The board of directors of ZZ Capital International Limited announced that Mr. Edouard MERETTE has resigned as an independent non-executive Director of the company and ceased to act as the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the company with effect from 4 January 2018 in order to devote more time to his other commitments. The Board further announced that Mr. ZHANG Longgen has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director, the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the company with effect from 4 January 2018. Mr. Zhang is currently a director of JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. Before that, from September 2008 to September 2014, he was the chief financial officer and director of JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. From February 2006 to August 2008, he worked in Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. as the chief financial officer and director.