Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited announced the resignation of Mr. LI Yongjun as independent director of the Company and a member of the audit committee of the Board. Mr. LI Yongjun submitted his resignation to the Board for personal reasons. In addition, Concord Medical's board of directors has appointed Ms. ZHANG Liping as an independent director of the Company and a member of the audit committee of the Board, effective from September 13, 2017. Ms. Zhang has over 18 years of teaching experience in business. Ms. Zhang joined Trinity Western University as assistant professor in 2005 and has served as associate professor in Trinity Western University since 2014. Prior to joining Trinity Western University, She was a teaching assistant in the Department of Economics at University of Ottawa from 1999 to 2004.