Mr. Zhang Bo (張波), aged 56, was appointed as an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company on 16 January 2011. He was elected as the chairman of the Board and a member of each of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Board on 31 May 2019. He has been the chairman of the nomination committee of the Board since 16 May 2023 and the chairman of the sustainability committee of the Board since 14 March 2025. He graduated from Shandong Broadcast and Television University (山東廣播電視大學) majoring in financial accounting and obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics in August 1996. He also obtained a master degree in software engineering in Wuhan University (武漢大學) in June 2005 and the degree of Doctor of Business Administration from Singapore Management University in June 2023. He was awarded the title of Honorary Fellow by the City University of Hong Kong in September 2025. He is responsible for the overall strategic planning and operation of the Group. He joined the Group in 2006 and has 19 years of experience in aluminum industry. He had been the deputy general manager of Shandong Weiqiao Chuangye Group Company Limited (山東魏橋創業集團有限公司) (“Weiqiao Chuangye Group”) from April 1998 to February 1999, and successively served as the general manager, executive director and chairman of Weiqiao Textile Company Limited (魏橋紡織股份有限公司) (“Weiqiao Textile”, a company formerly listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code before delisting: 2698.HK) (including its predecessor) from March 1999 to September 2006, a director of Weihai Weiqiao Textile Company Limited (威海魏橋紡織有限公司) from July 2001 to May 2010, the chairman and general manager of Binzhou Weiqiao Technology Industrial Park Company Limited (濱州魏橋科技工業園有限公司) (“Binzhou Industrial Park”) from November 2001 to May 2010, the general manager of Shandong Hongqiao New Material Co., Ltd. (山東宏橋新型材料有限公司) (“Shandong Hongqiao”) from January 2010 to January 2021, the chairman of Binzhou Aluminum Industry Association from June 2014 to August 2020, a vice chairman of the International Aluminium Institute from November 2016 to August 2020, an executive director and the general manager of Shandong Hongtuo Industrial Co., Ltd. (山東宏拓實業有限公司) (“Hongtuo Industrial”) from June 2019 to December 2021, and a reserve director of Shiping Global Holding Company Limited (“Shiping Global Holding”) from December 2018 to May 2019. He is currently the managing director (since November 2006), chairman (since January 2007) and general manager (since February 2007) of Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum & Power Co., Ltd. (山東魏橋鋁電有限公司) (“Weiqiao Aluminum & Power”), a director (since January 2010), the chairman (since June 2019) and general manager (since November 2021) of Shandong Hongqiao, a director of Hongqiao (HK) International Trading Limited (宏橋（香港）國際貿易有限公司) (“Hongqiao (HK) Trading”) since April 2012, a director of Hongqiao Investment (Hong Kong) Limited (“Hongqiao Investment (Hong Kong)”) since January 2015, a director (since November 2012) and the chairman (since September 2018) of Weiqiao Chuangye Group, a director of China Hongqiao Investment Limited (中國宏橋投資有限公司) since May 2019, the chairman of Hongtuo Industrial since December 2021, an executive director of Hongqiao International Trading Limited (宏橋國際 貿易有限公司) since April 2020, a director of Shiping Global Holding since May 2019, a director of Shiping Prosperity Private Trust Company (“Shiping Trust Company”) since December 2019, and a director and the chairman of Shandong Hongqiao Aluminium Industry Holding Company Limited (山東宏橋鋁業控股股份有限公司) (“Hongqiao Holdings”, formerly known as Shandong Hontron Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited (山東宏創鋁業控股股份有限公司), listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 002379.SZ) since January 2026. He has been the honorary chairman of Binzhou Aluminum Industry Association since August 2020, a deputy president of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association since March 2015, the chairman of Shandong Aluminium Industry Association since March 2019, the chairman of Binzhou Enterprise and Entrepreneur Federation (濱州市企業與企業家聯合會, formerly known as the Binzhou Entrepreneurs Association (濱州市企業家協會)) since January 2020, the vice chairman of Binzhou Shiping Charity Foundation (since September 2020) and the chairman of Binzhou Charity Federation (since October 2020), honorary president of Zouping City Entrepreneurs Association (since May 2022) and vice chairman of the seventh Council of the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program (since November 2025). He was selected by the State Council as “National Model Worker” in 2010. He is a representative of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress of the PRC and a representative of the twelfth Shandong Provincial People’s Congress. Mr. Yang Congsen is his brother-in-law.