Zhang Xinning, male, born in 1964 , a Chinese citizen without permanent residency abroad. Mr. Zhang graduated from Northern Jiaotong University (currently known as Beijing Jiaotong University) with a bachelor’s degree in electric traction and transmission control in 1989 and a master’s degree in system engineering in 2001, respectively. He is a professorate senior engineer entitled to the special government subsidy from the State Council. Mr. Zhang served as the deputy head of the Equipment Technology Division of the Department of Technology and Education of the Ministry of Railways, the deputy chief engineer, deputy chief engineer and the general manager of the locomotives business department of CSR Group. He also served as the deputy general manager and chief engineer of CRRC Zhuzhou, the chief engineer of CSR Group as well as the chief engineer of CSR. Since June 2015, he has been serving as the chief engineer of CRRC. Mr. Zhang has been a non-executive Director of the Company since August 2017.