
Mr. Gao Jingxiang, born in April 1960, holds a doctoral degree in engineering and is a doctoral supervisor entitled to the special government allowance granted by the State Council, is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Gao focuses his studies on mine surveying and intelligent mapping. Mr. Gao was the deputy director of the Mining Department, the Party Secretary of the School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, the head of Academic Department, and the executive vice president of the Graduate School at China University of Mining and Technology. Mr. Gao is currently the deputy director of the Academic Committee, the director of Teaching Advisory Board and the Undergraduate Teaching Consultant of China University of Mining and Technology, a member of International Society for Mine Surveying (ISM) – Commission 1, a member of the Engineering Competency Assessment Committee of the Chinese Society of Engineers(undertaking the tasks of the international accreditation of engineers), a member of the Higher Education Surveying and Mapping Teaching Advisory Board, Ministry of Education, a member of the Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation Accreditation Commission of China Engineering Education Accreditation Association, and the executive director of the National Higher Education Teaching Research Association. He became the Independent Director of the Company in May 2025. Mr. Gao graduated from China University of Mining and Technology.