{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"124824","rtpr_id":"nPNADL321a","ticker":"AIIO","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["AIIO"],"title":"Robo.ai Inc. Announces Appointment of Wang Hao, Senior Executive Officer of UAE Independent Digital Asset Custodian Changer.ae, as Independent Director","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-21T10:23:36.625Z","article_body":"Robo.ai Inc. Announces Appointment of Wang Hao, Senior Executive Officer of\nUAE Independent Digital Asset Custodian Changer.ae, as Independent Director\nPR Newswire\n\nABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 21, 2026\n\nABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) (the\n\"Company\" or \"Robo.ai\"), a UAE-based Nasdaq-listed company, today announced\nthe appointment of Mr. Hao Wang as an independent director of the Company's\nboard of directors (the \"Board\"), effective immediately. Mr. Wang also will\nserve as a member of the Board's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and\nStrategy and ESG Committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Wang satisfies\nthe independence requirements under the applicable Nasdaq listing rules and\nthe rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\").\n\n\n\nMr. Wang brings 20 years of experience across finance and technology, with\nexpertise spanning blockchain, asset tokenization, family offices, global\nmacro hedge funds, and investment banking. He currently serves as senior\nexecutive officer of Changer.ae. He previously served as chief operating\nofficer of SGTOX, a digital asset platform established in Singapore, and as\nchief operating officer of MetaBank, where he developed blockchain-based\ntechnology solutions for developing countries. Prior to that, he held key\nroles at IDEG Singapore and its affiliated firms, where he led the\nestablishment of the group's global headquarters in Singapore and the\nacquisition of its fund management license. His earlier investment banking\nexperience includes positions at Citi and Nomura.\n\nMr. Wang has been a CFA charterholder since 2010 and is a Chartered Fellow of\nthe Global FinTech Institute. He is an investor in Multicoin Capital, Spartan,\nLongHash Ventures, and Blockchain Founders Fund. Trilingual in English,\nMandarin, and Japanese, he holds degrees in materials engineering from\nTsinghua University and the University of Tokyo.\n\nThe Board of Robo.ai commented: \"Mr. Wang brings two decades of experience\nacross institutional finance, digital assets, and asset tokenization. His\nbackground is directly relevant to Robo.ai's intelligent infrastructure\nstrategy, and his appointment strengthens the independence and professional\ndepth of the Board.\"\n\nMr. Wang commented: \"Robo.ai is building intelligent infrastructure across\nartificial intelligence, robotics and mobility, advanced manufacturing, and\ndigital assets and capital. I look forward to working with the Board to\nsupport the Company's governance and long-term development.\" Mr. Wang succeeds\nMr. Yehong Ji, who has resigned from the Board and its committees effective\nAugust 11, 2026 and has confirmed that his resignation does not result from\nany dispute or disagreement with the Board or the Company.\n\nAbout Robo.ai Inc.\n\nRobo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) is a technology group building intelligent\ninfrastructure across four platforms: artificial intelligence, robotics and\nmobility, advanced manufacturing, and digital assets and capital. Its\nindustrial group, Alif Holding, is dedicated to building intelligent\nindustries through the development, integration and manufacturing of AI\nsystems, serving government, public-sector, and mission-critical domains. Its\nsubsidiary Neurovia AI develops AI software and visual data infrastructure.\nIts capital platform, Quantum Core Capital, operates as an AI-powered\ndeep-tech holding and venture-building platform, incubating, investing in and\noperating technology companies. The company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi,\nwith regional centres in Tokyo, Singapore, and New York.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements that may constitute \"forward-looking\"\nstatements pursuant to the \"safe harbor\" provisions of the U.S. Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can\nbe identified by terminology such as \"will,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"aims,\"\n\"future,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"believes,\" \"estimates,\" \"targets,\" \"likely to,\"\n\"challenges,\" and similar statements. Robo.ai may also make written or oral\nforward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), in its annual report to shareholders, in\npress releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its\nofficers, directors, or employees to third parties. Statements that are not\nhistorical facts, including statements about Robo.ai's beliefs, plans, and\nexpectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\ninvolve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause\nactual results to differ materially from those contained in any\nforward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following:\nRobo.ai's strategies, future business development, and financial condition and\nresults of operations; Robo.ai's limited operating history in its current\nbusiness; Robo.ai's ability to generate positive cash flow and profits;\nRobo.ai's ability to compete successfully; Robo.ai's ability to build its\nbrand and withstand negative publicity; and changes in customer demand and\ngovernment incentives, subsidies, or other favorable government policies.\nFurther information regarding these and other risks is included in Robo.ai's\nfilings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of\nthe date of this press release, and Robo.ai does not undertake any obligation\nto update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable\nlaw.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/roboai-inc-announces-appointment-of-wang-hao-senior-executive-officer-of-uae-independent-digital-asset-custodian-changerae-as-independent-director-302857269.html\n\nSOURCE Robo.ai Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1973536/roboai-logo.jpg?id=OA2901472\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNADL321a","title":"Robo.ai Inc. Announces Appointment of Wang Hao, Senior Executive Officer of UAE Independent Digital Asset Custodian Changer.ae, as Independent Director","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"AIIO","created":"2026-08-21T10:23:36.625Z","tickers":["AIIO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Robo.ai Inc. Announces Appointment of Wang Hao, Senior Executive Officer of\nUAE Independent Digital Asset Custodian Changer.ae, as Independent Director\nPR Newswire\n\nABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 21, 2026\n\nABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) (the\n\"Company\" or \"Robo.ai\"), a UAE-based Nasdaq-listed company, today announced\nthe appointment of Mr. Hao Wang as an independent director of the Company's\nboard of directors (the \"Board\"), effective immediately. Mr. Wang also will\nserve as a member of the Board's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and\nStrategy and ESG Committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Wang satisfies\nthe independence requirements under the applicable Nasdaq listing rules and\nthe rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\").\n\n\n\nMr. Wang brings 20 years of experience across finance and technology, with\nexpertise spanning blockchain, asset tokenization, family offices, global\nmacro hedge funds, and investment banking. He currently serves as senior\nexecutive officer of Changer.ae. He previously served as chief operating\nofficer of SGTOX, a digital asset platform established in Singapore, and as\nchief operating officer of MetaBank, where he developed blockchain-based\ntechnology solutions for developing countries. Prior to that, he held key\nroles at IDEG Singapore and its affiliated firms, where he led the\nestablishment of the group's global headquarters in Singapore and the\nacquisition of its fund management license. His earlier investment banking\nexperience includes positions at Citi and Nomura.\n\nMr. Wang has been a CFA charterholder since 2010 and is a Chartered Fellow of\nthe Global FinTech Institute. He is an investor in Multicoin Capital, Spartan,\nLongHash Ventures, and Blockchain Founders Fund. Trilingual in English,\nMandarin, and Japanese, he holds degrees in materials engineering from\nTsinghua University and the University of Tokyo.\n\nThe Board of Robo.ai commented: \"Mr. Wang brings two decades of experience\nacross institutional finance, digital assets, and asset tokenization. His\nbackground is directly relevant to Robo.ai's intelligent infrastructure\nstrategy, and his appointment strengthens the independence and professional\ndepth of the Board.\"\n\nMr. Wang commented: \"Robo.ai is building intelligent infrastructure across\nartificial intelligence, robotics and mobility, advanced manufacturing, and\ndigital assets and capital. I look forward to working with the Board to\nsupport the Company's governance and long-term development.\" Mr. Wang succeeds\nMr. Yehong Ji, who has resigned from the Board and its committees effective\nAugust 11, 2026 and has confirmed that his resignation does not result from\nany dispute or disagreement with the Board or the Company.\n\nAbout Robo.ai Inc.\n\nRobo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) is a technology group building intelligent\ninfrastructure across four platforms: artificial intelligence, robotics and\nmobility, advanced manufacturing, and digital assets and capital. Its\nindustrial group, Alif Holding, is dedicated to building intelligent\nindustries through the development, integration and manufacturing of AI\nsystems, serving government, public-sector, and mission-critical domains. Its\nsubsidiary Neurovia AI develops AI software and visual data infrastructure.\nIts capital platform, Quantum Core Capital, operates as an AI-powered\ndeep-tech holding and venture-building platform, incubating, investing in and\noperating technology companies. The company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi,\nwith regional centres in Tokyo, Singapore, and New York.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements that may constitute \"forward-looking\"\nstatements pursuant to the \"safe harbor\" provisions of the U.S. Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can\nbe identified by terminology such as \"will,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"aims,\"\n\"future,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"believes,\" \"estimates,\" \"targets,\" \"likely to,\"\n\"challenges,\" and similar statements. Robo.ai may also make written or oral\nforward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), in its annual report to shareholders, in\npress releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its\nofficers, directors, or employees to third parties. Statements that are not\nhistorical facts, including statements about Robo.ai's beliefs, plans, and\nexpectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\ninvolve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause\nactual results to differ materially from those contained in any\nforward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following:\nRobo.ai's strategies, future business development, and financial condition and\nresults of operations; Robo.ai's limited operating history in its current\nbusiness; Robo.ai's ability to generate positive cash flow and profits;\nRobo.ai's ability to compete successfully; Robo.ai's ability to build its\nbrand and withstand negative publicity; and changes in customer demand and\ngovernment incentives, subsidies, or other favorable government policies.\nFurther information regarding these and other risks is included in Robo.ai's\nfilings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of\nthe date of this press release, and Robo.ai does not undertake any obligation\nto update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable\nlaw.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/roboai-inc-announces-appointment-of-wang-hao-senior-executive-officer-of-uae-independent-digital-asset-custodian-changerae-as-independent-director-302857269.html\n\nSOURCE Robo.ai Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1973536/roboai-logo.jpg?id=OA2901472\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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