Li Qi

Mr. Li Qi (“Mr. Li”), joined the Company in January 2015 as the independent non-executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee, and the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Li is a doctor of economics, a professor in E-commerce at Xi'an Jiaotong University, and a doctoral tutor. He is the director of the E-Commerce Institute of Xi'an Jiaotong University* (Xi’an Jiaotong University Electronic Commerce Research Institute). Mr. Li was the vice-chairman of the Steering Committee of Professional E-commerce Education of Colleges and Universities* under the Ministry of Education from 2006 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2017. He was the deputy dean of the School of Economics and Finance of Xi'an Jiaotong University. He is a member of the Discipline Development and Major Setting Experts Committee* under the Ministry of Education from 2006 to 2010. He was also a member of the E-commerce Experts Consultative Committee* (National Ministry of Commerce E-commerce Expert Advisory Committee) under the Ministry of Commerce from 2012 to 2015 and a member of the Shanxi Decision marking and Advisory Committee* (Shaanxi Decision Advisory Committee) from 2014. Mr. Li is the director of the Shanxi Key Laboratory of E-Commerce and E-Government* (Key Laboratory of E-Commerce and E-Government of Shaanxi Province) and the director of the National Joint Laboratory for all colleges and universities* (National Joint Laboratory of E-Commerce and E-Government). Mr. Li was conferred the honorary title “Top Teacher* (教名师)” by Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2007. He was awarded the Honorary Memorial Award for Top One Hundred Figures of a decade in China E-commerce by the Internet Society of China in 2008 and the Outstanding Contribution Award in 10 Years' Development of China E-commerce (China Electronic Commerce Association in 2009 and won the Second prize of National Teaching Achievement Prize* (National Teaching Achievement Prize) in 2009. The Research of Enterprise E-commerce Development in Zhengzhou* under the charge of Mr. Li was awarded "Outstanding Decision-making Research Achievement*" by the People's Government of Zhengzhou in 2010. He was also awarded “Outstanding Science Researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences* (Outstanding Science Researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences)” by Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2010.