Mr. David Wei Ji (“Mr. Ji”) is an Executive Director, chairman of the corporate governance committee and a member of the executive committee and strategy and development committee of the Company. Mr. Ji currently also serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and director of Ally Thrive Investments Limited and Xinhua News Media Limited, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. He joined the Company in August 2013. Mr. Ji obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University School of Management in 2003 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2013 with concentrations in Analytic Finance, Accounting and International Business. Since 2003, Mr. Ji has worked with Fortress Investment Group in the Private Equity Group, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, and UBS Financial Services in the Private Wealth Management division. Mr. Ji is experienced in asset management, market research and fund raising in the financial industry.