Chairman
Zhen Dai has served as our chairman of the board and director since June 2022. He is one of the founders of NaaS and served as its director between January 2022 and June 2022. Mr. Zhen Dai is one of Newlink's co-founders and has served as Newlink's chief executive officer and chairman since its founding in 2016. Prior to Newlink, Mr. Zhen Dai founded Maoo Coffee, pioneering a delivery service model for coffee in China. Mr. Zhen Dai also served in various management positions in Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. from December 2011 to October 2014 and most recently as the president of its north China operations and was one of the leaders of Red Star Macalline Group's expansion into e-commerce. Mr. Zhen Dai also worked at Zhengyuan Real Estate Development Company Limited from June 2001 to November 2011 and was most recently the deputy manager of its brand management center. Mr. Zhen Dai received dual bachelor degrees in chemical engineering and Chinese language and literature from Yanbian University. He is also a candidate for an Executive MBA degree from the Tsinghua Wudaokou School of Finance.
