On February 1, 2016, the board of directors of China BAK Battery, Inc. appointed Dr. J. Simon Xue (Dr. Xue) as the company's director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Chunzhi Zhang on January 14, 2016. Dr. Xue was also appointed by the board to each of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and will act as the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Dr. Xue is currently the Senior Director of National Institute for Low-&-Clean Energy in China and a member of National Thousand Talent Plan and a member of Expert Committee for Chinese Industrial Association of Power Sources.