Management

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 July 2023 and was appointed as executive vice president in June 2024, where he coordinates our Company’s hotel business management, directs strategic planning and implementation, oversees capital market affairs, and leads branding development and marketing initiatives. Mr. Wu was further appointed as a Director of the Group in July 2024. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wu worked at CMB International Capital Corporation Limited from July 2015 to July 2023, with his last position being managing director of the corporate finance department. Before that, he was a director of the global banking department at UBS Securities Co. Limited from July 2008 to August 2014. Mr. Wu obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in the PRC in July 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. Shoudong Wang has served as our co-chief financial officer since December 2021, overseeing the financial reporting and related strategic, management, and operational matters of our company.

Prior to joining us, Mr. Shoudong Wang served in various positions for TANSH Global Food Group Co., Ltd. (currently known as Shanghai XNG Holdings Limited) (“TANSH Global”), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 3666). Mr. Shoudong Wang served as the chief financial officer of TANSH Global from March 2019 to April 2020. From June 2011 to September 2016, Mr. Shoudong Wang was in charge of the management of finance, legal affairs and internal audit at TANSH Global, and also served as the board secretary and joint company secretary of TANSH Global from July 2015 to February 2016. Mr. Shoudong Wang also served in the finance department of Best Buy Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. From July 1999 to January 2007, Mr. Shoudong Wang worked at the finance department of Dazhong Transportation (Group) Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600611).

Mr. Shoudong Wang obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fudan University in the PRC in July 1999 and a master’s degree in business administration from Fudan University in January 2007.