MAAS Announces Change to the Board of Directors
Rhea-AI Summary
Maase (NASDAQ: MAAS) announced that Jingkai Li was appointed director and chairman of the board, effective November 28, 2025. He succeeds Hong Suong Nguyen, who resigned as chairperson and director for personal reasons effective the same date.
Mr. Li holds an executive MBA from Macau University of Science and Technology and brings more than a decade of leadership at Guangxi Qinyuan Environmental Protection, where he built a technology-driven, cross-regional environmental protection group. The company says his background includes operational management, industrial integration in resource recycling, and industrial investments in new energy and smart technology, with specific relevance to energy storage batteries and the company’s smart car wash and wellness businesses.
Positive
- Chair appointment of Jingkai Li effective Nov 28, 2025
- Mr. Li has >10 years leading Guangxi Qinyuan Environmental Protection
- Experience in energy storage batteries and new energy investments
Negative
- Previous chair Hong Suong Nguyen resigned effective Nov 28, 2025
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, MAAS gained 4.56%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
While MAAS was down 6.28%, sector peers showed mixed, mostly modest moves (e.g., BMEZ +0.07%, ECC -1.05%), pointing to a stock-specific move rather than a broad asset-management shift.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | Board change | Positive | +4.6% | New chairman with green-industry background appointed as prior chair resigns. |
| Oct 28 | Acquisition close | Positive | +4.2% | Closed Real Prospect deal, entering new-energy and intelligent services. |
| Aug 28 | Healthcare acquisition | Positive | -4.4% | Share-based acquisition of Carve Group to expand into wellness. |
| Jul 11 | Acquisition framework | Positive | -3.7% | Non-binding deal to buy Youdian and LaiXi in new energy services. |
| Jul 03 | Private placement | Negative | -7.8% | Dilutive private placement of shares and warrants for $21M proceeds. |
News tied to strategic acquisitions and capital actions has produced mixed reactions, with some positive alignment on growth transactions but notable selloffs around financing and certain deals.
Over the last six months, MAAS has undergone a major strategic pivot. A July 2025 framework deal and subsequent acquisitions in August and October 2025 pushed the company into new energy, smart services, and healthcare and wellness. A July 3, 2025 private placement brought in new capital but coincided with a negative price reaction. Today’s November 28, 2025 board and chairmanship change follows these transactions, adding leadership with green-industry expertise on top of the recent portfolio shift.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement marks a leadership transition, with MAAS appointing Jingkai Li as chairman effective November 28, 2025. His background in environmental protection, resource recycling, and new energy aligns with the company’s recent push into smart car wash, energy storage batteries, and wellness. In light of earlier acquisitions and capital actions, investors may focus on how his strategic guidance shapes integration of these diverse businesses and how future disclosures address profitability, governance stability, and execution milestones.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
CHENGDU, China, Nov. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS) (“MAAS” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Mr. Jingkai Li as a director and the chairman of the board of directors (the “Board”), effective November 28, 2025. Mr. Li succeeds Ms. Hong Suong Nguyen, who has resigned from her positions as the chairperson and a director of the Board for personal reasons, effective on the same date.
Mr. Li holds an executive master degree in business administration from Macau University of Science and Technology. His appointment reflects the Board’s confidence in his profound management expertise, forward-looking investment vision, and extensive background in the green industry. Over more than a decade leading Guangxi Qinyuan Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., he successfully built a technology-driven, cross-regional environmental protection industrial group and gained extensive experience in operational management and industrial integration within the resource recycling sector. This background gives him a deep understanding of the "green economy" sector that MAAS focuses on, enabling him to provide strategic guidance for business areas such as energy storage batteries. Furthermore, Mr. Li has experience in industrial investment, having made early and strategic investments in the new energy and smart technology sectors and has been involved in the investment and integration of multiple high-tech projects. His blend of experience positions him as the ideal leader to drive Maase’s next stage of synergistic growth.
“I am honored to assume the role of chairman of the Board at this pivotal moment for MAAS,” said Mr. Li. “The Company has already shown significant potential in smart car wash, energy storage battery, and wellness businesses. I will leverage my experience in the green industry and strategic investment to foster collaborative innovation across our business units and help the Company seize opportunities emerging from new energy and intelligent technology trends. I look forward to working with the team to create sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders and society.”
About Maase Inc.
Founded in 2010 and formerly known as Highest Performances Holdings Inc. and Puyi Inc., we have evolved with a vision to become a leading provider of intelligent technology-driven family and enterprise services. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for families worldwide by leveraging two primary driving forces: technological intelligence and capital investments. We are dedicated to investing in high-quality enterprises with global potential, focusing on areas such as artificial-intelligence services, advanced deep-tech solutions, science-backed health and wellness products.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When MAAS uses words such as “may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from MAAS’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: MAAS’s goals and strategies; MAAS’s future business development; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and the international markets MAAS serves and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by MAAS with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in MAAS’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. MAAS undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
For more information, please contact: Maase Inc. Tel: +86-028-86762596 Email: ir@maaseai.com Maase Inc.
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