Exhibit 4.19


 


Employment Agreement


Party
A: Tantech Holdings Ltd.          


Party
B: Weilin Zhang           , ID NO. : 
332529196808143318          


 


According to the relevant provisions of
the "Contract Law of the People's Republic of China", both parties A and B reached an agreement on the employment of
Party B as follows.


 


1. Employment


 


Party A hires Party
B as the company's CFO .


 


2.The responsibilities
of Party B:


 


(1) Assist the
CEO of the company to formulate the company's development strategy, and provide forward-looking warnings and measures from
the directions of finance, capital, risk control, and policy;


 


(2) provide
comprehensive financial management from product cost analysis and management, financial control, tax planning, management
reports, business analysis and development planning, corporate financing and deployment, and improve the efficiency of
capital;


 


(3) Establish
and improve financial systems and standards, establish a scientific and systematic financial accounting system and financial
monitoring system, and conduct effective internal financial control and enterprise evaluation;


 


(4) Formulate
effective financing strategies and plans, including financing schemes, equity strategies, and use various financial tools and
financing tools to ensure the company's optimal capital structure;


 


(5) As a senior
management of the company, participate in capital operations such as company acquisitions, mergers, and asset
restructuring;


 


(6)Familiar with capital
market , good relationship with investors and funds, provide financial advice and decision support for the company's major investment,
financing, mergers and acquisitions, and participate in risk assessment, guidance, tracking and control;


 


(7) Responsible
for providing detailed and clear financial performance and relevant corporate financial and operational status reports to the
CEO, board of directors, and investors to provide strategic basis for making business decisions;


 


(8) Supervise
fund management reports and final accounts; preside over the preparation and review of various standardized financial
statements to provide timely and effective financial analysis models for the company;


 


(9) Review
financial statements and submit financial management reports; participate in the review of company legal documents, coordination
of legal affairs, compliance and operation.


 






     


     


    

 


3. Hiring time


 


The first appointment
period is from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022. If the agreement has not expired and the two parties have not proposed not to renew
the contract, the agreement shall be deemed to be automatically terminated.


 


4. Working methods


 


Party B works full-time
in Party A, the working hours refer to Party B's personnel system; the place of work is Lishui; Party B can no longer concurrently
serve as CFO of other listed companies outside the Forsen system.


 


5.Treatment and
Payment:


 


Treatment: RMB 300,000
one year.


 


The payment method
: RMB 25,000 per month


 


Party B ’s travel
expenses incurred for Party A ’s work are reported and reimbursed according to the invoice.


 


6. Confidentiality


 


In view of the nature
of Party B ’s work, Party B ’s confidentiality obligations are set out in the Confidentiality Agreement signed by both
parties.


 


7. Settlement of
disputes


 


This agreement becomes
effective after the official seal is signed by both parties. Disputes arising from the performance of this agreement will be resolved
through consultation between the two parties.


 


8. This agreement
is made in duplicate, with the same legal effect, one for each party.


 


 


	Party A (Stamp) Tantech Holdings Ltd	Party B (Stamp): Weilin Zhang




 



Date:  June 26, 2019