NQ Mobile Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Jian Qi as an independent director on the board of directors of the company and a member of the audit committee of the Board, effective as of January 19, 2017. Mr. William Tiewei Li stepped down as a member of the audit committee to the Board while continuing to serve as an independent director of the Board as well as a member of the compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee of the Board, effective as of January 19, 2017. Mr. Jian Qi has served as a director of LeadSec Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. since 2006, and as the vice chairman and director of Beijing Venustech Inc. since 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Qi was the vice president of system integration division of AsiaInfo Technologies (China) Inc. from 1995 to 2004, and had participated in the development of the backbone internet networks for major internet operators in China and the development of CDMA network and video conference system for China Unicom.