The board of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. announced that Mr. Chen Xu has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 December 2013. He was appointed as the deputy director of the advisory committee to the People's Government of Ningbo in August 2011 and retired from this position in September 2013. The board also announced that Ms. Chen Zhifen has been appointed as an executive director of the company with effect from 1 December 2013.

Ms. Chen is a deputy general manager of the Group, responsible for all garment manufacturing department, and has over 23 years of experience in the textile industry.