Mr. John Peter Ben Wang was appointed as an independent non-executive director on June 13, 2025. Mr. Wang is the chairman of our audit and risk committee and a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation committee. Mr. Wang was the deputy chairman and executive director of Summit Ascent Holdings Limited (“Summit Ascent”), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKSE”), from July 2013 and March 2011, respectively, to April 2019. Prior to that, he was the chairman of Summit Ascent from March 2011 to July 2013. Mr. Wang previously held several non-executive directorships in companies listed on the HKSE. He served as a director of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited from November 2006 to August 2016 and served as the chief financial officer of Melco International Development Limited from 2004 to 2009. Prior to joining Melco International Development Limited in 2004, he had over 19 years of professional experience in the securities and investment banking industry. He was the managing director of JS Cresvale Securities International Limited (HK) from 1998 to 2004 and prior to 1998, he worked for Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (HK), CLSA (HK), Barclays (Singapore), SG Warburg (London), Salomon Brothers (London), the London Stock Exchange and Deloitte Haskins & Sells (London). Mr. Wang qualified as a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1985. He graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury in the United Kingdom with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in July 1982.
