Biography

Mr. Nanyan Zheng has served as our independent director since March 2012. Mr. Zheng is currently the executive chairman of Delonix group, a hospitality group which runs over 700 hotels in China. Mr. Zheng is also a partner and director of Ocean Link, a private equity firm with a focus on China’s consumer, travel, and TMT sectors. Besides, Mr. Zheng has been the chairman of Cubic City (China) Service Apartment Group since 2018. Mr. Zheng co-founded 7 Days Groups Holdings Ltd., and served as chief executive officer since October 2004 and as a director since its listing in 2009. Mr. Zheng founded Plateno Group Ltd. in 2013, which wholly owned 7 Days Groups Holdings Ltd. after its privatization and launched a series of new mid-level and upscale hotel brands.