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Name: Freeman H. Shen Title:  Founder, WM Motor

Mr. Freeman H. Shen is the founder, Chairman and CEO of WM Motor. WM Motor is an emerging EV products and mobility solution provider in China. He was the Group Co-founder and CEO of Pateo Group, a leading vehicle connectivity, telematics and smart car technology company. Before that, he was the Board Member and Group Vice President of Geely Holding Group. Geely Holding Group is the parent company of Volvo Car Group based in Sweden, and Geely Auto listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He also held the positions of Chairman & CEO, Shanghai Geely Zhaoyuan International (a US20 billion-annual-revenue company). Geely Zhaoyuan is the global holding company of Volvo Car Group. He was also the Chairman of Volvo Car Group China. During his tenure with Geely, he was in charge of the acquisition of Volvo Car Group, which is the largest and most successful cross-border M&A case in the Chinese history. After the acquisition, Mr. Shen led the team to establish the global governance structure for Volvo Car Group and successfully made Volvo Car Group as an independent company. Meanwhile he was the Senior Vice President of Volvo Car Group and led the team to build the operations of Volvo Car in China after the acquisition, including the R&D center, car plants, powertrain plant, supplier base and sales and service network. This operation became the largest and most profitable business for Volvo Car Group around the world and contributed over 70% profits for Volvo Car Group.

Before working with Geely Group, Mr. Shen was the Vice President of Fiat Group China, CEO of Fiat Powertrain Technologies China, and the member of Steering Committee of Fiat Group. Mr. Shen was the Chairman or board member for Fiat Group’s JV or wholly owned companies in Chongqing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. He was the key member of the team to revitalize Fiat Group China. Before joining Fiat Group, Mr. Shen worked for a few Global 500 Companies based in North America and Europe, including TXU Group, Eaton Corporation and BorgWarner Inc. He held a few executive positions include project manager in US headquarters, deputy plant manager in US manufacturing plant, managing directors of JV companies and wholly-owned companies in China, managing director of Asia for a business unit, corporate president for China, and board members for several JV and wholly-owned companies etc. He was also the founder and the first President of BorgWarner China.

Mr. Shen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from South China University of Technology, Master of Science Degree in Engineering from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Master Degree in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, USA. He is also a graduate from Advanced Management Program (AMP) in Harvard Business School.

His past and current board assignments include Volvo Car Group in Sweden, Geely Holding Group in China, DSI International in Australia, Hilite International in German, GIF/ATESTEO in Germany, and the Chinese subsidiaries of BorgWarner, Fiat Group, etc. Mr. Shen is one of the most successful Chinese returnees from overseas to China. He was selected to become the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Runner. He is a frequent speaker in many economics and industry forums in China, India, Europe and in the USA. He was featured by CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, CNN, CNBC, WSJ and Reuters. Because of his contributions to local economics and communities, he was awarded the Camellia Award from Zhejiang Provincial Government in 2003, and Magnolia Award from Shanghai Municipal Government in 2013 etc. He is the member of Board of Overseers, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, and a fellow with Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.