Biography

Mr. LI Yu, aged 38, was appointed as an executive Director on March 30, 2023 and as a senior regional manager on July 1, 2024.He is primarily responsible for implementing and promoting regional development strategies, managing and improving the restaurant business within the designated region, and providing assistance and support to the chief executive officer of the Group.

Mr. LI joined Haidilao International Group in November 2007 where he had served over 16 years. He was responsible for the operation and management of the Haidilao restaurants in Japan, Korea, Thailand and Taiwan from May 2021 to March 2022 and was further appointed as the chief operating officer (mainland China) from March 2022 to October 2022, mainly assisting the chief executive officer of Haidilao International to improve the operational efficiency and to strengthen the supervision and implementation of the management execution. Since October 2022, Mr. LI had been assisting Mr. ZHOU Zhaocheng, a previous executive Director and chief executive officer of the Company, in overseeing the management and operation of the Group's business. Mr. LI acted as an executive director of Haidilao International from August 2021 to September 2022. Mr. LI also acted as the chief executive officer of the Company from March 2023 to July 2024.

Mr. LI completed the master of business administration program held by National Chengchi University in Taiwan in October 2017.