Ning Li - Li Ning Chairman

Mr. Li Ning is Executive Chairman of the Board, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Li Ning Co Ltd. He is also serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. Li was appointed as interim chief executive officer of the Company with effect from 18 March 2015 and the duties of Chief Executive Officer was performed by Mr. Li and supported by the incumbent senior management of the Company. He is primarily responsible for formulating the Groups overall corporate strategies and planning. Mr. Li is one of the most outstanding athletes in the 20th century. In the 6th World Cup Gymnastics Competition in 1982, Mr. Li unprecedentedly won six gold medals in mens artistic gymnastics events and was named the Prince of Gymnastics in the PRC. In the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984, Mr. Li won three gold, two silver and one bronze medals, making him the athlete winning the most medals of that Olympic Games. In 1987, Mr. Li became the Asian member of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Li served as a member of the Mens Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. He is currently an honorary member of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. In 1999, Mr. Li was voted one of the Worlds Most Excellent Athletes in the 20th Century by the World Sports Correspondent Association. After retiring from his athlete career in 1989, Mr. Li initiated the idea of LINING brand with the goal of creating the first national sports goods brand in the PRC. He has dedicated the past over 20 years to the development of the Groups business, making great contribution to the development of the sporting goods industry in China. Mr. Li also serves as chairman, chief executive officer and executive director of Viva China Holdings Limited since 2015.