On March 20, 2017, Baowen Wang resigned as a director of Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. Mr. Wang was a member of the compensation committee and corporate governance/nominating committee of the board of directors. On March 20, 2017, the corporate governance/nominating committee recommended, and the board of directors approved, the appointment of Lau Ping Kee to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mr. Wang. Mr. Lau was also appointed to the compensation committee and corporate governance/nominating committees. Mr. Lau, 67, has been a director of Golden Creation Enterprise Limited since late 2014 and a director of Y.R.P. Investment Limited since 2013, both of which are investment entities.