The Board of Alpha Professional Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Gao has been appointed as an executive Director with effect from 31 May 2024. Mr. Gao, aged 51, Justice of the Peace in New South Wales of Australia, joined the Group as a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company in December 2023. Mr. Gao holds a Master?s Degree in Professional Accounting and a Master?s Degree of Science in Logistics, both from University of Wollongong.

He is an associate of CPA Australia. Mr. Gao has broad experience in financial, accounting management, wealth creation, investment and new business opportunities analysis. He has been an associate director (special projects) of Allied Group Limited, since 2022 and was a managing director in Hubkey Investment Pty Ltd. from 2010 to 2022.

The Board also announced that Mr. Cheng has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 31 May 2024. The Board also announced that with effect from 31 May 2024: Mr. Gao has been appointed as a member of the Credit Committee; and Mr. Cheng ceased to be the chairman and a member of the Remuneration Committee, and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.