Peter Z. Wang
Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of DirectorsPeter Z. Wang founded CAG, the parent company of Cenntro, and served as its Chief Executive officer since 2013. Mr. Wang began serving as Managing Director, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Cenntro since it has been listed on Nasdaq in December 2021. Mr. Wang is an entrepreneur and investor in the electric vehicle and technology industries, and has founded or co-founded a number of companies in his career, including UTStarcom (a global telecom infrastructure provider), which went public in 2000, World Communication Group, an international telecommunication company, and Sinomachinery Group, a diesel power system (engine and transmission) manufacturer. Mr. Wang was named one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business by Asian American Business Development Center in 2004, one of China’s 100 Most Innovative Businessmen by Fast Company Magazine in 2017, and one of the Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs in 2019. Mr. Wang is also the chairman of the board of directors of Cenntro Enterprise Limited, a principal stockholder of the Company, and Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GTEC), a transmission products manufacturing company. Mr. Wang holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Math, as well as a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. Wang also holds a Master of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University. We believe Mr. Wang is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive leadership and management experience, including his experience serving as founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CAG.
● Chairman of the Board
Benjamin B. Ge
Independent DirectorBenjamin Ge became a member of the board of directors since Cenntro’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Mr. Ge has extensive corporate finance and private equity experience. Since 2019, Mr. Ge has been the Chief Financial Officer of the New Century Science & Technology Limited. Mr. Ge was a Managing Director at Citic Capital Holdings Limited from 2016 until 2019 and was a Regional Head (China) of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC from 2010 through 2016. Mr. Ge was Vice President of JP Morgan’s Global Special Opportunity Group from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President of UniCredit China Capital Ltd. from 2005 to 2007.
● Chair of the Audit Committee
● Member of the Compensation Committee
● Member of the Nominating Committee
Gang “Gavin” Lin
Independent DirectorMr. Lin is nominated to serve as a member of the Board and Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Lin began his career at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, where he served as a Researcher/Manager in the Financial Engineering Department from 1998 to 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he was Manager at Shanghai Plan Investment Management Co., Ltd. From 2006 to 2008, he served as General Manager of Hangzhou Runyin Investment Management Co., Ltd. From 2008 to 2011, he was Director of Xinyang Rural Commercial Bank. Since 2011, Mr. Lin has been serving as Chairman of Runyin Hongye (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, he also served as the General Manager of Beijing Yinchenk Network Technology Co., Ltd from 2015 to 2018; and served as Chairman of Hidden Retreats Hotel Group in Shanghai since 2015. Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Central South University, and an EMBA in Finance from Tsinghua PBC School of Finance.
Guangguang “Steve” Qin
Independent DirectorMr. Qin became a member of our Board on May 31, 2025 and has over 30 years of experience in investment management across the finance, technology, and healthcare sectors. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Qin served as Senior Vice President of United Pharmaceutical Industries in the United States. From 2001 to 2005, he served as Director and President, Asia-Pacific Region at Bridgecreek International. From 2006 to 2010, he was President of the China Region at PEM Group. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Qin served as Senior Partner at Cybernaut (China) Investment. Between 2015 and 2019, he was Chief Representative for the China Region at American Education Center. From 2016 to 2021, he served as Dean of the West Lake Industrial Research Institute (China). Since 2016, he has been a Founding Partner of Winyin Capital. Since 2020, he has also served as Director and Founding Partner of Aventa Capital. Mr. Qin holds a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Ethnology from Minzu University of China.
● Member of the Audit Committee
● Chair of the Compensation Committee
● Chair of the Nominating Committee
| Board Diversity Matrix for Cenntro Inc. As of August 15, 2025. | ||||
| Total Number of Directors | 4 | |||
| Female | Male | Non-Binary | Did Not Disclose Gender | |
| Part I: Gender Identity | ||||
| Directors | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Part II: Demographic Background | ||||
| African American or Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaskan Native or American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Two or More Races or Ethnicities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LGBTQ+ | 0 | |||
| Did Not Disclose Demographic Background | 0 | |||