The board of directors of China Oriented International Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Xu Jianpo (" Mr. Xu ") has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director and a member of the audit committee of the Company with effect from 20 April 2023 (the "Appointment Date"). Mr. Xu, aged 48, Chinese nationality, completed an undergraduate program in Accountancy from Henan Institute of Finance and Economics in June 2022. He has been a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants since September 2007.

He obtained a Professional and Technical Personnel Title Certificate of Henan Province as a senior accountant issued by Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Henan Province in December 2020. Mr. Xu joined Henan Kunzheng Joint Accounting Firm (General Partnership) in January 2000 as a project manager, responsible for audit work, and is currently the principal partner. Since July 2020, he has served as an independent director of Henan Huiqiang New Energy Material Technology Corp.

Ltd. Mr. Xu is primarily responsible for making independent judgments and advising on the issue of strategy, performance, resources, and standard of conduct of the Group. Following the appointment of Mr. Xu as an independent non-executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company, the Company fulfills the requirements under rules 3.10(1) and 3.21 of the Listing Rules.