Mr. Wei Xu has served as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE:FENG) since May 2026. Mr. Xu has also served as the Chairman and Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited (“PMI”), our parent company, since 2021. Mr. Xu previously worked at the Shanghai Bureau of the Financial Times (FT), and has served as Director of the News Department of Shanghai East Radio, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of Shanghai Dragon TV Media Co., Ltd., Spokesman and Director of the Communication and Promotion Department of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, and Director of the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government. He served as Spokesman of the Shanghai Municipal Government from 2011 to 2020. Mr. Xu holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Department of International Journalism at the Beijing Institute of International Relations, an MBA degree from China Europe International Business School (“CEIBS”), and a doctorate degree in management from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.