On October 8, 2018, the board of directors of Professional Diversity Network, Inc. appointed Ms. Lida Fang as a new member of the board, effective immediately. Ms. Fang has extensive experience and resources in the media industry and has been actively promoting the career development for Chinese women. From March 2001, Ms. Fang has been serving as the editor in chief of magazine Illustrated Newspaper of Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan. From 2001 to 2017, Ms. Fang served as a member of the committee of Beijing Liaison Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association. On October 9, 2018, Mr. Xianfang (Scott) Liu resigned as a member of the board as well as from his membership in the board’s audit committee and nominating and corporate governance committee, effective immediately. Mr. Liu’s decision to resign was caused by his personal reasons and was not as a result of any disputes with the company.