Exhibit 4.20


 


Employment Agreement


Party
A: Tantech Holdings Ltd.          


Party
B: Mingqin Dong             , ID NO. :
23071119900316001X         


 


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 COO .


 


2.The responsibilities
of Party B:


 


(1) As the
company's core management, participate in the formulation of company strategies, and promote the implementation of the
company's strategic business goals, and are responsible for the results of operations;


 


(2)
Comprehensively control the company's business operation management, build operation system, brand marketing system, product
system, customer service system and sales system, etc., which can optimize business links in real time according to the
operation status and improve business operation efficiency;


 


(3) Implement
various business management and marketing management activities to ensure the completion of business and management
indicators, accurately locate business ideas based on market trends and development trends, and study and formulate business
strategies and guidelines in light of market conditions;


 


(4) Under the
guidance of the company's business strategy, conduct market surveys and feedback, comprehensive planning of the business
direction, strengthen the company's brand image construction, promote the company's extension, connotation value, improve the
company's popularity and brand influence;


 


(5) Lead the internal
team building of the enterprise, improve the internal management mechanism and innovative incentive mechanism, optimize the company's
human resource allocation, and continuously improve the company's overall organizational capabilities。


 


(6) Coordinate the
relationship between various departments, ensure smooth information, rationally allocate resources of each department, and achieve
maximum conversion and output of resources.


 






     


     


    

 


3. Hiring time


 


The first appointment
period is from December 6, 2019 to December 5, 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 COO of other listed companies outside the Forsen system(Except New Third Board Company).


 


5.Treatment and
Payment:


 


Treatment: RMB 180,000
one year.


 


The payment method
: RMB 15,000 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): Mingqin Dong




 


Date: December 6, 2019