Mr. Chen has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Bank since November 2024. He previously served as assistant auditor, auditor and senior auditor at the Shandong Provincial Audit Office. He is currently a Doctoral Supervisor in the Department of Accounting at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, the Director of the Research Center for Intelligent Auditing of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, and a Researcher at the Institute for State-owned Assets Management at Tsinghua University. He also serves as an Independent Director of Integrated Electronic Systems Lab Co., Ltd., Bloomage Biotechnology Corporation Limited and Alltrust Insurance Company Ltd., as well as the Vice Chairman of the Beijing Audit Society, Vice Chairman of the Intelligent Accounting Branch of the China Business Accounting Institute, and a member of the Information Technology Committee of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Doctorate degree from Renmin University of China in Accounting. He is a certified public accountant and senior auditor.