The board of directors of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited announced that Dong Yang has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and a member of each of the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee of the board, all with effect from May 21, 2021. From July 2000 to August 2007, Dong was the general manager of Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. Ltd. Dong acted as the executive vice president and secretary general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers from September 2007 and retired from it in April 2019. Dong has been the Chairman of Beijing Virtue Capital Investment Management Center (Limited Partnership) since April 2020.