Board of Directors

Independent Director

Mr. Gu has served as an independent director since March 2023. Mr. Gu is both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Georgia and a New York-registered attorney with more than 15 years of experience in tax and accounting. Mr. Gu has worked with businesses from startups to established middle-market corporations and Fortune 500 companies and he is currently a member of Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and Georgia Society of CPAs. He served as council member for Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Technology Association of Georgia. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Gu served as fractional CFO for multiple companies including software-as-a-service technology and e-commerce sectors, where he navigated tax laws and accounting rules and coordinated with entrepreneurs. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Gu worked in several local accounting firms before he started his own CPA practice. Mr. Gu previously worked in the M&A Tax Department at KPMG USA LLP from 2006 to 2014, where he worked on numerous deals including sell-side and buy-side M&A, leveraged buyouts, bankruptcy works, carve-out and IPOs. Mr. Gu received a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from China Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in 1999, a Master’s Degree in Professional Accountancy from West Texas A&M University in 2004 and a Master’s Degree in Tax Law from University of Florida in 2006. We believe that Mr. Gu is qualified to serve as our director based on his extensive accounting experience and tax.

Independent Director

Mr. Li has served as an independent director since March 2023. Mr. Li has over ten years of experience in investment and financing projects in the securities market. Mr. Li has been serving as the investment manager at Koala Securities Limited since 2019. Mr. Li previously served as the general manager of Zen Corporate Consulting Limited from 2012 to 2021, where he focused on providing public relations processing services, listing consulting services, and corporate investment and financing services. From 2013 to 2020, Mr. Li also served as the chief investment officer of CNI Securities Group Limited, where he was responsible for project investment and financing. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Li consecutively served as the investment consultant of Kingston Securities Limited and Guoyuan Securities Brokerage (Hong Kong) Limited. In 2021, Mr. Li received the Advanced Diploma in Business Studies from Windsor Management College in Singapore. He has been a licensed individual at Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission since 2009.

Independent Director

Mr. Wang has served as an independent director since March 2023. Mr. Wang has been the executive director of China South City Group Huacaitong Digital Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. since 2021. Mr. Wang has over 20 years of working experience in the logistics industry and is proficient in the application of logistics technologies. He is familiar with business operations for inventory management, logistics management, warehousing management, and supply chain finance. Mr. Wang has expertise in cross-border e-commerce logistics, settlement and finance. Mr. Wang previously served as the vice president of eBao Network Technology Co., Ltd. from 2019 to 2022 and the vice general manager of the south China region at Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. from 2017 to 2019. From 2001 and 2017, Mr. Wang served as the deputy head of the General Office, the head of the Regulations Division and the head of the reform office at Shenzhen Customs District. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of International Business and Economics in 2001 and an MBA Degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2009. We believe that Mr. Wang is qualified to serve as a director based on his operational experience in the supply chain industry and his expertise in logistics technology.

Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Geng has been our director since June 2022. He is also our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Geng is the founder of Jayud brand and has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry. Mr. Geng has also been serving as the executive director and general manager of Shaanxi Jiayuda Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. since 2018, the supervisor of Shenzhen Jiayuda Trading Co., Ltd. since 2016, the executive director and general manager of Shenzhen Jayud Logistics Technology Co., Ltd. since 2015, the executive director and general manager of Shenzhen Jiayuda Customs Declaration Co., Ltd. since 2015, the executive director and general manager of Shenzhen Jiayuda Global Supply Chain Co., Ltd. since 2014, and the executive director and general manager of Shenzhen Jiayuda International Logistics Co., Ltd. since 2011. Mr. Geng previously served as the manager of custom affairs department of Yigao Semiconductor Equipments (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. from 2003 to 2006 and as custom broker of Kras Semiconductor Assembly Equipment (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. from 2000 to 2003. In 2016, Mr. Geng received an Executive MBA from HSBC Business School of Peking University in China. Mr. Geng has also been actively involved in charitable activities with a focus on public health and education.

Director and Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Zhao has served as our director and Chief Marketing Officer since March 2023. Mr. Zhao has been the overseas operations director of Shenzhen Jayud Logistics Technology Co., Ltd. since June 2021. He has rich overseas living and working experience, and the passion for the global logistics industry. From 2014 to 2020, Mr. Zhao served as the deputy manager at a parking automation company, where he primarily managed his family businesses and ventures ranging from industrial manufacturing to real estate development. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Zhao served as the marketing analyst at Blue Ocean Trading Corporation, a wholesale distributor of human hair products in Atlanta, and also invested in the beauty supply retailing business. During his studies in the UK from 2002 to 2007, Mr. Zhao was already assisting with his family business in the UK, the USA, Nigeria and Kenya from 2006 to 2007. He worked as a part-time marketing consultant of Comedic LLC, a human hair products distributor in London. Mr. Zhao received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Trade and English in 2005 and a Master’s degree in Marketing from University of Portsmouth in 2007. He finished Executive MBA courses at HSBC Business School of Peking University in China from 2016 to 2018.