– CHINA, Xiamen – Luckin Coffee Inc. (OTC: LKNCY) today announced the appointments of Michael Chen, Jun Liu, Qianli Liu and Gary Liu to its Board of Directors, effective immediately, bringing both a wealth of experiences and expertise that are invaluable to Luckin Coffee’s mission and long-term development.
Concurrently, the company also announced the resignations of Wai Yuen Chong and Gang Wu from its Board of Directors.
“I am pleased to welcome these exceptional and highly qualified directors to our Board. Together, they provide a diverse skillset, drawing from experiences across private equity and various industries. We look forward to benefitting from their collected wealth of knowledge as we continue to carry out our strategy and deliver long-term, sustainable value to shareholders,” said Chairman and CEO, Dr. Jinyi Guo.
About Weihao (Michael) Chen
Mr. Weihao (Michael) Chen has been a partner and managing director of Centurium Capital since July 2019. From October 2011 to May 2019, Mr. Chen worked at a Warburg Pincus entity where his last held position was a managing director. Before that, Mr. Chen worked as VP at Crescent Advisors China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Mr. Chen also worked for Morgan Stanley Asia Limited in Hong Kong and Accenture Consulting Co Limited in China earlier in his career. Mr. Chen is currently a director of ANE (Cayman) Inc., a Hong Kong-listed company, and chairman of its ESG committee. Mr. Chen obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fudan University in July 2002 and his MBA from the INSEAD Business School in 2006. Mr. Chen is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
About Mr. Jun Liu
Mr. Jun Liu is a partner and managing director of Centurium Capital. Before joining Centurium Capital, Mr. Liu’s experience included serving as SVP at Warburg Pincus and Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, both in Hong Kong. Mr. Liu previously worked as an associate attorney with Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in New York City and O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Beijing. Mr. Liu graduated from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, China, Vanderbilt University, and New York University. Mr. Liu is qualified to practice law in China and the State of New York.
About Ms. Qianli Liu
Ms. Qianli Liu has over 18 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, including holding senior management positions at Phoenix New Media Limited, ChinaEdu Corp., and MainOne Information Technology Company Ltd. She is currently an independent director of XD Inc. (HKEX: 2400. HK), an independent director of BAIOO Family Interactive Limited (HKEX: 2100. HK), and an independent director of Feiyu Technology International Company Ltd. (HKEX: 1022. HK). Ms. Liu obtained her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1997 and her MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in 2003.
About Mr. Shaoqiang (Gary) Liu
Mr. Shaoqiang (Gary) Liu has more than 15 years of work experience in banking, investment, and management. Mr. Liu is currently a partner and managing director at Centurium Capital. Mr. Liu also served on several boards and in senior executive roles in various companies. Mr. Liu holds an M.B.A. in Finance from China Europe International Business School and a B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from Fudan University. Mr. Liu is a CFA Charter holder.
About Luckin Coffee
Luckin Coffee has pioneered a technology-driven retail network to provide coffee and other products of high quality, high convenience, and high affordability to customers. Empowered by proprietary technologies, Luckin Coffee pursues its vision to build a world-class coffee brand and become a part of everyone’s daily life. Luckin Coffee was founded in 2017 and is based in China.
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