WeRide Inc. has appointed Mr. Ichijo Futakawa as a non-executive director, effective April 21, 2026. He has entered into a three-year director service agreement and will not receive remuneration for serving as a non-executive director.
Mr. Futakawa is currently division general manager of corporate strategy and business development at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and previously held leadership roles at Nissan, Henkel and Toyota. He will serve on the Board alongside two executive directors, one other non-executive director and three independent non-executive directors, supported by four board committees with clearly defined memberships.
WeRide Inc. filed a report detailing a new equity incentive grant under its 2026 Share Plan. On April 10, 2026, the company granted 7,227,600 Restricted Share Units to 325 employees at no purchase price, tied to Class A Ordinary Shares.
The RSUs follow a mixed vesting schedule over 42 to 58 months, with some tranches vesting in less than 12 months due to administrative delay. The awards have no performance targets, but are subject to a clawback mechanism for serious misconduct. After this grant, 95,504,646 shares remain under the Plan Limit and 10,273,224 under the Consultant Sub-limit for future awards.
WeRide Inc. reports that non-executive director Mr. Kazuhiro Doi has resigned from its Board of Directors due to retirement, effective March 31, 2026. He was previously nominated by Alliance Ventures, B.V.
Mr. Doi confirmed he has no disagreement with the Board and no matters related to his resignation need to be brought to shareholders’ attention. The updated Board now consists of two executive directors, one non-executive director, and three independent non-executive directors, with committee roles distributed among the remaining members.
WeRide Inc. ownership disclosure: Uber Technologies, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 56,618,266 Class A ordinary shares, representing 5.82% of the Class A outstanding as calculated on March 24, 2026.
The filing states the holding comprises 23,038,300 Class A ordinary shares plus 11,193,322 ADSs (each ADS = three Class A shares), equal to 33,579,966 underlying Class A shares, held through SMB Holding Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Uber.