The a2 Milk Company Limited announced that as foreshadowed at the Company's Annual Meeting in November, The a2 Milk Company Limited advises that Jesse Wu has retired from the Board effective 26 February 2021. The Company is also pleased to advise that Bessie Lee has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 26 February 2021. Bessie is a highly regarded company director and an expert, especially in digital marketing and innovative data management in China, with a diversity of experience that will strengthen the current board. She is a director on the boards of Electrocomponents and Growww Group as well as an industry advisor to Greater Pacific Capital. She was also previously a director at Ecovacs Robotics. Bessie founded Withinlink Limited in 2015 where she continues to focus on investing and incubating marketing technology start-ups in China, several of which have listed in the past few years. Bessie was previously the CEO of WPP China, the world's leading marketing communications group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, senior client relations and government relations. Bessie is the recipient of numerous industry awards including being named The Most Innovative Person in Business in 2019 by the International Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Innovators Association (IECIA).