Chen Lin

Independent Director

Mr. Chen Lin has served as our independent director since March 2025. Mr. Lin has served at various positions at The University of Hong Kong, including as the Chair of Finance and Stelux Professor in Finance since August 2013, and Vice President since June 2025. In addition, Mr. Lin has served as an independent non-executive director for several companies, including CITIC Resources Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1205) since December 2025, Smart-Core Holdings Limited (HKEX: 2166) since June 2025, Artificial Intelligent Interconnection Technology Co., Ltd. since December 2024, Beijing 51WORLD Digital Twin Technology Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 6651) since September 2024, Shiyue Daotian Group Co., Limited (HKEX: 09676) since October 2023, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management Co., Ltd. since September 2023, CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Limited since January 2022, and China Merchants Land Asset Management Co., Limited (the manager of China Merchants Commercial REIT (HKEX: 01503)) since December 2019. Mr. Lin is a non-official member of the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development of the Government of Hong Kong since July 2023, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK since March 2023, a Member of the Academia Europaea since June 2022, a member of the Hang Seng Index Advisory Committee since August 2021, a member of the Fintech Advisory Group of the Securities and Futures Commission since March 2021 and an advisory member of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority since June 2019. Mr. Lin also served as a member of the Currency Board Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of Hong Kong from January 2017 to December 2022. Mr. Lin obtained his PhD degree in economics in August 2006, master of arts degree in economics in August 2005 and master of business administration degree (MBA) in May 2004 from University of Florida in the United States. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from South China University of Technology in July 2000.