Executive Officers

Yan Zhang, 41
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Since May 2021, Ms. Zhang has served as the president of Lion Group Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq: LGHL), or Lion, an online trading platform company, and she has conducted her own financial consulting services for her own clients from July 2020 to April 2021. From September 2009 to June 2020, Ms. Zhang served as a manager, senior manager, and subsequently, principal of UHY Advisors NY, Inc., with her last role being a principal. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Zhang served as a senior accountant of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Beijing, China. Ms. Zhang received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree both in Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing China, and obtained a second master’s degree in information assurance from The State University of New York at Albany in June 2009. Ms. Zhang has been a member of The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants since November 2010 and also a member of the New York Institute of Internal Auditors since September 2011.

Di Wu, 35
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Wu joined Aquarius I Acquisition Corp. in April 2021 and has served as its chief financial officer since then. Since April 2021, Ms. Wu has served as the financial controller of Lion, and has been in charge of the accounting functions. From 2017 to 2021, Ms. Wu served as a manager of Albeck Financial Services Inc., a financial services company. From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Wu served as a senior auditor of Ernst & Young LLP, a public accounting company. From 2010 to 2014, Ms. Wu served as a senior auditor of GBH CPAs, a public accounting company. Ms. Wu received her bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting and finance from Texas A&M University in 2010. Ms. Wu holds a CPA license issued by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy since February 2017.

Board of Directors

Chunning Wang, 42
Director

Mr. Wang also joined Aquarius I Acquisition Corp. in April 2021 and has served as its Director since then. Since May 2019, Mr. Wang has served as the director and chief executive officer of Lion, and has been responsible for Lion’s fund raising activities. From October 2017 to March 2019, Mr. Wang served as the chief executive officer, director and vice chairman of the board at Carnival Group International Holding Limited (996.HK), or Carnival. From January 2016 to September 2017, Mr. Wang served as an assistant chief executive officer at Hengfeng Bank Shanghai Co., Ltd, Shanghai branch, a banking corporation, where he was responsible for corporate business. From October 2006 to December 2015, Mr. Wang served as a product manager in the head office of China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited, a banking corporation, and was subsequently promoted to general manger in China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited Hong Kong branch. While working at China Minsheng Hong Kong, he was primarily responsible for the bank’s overseas mergers and acquisition and other large-scale projects. Mr. Wang received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Foreign Trade from International Business School of Hunan University in 2000, and obtained a master’s degree in management from The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration of The University of British Columbia in 2005.

Ngai Wong, 40
Director

Mr. Wong joined Aquarius I Acquisition Corp. in April 2021 and has served as its independent director since then. Mr. Wong has approximately 18 years of experience in finance. Mr. Wong is currently serving as the chief financial officer and the company secretary of Grandshores Technology Group Limited (01647.HK), or Grandshores, a company engaged in integrated building services business and blockchain technology development and application business. Mr. Wong joined Grandshores as group financial controller in June 2018 and was promoted to chief financial officer and has served in that position since September 2019. From February 2017 to January 2018, Mr. Wong served as an associate director for the Group Internal Audit of Chiho Environmental Group Limited (00976.HK), a company engaged in the collecting, recycling, disassembling, sorting and processing of mixed metal scraps to recover reusable resources. From May 2014 to February 2017, Mr. Wong served as the Asia Pacific regional financial controller for international logistic business of G4S International Logistic Hong Kong Limited, a security and logistic services company. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Wong served as the financial controller for the global sourcing office of ODP Corporation (Nasdaq: ODP), an office supply retail company. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Wong served as the group financial controller of Adicon Clinical Laboratories Inc., a health care testing services company.

Steve Ward, 61
Independent Director

Since March 2019 and March 2015, Mr. Ward has been the chief financial officer of Spine BioPharma LLC and the chief financial officer and the chief operating officer of Viscogliosi Bros., LLC, respectively. From September 2017 to June 2020, Mr. Ward served as the chief financial officer of Paradigm Spine LLC. From March 2006 to March 2015, Mr. Ward served as the chief financial officer and the chief operating officer of Small Bone Innovations Inc. From December 1999 to January 2006, Mr. Ward served as the vice president of finance and administration of International Technidyne Corporation. From October 1984 to December 1999, Mr. Ward served as the WW director of accounting operations of Pfizer Inc.’s business unit. From August 1982 to October 1984, Mr. Ward served as a staff auditor of KMPG LLP. Mr. Ward received his bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and master’s degree in business administration in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University in May 1981 and June 1984, respectively.

Chi Fai Choi, 43
Independent Director

Mr. Choi joined Aquarius I Acquisition Corp. in April 2021 and has served as its independent director since then. Since June 2020, Mr. Choi has served as an independent director of Lion. Since November 2018, Mr. Choi has served as the investment management department consultant of OCI International Holdings Limited (0329.HK), or OCI, an investment holding company principally engaged in securities trading and investments, trading of wines and provision of financial advisory services in the PRC. Mr. Choi is responsible for fund raising for general corporate purposes, setting up fund, and originating new potential investment opportunities to OCI. From March 2015 to December 2017, Mr. Choi served as an executive director of Rentian Technology Holdings Limited (0885.HK), a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. From May 2012 to March 2018, Mr. Choi served as the chief investment officer of Carnival. From July 2011 to July 2014, Mr. Choi served an independent non-executive director of Energy International Investments Holdings Limited (0353.HK), a company engaged in the leasing of port and storage facilities, insurance brokerage service and the oil production. From November 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Choi served as an associate director of CCB International Asset Management Limited, or CCBIAM, an asset management company. CCBIAM is ultimately controlled by China Construction Bank Corporation (0939.HK and CH.601939), a banking corporation. From April 2004 to October 2007, Mr. Choi served as a senior officer of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, an investment holding company. Mr. Choi received his bachelor’s degree of business administration in accounting from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in August 2000. Mr. Choi is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since July 2004 and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since March 2009.

Feng Wu, 36
Independent Director

Mr. Wu joined Aquarius I Acquisition Corp. in April 2021 and has served as its independent director since then. Since August 2011, Mr. Wu has been general manager and a co-founder of Guangzhou Jianyi Investment Management Co., Ltd, an investment management company. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Wu served as a client manager of Orient Securities Company Limited (600958.SH, 3958.HK and OS9.F), an investment bank and brokerage firm. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Wu served as a client manager of GF Securities Co., Ltd. (000776.SZ and 1776.HK), a financial services company. Mr. Wu received his bachelor’s degree in international business English from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2005.

Ning Zhao, 30
Independent Director

Ms. Zhao has more than five years of experience in marketing. Since 2020, Ms. Zhao is the marketing head of Mei.com, a T-Mall Luxury Division under Alibaba Group Holding Limited, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BABA) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (9988.HK). From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Zhao served as a global management trainee, a Sedrin Brand Manager, a CORONA brand manager and subsequently an associate director of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a company listed on The Euronext Brussels (ABI.BR), The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (ANH.JO) and The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Ms. Zhao received her bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting and management and finance from University of Nottingham Ningbo China in 2013, and obtained a master’s degree in strategic marketing from Imperial College London in 2014.