NIP GROUP

Ben

Chief Financial Officer CFO

2005 Graduated from Renmin University of China and obtained bachelor’s degree in economics
Worked for PwC as a professional auditor
2007 Joined GDS Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: GDS) in and participated in the management of the company as the head of corporate investment and financ

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2005 Graduated from Renmin University of China and obtained bachelor’s degree in economics
Worked for PwC as a professional auditor
2007 Joined GDS Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: GDS) in and participated in the management of the company as the head of corporate investment and financing
2016 Successfully achieved the listing of GDS Holdings Limited on the NASDAQ capital market
2019 Joined BlueCity Holdings Limited as Chief Financial Officer to drive the company to upgrade its corporate governance structure
2020 Led BlueCity Holdings Limited to a successful IPO (Nasdaq: BLCT) on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange
2022 Joined Wuhan Xingjing Weiwu Culture and Sports Development Company Limited served as the chief financial officer.

Donald

Chief Financial Officer CFO

Master in Finance and Management from the University of Exeter, ACCA Senior Member
10 years of working experience in finance industry, 6 years of working experience in esports & gaming industry; extensive experience in investment banking, auditing, investment, and fund management and has worked for PwC, Huarong Securities, iDreamSky, and other internationally renowned institutions and listed companies
In 2019 he completed the largest funding round for the esports club with Mario Ho and merged the eStar Gaming in 2020 to form the ESVF Esports Group. He served as the Group CEO and responsible for the Group’s financial and legal management as well as corporate governance development.

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Master in Finance and Management from the University of Exeter, ACCA Senior Member
10 years of working experience in finance industry, 6 years of working experience in esports & gaming industry; extensive experience in investment banking, auditing, investment, and fund management and has worked for PwC, Huarong Securities, iDreamSky, and other internationally renowned institutions and listed companies
In 2019 he completed the largest funding round for the esports club with Mario Ho and merged the eStar Gaming in 2020 to form the ESVF Esports Group. He served as the Group CEO and responsible for the Group’s financial and legal management as well as corporate governance development.

Vulcan

CSO & Secretary to the Board

FMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong - Tsinghua University
Mr. Zhang is responsible for the strategic development direction of the group and assisting the chief executive officer in restructuring, capital operation, investment, and financing, as well as supervising the implementation of IPO
From 2014 to 2020, Mr. Zhang served as a senior vice president and secretary to the board of directors of Shenzhen iDreamSky(1119.HK)

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FMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong - Tsinghua University
Mr. Zhang is responsible for the strategic development direction of the group and assisting the chief executive officer in restructuring, capital operation, investment, and financing, as well as supervising the implementation of IPO
From 2014 to 2020, Mr. Zhang served as a senior vice president and secretary to the board of directors of Shenzhen iDreamSky(1119.HK)
Mr. Zhang obtained his China securities investment fund industry practice certificate from the Asset Management Association of China in August 2017
Mr. Zhang obtained certificates of qualification as secretary of the board of directors from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in April 2016 and May 2016, respectively, and became a co-member of the Hong Kong Chartered Secretaries' Union in 2020.

DingDing

CO-COO

Master in Cultural Management from INHA University; 10-year gaming startups working experience in China and Korea
Prior experience includes senior positions at Smilegate Entertainment (Cross Fire) and Krafton.Inc (PUBG)
Established the league system of PUBG PCL in China region, and has extensive experience in construction and competition ecological management in PCL of PUBG, extensive experience in the system construction and competition ecology

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Master in Cultural Management from INHA University; 10-year gaming startups working experience in China and Korea
Prior experience includes senior positions at Smilegate Entertainment (Cross Fire) and Krafton.Inc (PUBG)
Established the league system of PUBG PCL in China region, and has extensive experience in construction and competition ecological management in PCL of PUBG, extensive experience in the system construction and competition ecology

Jonas

Jonas Gundersen, CO-COO

Jonas joined Ninja in Pyjamas in 2019, and has 17 years of experience building and scaling startups. Prior to joining NIP, Jonas held several senior positions, including Chief Commercial Officer at North Esports in 2019, Vice President of Sales at Family.co from 2017 to 2019 and Chief Executive Officer at Aftercloud from 2013 to 2015. Jonas is also a former CS 1.6 professional player.

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Jonas joined Ninja in Pyjamas in 2019, and has 17 years of experience building and scaling startups. Prior to joining NIP, Jonas held several senior positions, including Chief Commercial Officer at North Esports in 2019, Vice President of Sales at Family.co from 2017 to 2019 and Chief Executive Officer at Aftercloud from 2013 to 2015. Jonas is also a former CS 1.6 professional player.

RAY

Senior Vice President & Head of the Events Center

Ten years’ internet industry entrepreneurship experience empowered him with a sharp sense of esports industry, all around understanding of the domestic esports industry structure and operation process, and excellent outlook on the big picture and analytical capability. He is an outstanding observer and planner, and can manage the team effectively to adapt to the new changes in the industry. He is dedicated to the cross-industry integration of esports and media, and being a professional “translator” across the new cultural creation and esports industry.

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Ten years’ internet industry entrepreneurship experience empowered him with a sharp sense of esports industry, all around understanding of the domestic esports industry structure and operation process, and excellent outlook on the big picture and analytical capability. He is an outstanding observer and planner, and can manage the team effectively to adapt to the new changes in the industry. He is dedicated to the cross-industry integration of esports and media, and being a professional “translator” across the new cultural creation and esports industry.

Tosca

Senior Vice President & Head of the Events Center

Co-founder of Yau Kwan Esports.
Introduced top events such as Dota2 MDL Macau, Macau Esports Carnival, PUBG Asia Invitational, and 2019 HOK Winter Championship Cup in 2017-2019.
Founded the Macau E-sports Federation and served as vice president, responsible for large event business segment.

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Co-founder of Yau Kwan Esports.
Introduced top events such as Dota2 MDL Macau, Macau Esports Carnival, PUBG Asia Invitational, and 2019 HOK Winter Championship Cup in 2017-2019.
Founded the Macau E-sports Federation and served as vice president, responsible for large event business segment.

Danny

Senior Vice President & Head of the MCN Center

Danny has many years of experience in event planning and operation, and has served asthe director general of multiple large-scale projects, including Coca-Cola, NongfuSpring and Want Want Group. He founded a PGC agency, Sacho Interactive Entertainment,and served as the general manager in 2017 and Shanqiu Culture Communication in 2018 todevelop livestreaming agency business. He worked as the co-founder after the merger withShanghai Huangxi Culture in May 2020.

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Danny has many years of experience in event planning and operation, and has served asthe director general of multiple large-scale projects, including Coca-Cola, NongfuSpring and Want Want Group. He founded a PGC agency, Sacho Interactive Entertainment,and served as the general manager in 2017 and Shanqiu Culture Communication in 2018 todevelop livestreaming agency business. He worked as the co-founder after the merger withShanghai Huangxi Culture in May 2020.

Oscar

Senior Vice President/eStar Head of Entertainment

With many years of experience in the entertainment media field, Oscar has served in senior positions in JDF and Shanghai Huaren Xijie Culture Development and participated in the production of many musicals and films, such as Notre Dame de Paris and The Bund. He founded Huangxi Culture Media and served as the general manager in 2018. The company merged with Wuhan Shanqiu in 2020, where he has served as the co-founder.

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With many years of experience in the entertainment media field, Oscar has served in senior positions in JDF and Shanghai Huaren Xijie Culture Development and participated in the production of many musicals and films, such as Notre Dame de Paris and The Bund. He founded Huangxi Culture Media and served as the general manager in 2018. The company merged with Wuhan Shanqiu in 2020, where he has served as the co-founder.