Mr. Haijun Wang is our founder and has served as our chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 2012. Prior to founding Atour, Mr. Wang served as the executive vice president of China Lodging Group, Limited, currently known as H World Group Limited, a company listed on Nasdaq (ticker symbol: HTHT) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 1179) (“H World Group”). Prior to joining H World Group in 2005, Mr. Wang worked for Shanghai Home Inn Hotel Management Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jinjiang Inn Investment and Management Co., Ltd. Mr. Wang is a well-respected industry veteran with extensive hotel development and management experience. Mr. Wang has been recognized as a leader in various industry leadership lists, including the “List of the Most Innovative Business Figures in China in 2019” and the “List of 40 Leaders of China’s Hospitality Industry within the Past 40 Years”. Mr. Wang graduated with a bachelor’s degree in tourism management from Yanshan University in the PRC in July 1999 and received an executive master’s degree of business administration from the China Europe International Business School in the PRC in September 2009.
Mr. Jianfeng Wu has served as our Co-Chief Financial Officer since 2023 and was appointed Executive Vice President and director in 2024. In his roles, Mr. Wu coordinates our company’s hotel business management, directs strategic planning and implementation, oversees capital market affairs, and leads branding development and marketing initiatives. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wu spent eight years with CMB International Capital Limited. Before joining CMBI in 2015, Mr. Wu was employed by UBS Securities Co. Limited in its Investment Banking Division from 2008. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in 2008.
Ms. Lijun Gao has served as our chief compliance officer since January 2023 and as a Director since March 2021. Ms. Gao joined us in April 2013, and has held various leadership roles within the Company. From April 2014 to January 2015, she served as corporate counsel, overseeing corporate legal affairs. Ms. Gao was our general counsel from January 2015 to October 2018, responsible for overseeing the Company’s legal matters. From January 2018 to December 2022, she served as vice president (legal), managing overall legal affairs for the Group and its subsidiaries. Ms. Gao contributes more than a decade of experience in the practice of law and is specialized in risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, internal audit and control, and government relations. Before joining us, Ms. Gao accumulated significant legal experience in other organizations. From October 2010 to May 2012, she served as legal manager at H World Group, where she oversaw regional development projects and legal matters related to corporate investments and acquisitions. From April 2008 to July 2010, she worked as a lawyer at Shanghai Jinliang Law Firm, focusing on non-litigation legal services in foreign direct investment and real estate. Ms. Gao graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law from Shanghai Normal University in the PRC in July 2006.
Mr. Shiwei Zhou has served as our Director since March 2021. In addition to his role within the Group, Mr. Zhou has held numerous senior leadership and directorship positions in various organizations. He has served as vice president of strategic investments at Ctrip Travel Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. from November 2015 to November 2021, and at Trip.com Group Limited since November 2021, respectively. He has also been the general manager of Trip.com Investment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. since December 2021, as well as an executive director and the general manager of Shanghai Kehui Venture Capital Co., Ltd. since November 2021. He has served as an executive director and financial officer at Shanghai Yecheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. since June 2024. Mr. Zhou received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tongji University in the PRC in July 1998, majoring in industrial and civil construction engineering within the department of construction engineering. He earned a master’s degree of science from Columbia University in the United States in May 1999 and a master’s degree of business administration from the University of Southern California in the United States in May 2005. Mr. Zhou is also a certified financial analyst; he was certified by the CFA Institute in September 2010.
Ms. Chao Zhang has served as our independent Director since November 2022. Since 2006, Ms. Zhang has been with Beijing International Studies University, starting as a lecturer. She was promoted to a master’s degree supervisor in 2009 and also became a professor, where she has been involved in discipline development, talent cultivation, scientific research, and international collaboration. Ms. Zhang obtained a bachelor’s degree in tourism administration from Yanshan University in the PRC in July 1998. She earned a master’s degree in tourism administration from Nankai University in the PRC in July 2003 and a doctorate in regional economics from Peking University in the PRC in July 2006.
Mr. Yingchun Song has served as our independent Director since November 2025. Mr. Song has extensive experience in the retail chain industry. He founded Wuhan Today Dream Trading Co., Ltd., which operates the “Today Convenience Store” brand, in July 2008, and has served as its chairman ever since, overseeing supply chain management and brand operations. Mr. Song has served as a director of the Alibaba Foundation since 2021. He currently also holds senior positions in business associations and has been serving as an executive director of China Chain Store & Franchise Association since 2023 and as the president of Wuhan Young Entrepreneurs Association since May 2023.
Mr. Can Wang has served as our independent Director since November 2022. Mr. Can Wang previously served as the chief financial officer of New Hope Group Co., Ltd., and the chairman of New Hope Financial Co., Ltd. Mr. Can Wang has been an independent non-executive director of Clarity Medical Group Holding Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 1406) since September 2024. He was also an independent non-executive director of Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 1112) from March 2020 to December 2022. Mr. Can Wang worked in the group of companies comprising Fosun International Limited (“Fosun International”), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 0656), and its subsidiaries from time to time (“Fosun Group”) from November 2012 to January 2020. Mr. Can Wang once worked as the chief growth officer and the chief financial officer of Fosun Group. He was an executive director and senior vice president of Fosun International from March 2017 to January 2020, a non-executive director of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2196) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600916) from June 2016 to January 2020, a non-executive director of Fosun Tourism Group, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (delisted; previous stock code: 1992) from August 2018 to January 2020 and a director of Shanghai Ganglian E-commerce Holdings Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300226) from May 2017 to October 2019. Prior to joining the Fosun Group, Mr. Can Wang worked in Kingdee Software (China) Co., Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited and H World Group. Mr. Can Wang obtained an associate degree in English from Anhui University in the PRC in June 1997 and an executive master’s degree of business administration from the China Europe International Business School in the PRC in August 2014. Mr. Can Wang has been a non-practising member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a deputy president of the China Association of Chief Financial Officers since April 2021 and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since January 2024.