Yong ZHENG
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
Mr. Zheng Yong (鄭勇), aged [45], is the Chairman of our Board, an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company. Mr. Zheng founded our Company and has been serving as a Director since its inception in February 2015. Mr. Zheng was re-designated as an executive Director in November 2024. Mr. Zheng has also been concurrently serving as a director and/or general manager of various subsidiaries of our Company.
Mr. Zheng started his career in supply chain management at prominent global enterprises. After graduation, he was first with various subsidiaries of ABB Ltd, a globally recognized company in electrification and automation, offering solutions in robotics, machinery, and factory automation, from July 2004 to October 2009 as an operations manager, and then with a subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. from April 2010 to April 2013 as a plant manager, overseeing comprehensive operations from engineering to quality control and logistics at major production sites in the PRC, ensuring seamless operations, which demonstrated his strategic capabilities and adept stewardship.
Leveraging his industrial knowledge and expertise gained from both academy and prior working experience, Mr. Zheng joined New Horizon Capital as a senior manager in May 2013 and served until June 2015, where he was responsible for post-investment management of portfolio companies and new investments in the TMT and robotics sectors, gaining profound insights into both investments and robotics sector.
Mr. Zheng has been recognized for his business acumen as well as outstanding contributions to the industrial automation, digitalization, and smart logistics industries. Mr. Zheng was recognized as one of Fortune China’s 40 under 40 business elites in September 2018. Mr. Zheng has obtained 25 invention patents relevant to robotics. Mr. Zheng was also honored with the China Smart Logistics Industry Elite Award at the Global Intelligent Logistics Industry Development Conference organized by Logistics Technology and Application magazine in 2020, awarded with the 9th LT China Logistics Technology Award (Person of the Year) by Soo56, a leading logistics portal in China, in 2020, as well as recognized as “Pioneer of the Year” by OFweek, a comprehensive web portal in Chinese high-tech industry, in the OFweek China Industrial Automation and Digitalization Industry Annual Awards in 2021.
Mr. Zheng obtained his bachelor’s degree in management science and engineering from Tsinghua University (清華大學) in the PRC in July 2001. In July 2004, Mr. Zheng obtained a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Tsinghua University in the PRC, and a master’s degree in production engineering from RWTH Aachen University in Germany through its joint master’s program with Tsinghua University.
Co-founder, CTO
Mr. Li Hongbo (李洪波), aged [44], is an executive Director, the chief technology officer and a vice president of the Company. Mr. Li co-founded our Company in February 2015, and has been serving as a Director since December 2015. Mr. Li was re-designated as an executive Director in November 2024. Mr. Li has also been concurrently serving as a director, supervisor and/or general manager of various subsidiaries of our Company.
Mr. Li is a senior engineer at the professor level recognized by Beijing Senior Professional and Technical Qualification Review Committee (北京市高級專業技術資格評審委 員會) in May 2019, and a recipient of a special government allowance from the State Council of the PRC since June 2024. Recognized as a Prominent Figure in the Zhongguancun High-level Talent Project, a Leading Talent in Capital Science and Technology, an Outstanding Young Member of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing Technology (中國物流與採 購聯合會), and an Excellent Engineer in Beijing, he has dedicated many years to research and product development in intelligent robotics and intelligent information processing.
Before co-founding the Company, Mr. Li was a leading researcher and expert in multi-agent robotic systems. He served as a postdoctoral researcher and as an associate researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University (清 華大學). With over 15 years of experience in both theoretical and applied
research in navigation, perception and scheduling of large-scale advanced robotics and algorithms, Mr. Li has published over 50 papers in top scientific journals and holds over 130 authorized patents (including over 50 international invention patents).
Mr. Li’s work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Natural Science Award granted by the Ministry of Education of the PRC in January 2011, the Beijing Science and Technology Award (second prize) granted by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality in December 2014, the Natural Science and Technology Award
granted by the Chinese Association of Automation (中國自動化學會) in October 2015, “Inventor Entrepreneurship Award – Project Award” (gold and silver medals) at International Invention Exhibitions (國際 發明展覽會) granted by
China Association of Inventions (中國發明協會) in September 2018, an Excellent Patent Award granted by China National Intellectual Property Administration of the PRC in July 2023, and the Science and Technology Award (first
prize) granted by China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (中國物流與採購聯合會) in August 2023.
Concurrently, Mr. Li has also been an editorial board member of the International Journal of Control Automation and Systems since September 2013, a member of China Association for Artificial Intelligence (中國人工智能學會) since December 2014 (the secretary-general of the intelligent services committee (智能服務專業委員會) since November 2015), the director of the Beijing Logistics Robotics Innovation Center (北京市物流機器人創新中心) since December 2022, and a member of the Chinese Association of Automation (中國自動化學會). Mr. Li obtained his bachelor’s degree in automation from Northeastern University (東北 大學) in the PRC in July 2004, and his doctoral degree in computer science and technology from Tsinghua University (清華大學) in the PRC in July 2009.
Co-founder, VP of System R&D
Mr. Liu Kai (劉凱) (former name: Liu Yongqiang (劉永強)), aged [38], is an executive Director and a vice president of the Company. Mr. Zheng co-founded our Company in February 2015, and has been serving as a Director since June 2016. Mr. Liu was re-designated as an executive Director in November 2024. Mr. Liu has also been concurrently serving as a director and/or general manager of various subsidiaries of our Company.
Mr. Liu is an expert with over ten years of experience in the R&D of intelligent robots and multi-agent systems, focusing on mobile robots, vision services, control systems, multi-agent algorithms. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Liu worked at the Beijing Institute of Control Engineering (北京控制工程研究所) from August 2011 to July 2015 as an engineer.
Mr. Liu holds 144 patents, and received the Science and Technology Progress Award (second prize) from the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (中國物流與採購聯合會) in September 2019. He was named an “X•36Under36” S-Class Entrepreneur by 36Kr in June 2022 and recognized as one of the Hurun Under 40s China Entrepreneurs by the Hurun Research Institute in November 2023.
Mr. Liu obtained his bachelor’s degree in electronic information engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (北京科技大學) in the PRC in July 2008, and his master’s degree in computer science and technology from Tsinghua University (清華大學) in the PRC in June 2011.
Co-founder, VP of Robots R&D
Mr. Chen Xi (陳曦), aged [40], is an executive Director and a vice president of our Company. Mr. Chen co-founded our Group in February 2015, and has been serving as a Director since June 2016. Mr. Chen was re-designated as an executive Director in November 2024. Mr. Chen has also been concurrently serving as a director or supervisor ofvarious subsidiaries of our Company.
Mr. Chen brings over a decade of applied robotics research experience, particularly in industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing. Furthering his expertise during his master’s program, Mr. Chen contributed to the National High Technology Research and Development Program project on “High-Precision Positioning Technology for Underground Unmanned Mining Equipment and the Model Technology Research of Intelligent Unmanned Loaders”, which allowed him to delve deeply into the industrial intelligent driving field, reinforcing his technical skills and
understanding of cutting-edge technologies. These experiences collectively underscore Mr. Chen’s extensive knowledge and competence in the areas of robotics, intelligent systems, and automation.
Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Chen worked at Raisecome Technology Development Co., Ltd. (瑞斯康達科技發展股份有限公司) from January 2010 to July 2015, where he accumulated extensive technical experience in the fields of high-speed fiber optic communication and wireless communication. Mr. Chen has also been a committee member of the automation committee (自動化專業委員會) under the Chinese Association of Automation (中國自動化學會) since January 2024.
Mr. Chen obtained a bachelor’s degree in electronic information engineering and a master’s degree in automotive engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (北京科技大學) in the PRC, in July 2007 and January 2010, respectively.
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Liu Hongyan (劉紅岩), aged [42], is the chief financial officer and secretary to our Board and a joint company secretary of our Company effective from the Listing Date. Ms. Liu previously served as our Director from January 2018 to March 2021. Ms. Liu is also in charge of accounting and finance for some of our subsidiaries.
Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Liu served as an auditor and project manager at Xiamen Tianjian Accounting Firm (廈門天健會計事務所) from July 2004 to April 2008. Ms. Liu then worked as deputy financial director and financial director at Zhejiang Yasha Decoration Co., Ltd. (浙江亞廈裝飾股份有限公司) from August 2008 to July 2012 and from July 2012 to December 2014, respectively. Subsequently, Ms. Liu served as a risk control director in Xiamen Deep Century Investment Management Partnership (廈門市深度世紀投資 管理合夥企業) from March 2016 to July 2017 and a fund operations manager at the financial department of Cathay Capital Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (凱輝投資諮詢(上 海)有限公司) from July 2017 to November 2020. Currently, Ms. Liu is also the supervisor of Tianjin Shuzhi Jiachuang, Tianjin Yunzhi Jiachuang, Tianjin Huizhi Jiachuang and Tianjin Yuanzhi Jiachuang, being our Controlling Shareholders.
Ms. Liu graduated from Xiamen University (廈門大學) in the PRC and obtained her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting in July 2004 and December 2014, respectively.