Waterdrop Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Ning Zhuas a new independent director to its board of directors and the resignation of Mr. Peng Shenas a member of the audit committee of the Board, both effective May 2, 2022. Mr. Zhu will also serve as a member of the audit committee of the Board. After the change, the Board will consist of nine members, three of whom are independent directors, and the audit committee will consist solely of independent directors.

Mr. Ning Zhu has been a professor of finance and the deputy dean of Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance of Shanghai Jiaotong University since July 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Zhu was a tenured professor of finance at University of California (Davis) from 2003 to June 2010. Mr. Zhu is also an independent non-executive director of each of China Huarong Asset Management Co.

Ltd. and CHINA BOHAI BANK CO., LTD., and an independent director of each of Molecular Data Inc., Jinke Property Group Co. Ltd. and China CITIC Bank International Limited. Mr. Zhu received his bachelor's degree in international finance from Peking University in 1997, master's degree in management from Cornell University in 1999, and doctorate degree in finance from Yale University in 2003.