of the Company (the ?Board?) has approved the appointment of Ms. Nan Shen as an independent director of the Company where she will serve as the chair of the audit committee and as a member of the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee. Ms. Nan Shen has served as the chief financial officer of Gaotu Techedu Inc. since December 2018.

Prior to joining Gaotu Techedu Inc., Ms. Shen was the chief financial officer of China Sinoedu Co. Ltd., running its VIE in Shandong Yingcai University, from November 2017 to November 2018. Before that, Ms. Shen served multiple positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers between February 2012 to November 2017, including the last position as assurance manager.

From September 2014 to July 2016, she was based in the Greater Michigan office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to February 2012, Ms. Shen was an investment manager of Dalian Port & Shipping Industry Fund, where she was also in charge of investor relations management. Ms. Shen received her bachelor?s and master?s degrees in financial management from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in 2006 and 2009, respectively.

Ms. Shen is a certified public accountant in China. Mr. Hui Zhao, the Company?s chief financial officer; Mr. Yang Yu, the Company?s chief technology officer; and Mr. Xiaodong Ying, the Company?s chief growth officer, have also been appointed as directors of the Company, effective immediately. In addition, the Company?s current independent director Prof. Chao He has been appointed as the chair of the compensation committee.