H World Group Limited Announces Change of Board Composition

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World” or the “Company”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced that the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed, effective from August 15, 2025, (i) Mr. Justin Martin Leverenz (“Mr. Leverenz”) as a director of the Board; (ii) Ms. Yi Zhang (alias Bonnie Yi Zhang) (“Ms. Zhang”) as an independent director of the Board and the chairwoman of the audit committee of the Company (the “Audit Committee”); and (iii) Ms. Lei Cao, an existing independent director of the Company, as a member of the compensation committee of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). Effective from the same date, Ms. Tong Tong Zhao (“Ms. Zhao”) will step down as an independent director of the Board to serve as an observer of the Board and Mr. Jian Shang (“Mr. Shang”) will step down as an independent director of the Board, the chairman of the Audit Committee, and