Shuai Feng appointed as EHang’s Chief Technology Officer as Company Enters New Phase of Commercialisation

EHang has appointed Shuai Feng as the company’s Chief Technology Officer, with the company saying his appointment represents a key milestone in its technology strategy.

Building on the solid foundation established through years of direct leadership over technology development by the Company’s Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Huazhi Hu, EHang is advancing its technology management framework toward systematic innovation and industrial implementation.

Mr. Feng joined EHang in July 2014 as a core member of the founding team. Under Mr. Hu’s strategic guidance and technical philosophy, he has played a critical role in and led the development of, multiple pilotless human-carrying eVTOL products, including the EH184, the EH216‑S, and the VT35, as well as the GD series aerial formation UAVs.

In addition, as the Company has entered a new phase of commercialization, and in alignment with Mr. Hu’s full-industry-chain integration strategy, Mr. Feng has in recent years taken on key responsibilities in building EHang’s procurement and supply chain management systems.

By strengthening upstream and downstream coordination, enhancing productization efficiency, and advancing deep industry-chain integration and regional ecosystem development, he has significantly enhanced EHang’s capabilities for key components R&D and scaled manufacturing. Currently, Mr. Feng also serves as the Company’s Compliance Officer, continuously upholding EHang’s development principles of “safety, compliance, innovation, and sustainability” through his cross-functional leadership roles.

Shuai Feng said: “I have witnessed EHang’s journey from early innovation to commercial deployment under Mr. Hu’s technology-driven strategy, and have gained a deep understanding of the Company’s core technical philosophy and long-term vision.

“Looking ahead, I will continue to take Mr. Hu’s technology principles as my guide, strictly adhere to the Company’s established technology strategy, and work closely with the team to integrate technology development with manufacturing and quality control.

He added: “I am committed to improving execution and production efficiency, further supporting the Company’s continued technology innovation and industrial implementation with a strong sense of responsibility.”

Since the Company’s inception, Mr. Hu has personally led EHang’s core technology development with a clear technical vision and firm strategic direction, comprehensively overseeing the integrated initiatives across technology R&D, production and manufacturing, quality systems and supply chain integration.

Focusing on the Company’s core AAM strategy, he has guided the team through multiple breakthroughs in key unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) and electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft technologies and certifications, laying a strong technological foundation and establishing EHang’s industry-leading position.

Huazhi Hu added: “Since the early days of the Company, Mr. Feng has worked closely under my direct leadership and has been deeply involved in the buildup of EHang’s technology system. He has consistently upheld our core technology philosophy and has made significant contributions by precisely executing our strategic direction across critical stages across R&D, manufacturing, and certification.

“As EHang enters a new phase of commercial operations and global expansion, appointing Mr. Feng’s as CTO is a further step to ensure continuity of our core technology strategy and talent development philosophy. Under my overall direction and guidance, he will further integrate technology, production, and supply chain resources, ensure strategic alignment and disciplined execution, and supporting EHang’s long-term vision of building safe, scalable, and sustainable AAM solutions.”

Mr. Feng graduated from Tsinghua University in Automation major, where he specialized UAV technology and was awarded the Grand Prize in the University’s prestigious 29th “Challenge Cup” competition, among other honors.

He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Tsinghua-EHang Joint Research Institute for Low-Altitude Aviation Technology, Deputy Secretar y‑General of the Aerospace, Aviation, and Smart Manufacturing Committee of the Tsinghua University Guangzhou Alumni Association, and Secretary-General of the Tsinghua University Future Robotics Interest Group.

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