Company: NCL
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001575872-25-000718
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Company: Northann Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form: PRE 14A
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 possible audit and compliance ratings. Mr. Lalonde worked at Citibank Tunisia
from 1989 to 1994, Citibank Turkey from 1984 to 1989, and Citibank in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from 1981 to 1984. From 1977 to
1981, Mr. Lalonde worked at Chemical Bank as assistant to vice president covering Iran, Turkey and Africa. Mr. Lalonde received his Master
degree in Economics with concentration in economics and international business from Columbia University in 1977; and his Bachelor of
Arts in Political Science and Chemistry from University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 1975.

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In nominating Mr. Lalonde,
our Board considered his Board and executive level leadership, extensive experience with capital markets, and high level financial expertise
as key attributes in her selection. Our Board believes that Mr. Lalonde’s investment banking experience and his high level of financial
literacy and expertise and experience in capital raising activities will provide strategic insight to financial decisions for future
Company initiatives.

Umesh Patel, Independent Director and Director Nominee

Mr. Patel has been
a director of the Company since May 23, 2024. He has also been serving as the chief executive officer and a director of Fuse Group Holding
Inc., a company exploring opportunities in the mining industry, since February 2017, and the company’s chief financial officer
since November 2022. He has also been a director of Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVFY) since November 2016 and presently serves as the
chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Since May 2012, Mr.
Patel has served as a managing partner of DviBri LLC, a California-based consulting company dedicated to managing all aspects of a client's
transition from a private firm to a publicly-listed company. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Patel was the president and CFO of Digital Learning
Management Corp. Mr. Patel received his Associate degree in hotel management and catering in 1976, and his Bachelor of Commerce degree
specializing in audits and accounts in 1979, both from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University in Baroda, India.

In nominating Mr. Patel,
our Board considered his Board and executive level leadership, high level financial expertise, and extensive expertise in risk management
as key attributes in his selection. The Board believes Mr