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Fitness Equipments

Board of Directors

Jieting Zhao

Director

Jieting Zhao has served as our director since April 2022 and has served as an executive director of GD since April 2017, overseeing our website development, e-commerce operation, procurement, financing, e-marketing and strategy. From 2017 to 2022, Ms. Zhao led the team at GD in growing GD’s revenue and in building the customer database to over 100,000 members. From 2006 to 2017, Ms. Zhao served as Managing Director of Ansa Group Limited, overseeing the FMCG segment of the business, including launching an online vitamin platform in Australia and China, launching and implementing cross-border marketing campaigns both online and offline across Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and mainland China, completing two acquisitions of Malaysian targets companies, and building an extensive distribution network in the FMCG sector across south-east Asia with a prime focus on fitness and wellness. Ms. Zhao holds a Master of Information System and a Master of Information and Communication Technology from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University.

Yinying Lu

Director

Yinying Lu has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 23, 2023 and as our director since April 2022. She has served as the General Manager of GD since April 2017, overseeing procurement, operations, marketing, and financing, growing GD’s customer database from 60,000 members in 2019 to over 100,000 members in 2023, and introducing Lion Loyalty, GD’s VIP membership program. Ms. Lu holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Marketing and Event Management from Griffith University.

Lawrence W. Leighton

Independent Director

Lawrence W. Leighton will join our Board of Directors as an independent director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Mr. Leighton is an experienced investment banker with a strong background in international finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented many major international companies throughout his career, including Pernod Ricard SA (ENXTPA:RI), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). He joined Bentley in 1997 as a Managing Director. Starting in 1989 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of UI USA, the US subsidiary of Union d’Ètudes et d’Investissements, the merchant banking arm of Credit Agricôle SA (ENXTPA:ACA), the largest bank in France. Mr. Leighton joined Chase Investment Bank in 1982 as a Managing Director, where he focused on cross-border mergers. Previously, he was a Limited Partner at Bear, Sterns & Co., also focusing on international mergers and acquisitions. Starting in 1974, he was with Norton Simon as the Director of Strategic Planning/Mergers & Acquisitions, where he was responsible for several significant acquisitions for that company, including Avis Rent-A-Car. Before Norton Simon, Mr. Leighton was with Clark, Dodge & Co. where he became Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Department. He began his extensive investment banking career at Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr. Leighton is on the Board of Trustees of the Gillen Brewer School and is a Director Emeritus of the Waterford Institute and the Princeton Club of New York. He received his B.S.E. degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Due to his strong experience in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and international finance, we believe Mr. Leighton is well-qualified to serve as a Director.

Jun Wu

Independent Director

Jun Wu will join our Board of Directors as an independent director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Since November 2020, Mr. Wu has served as Company Secretary of Victor Group Holdings Limited (VIG.ASX), providing guidance to its board of directors on corporate governance policies and implementing procedures to ensure compliance, advising directors and officers in relation to ASX listing rules and other regulations, and managing corporate compliance and regular disclosure obligations. From December 2015 to March 2020, Mr. Wu served as the founding director of The President Group in Sydney, Australia, during which time he advised on ASX/NSX listings, provided post-listing services to clients, and provided investor relations services. Mr. Wu has previous experience from March 2007 to December 2013 as a senior analyst, account manager, and investment banking associate with JP Morgan Australia, FNZ Australia, and UBS AG, respectively. Mr. Wu holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Marketing from Macquarie University and is RG146 compliant.

Daniel J. Ross

Independent Director

Daniel J. Ross will join our Board of Directors as an independent director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Mr. Ross brings nearly 30 years of experience in legal transactions and legal compliance. Since December 2018, he has served as General Counsel to Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., overseeing all legal and legal compliance matters for the specialty retailer. Since September 2015, he has also provided freelance legal services to companies in a variety of industries. From March 2001 to August 2015, Mr. Ross served as in-house counsel to Coach, Inc., most recently as Senior VP and Deputy General Counsel. Mr. Ross holds a JD degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. from Yale University.

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