BEIJING -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA) (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has appointed Sven H. Borho, CFA, as director to the Board to fill in a vacancy created by a recent resignation. As a qualified audit committee financial expert under Nasdaq Rule 5605, Mr. Borho has also been elected as the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Mr. Borho is a founder and Managing Partner of OrbiMed and has over 30 years of experience investing in the healthcare sector. OrbiMed is a leading healthcare investment firm with approximately $17 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed invests globally across the healthcare industry, from start-ups to large multinational corporations, through a range of private equity funds, public equity funds and royalty/credit funds. OrbiMed funds have been shareholders of SINOVAC since 2013 and currently hold over 2.7 million shares.

Following this appointment, the Board consists of five members, including Dr. Chiang Li (Chairman), Mr. Yuk Lam Lo, Dr. David Guowei Wang, Mr. Pengfei Li, and Mr. Sven H. Borho, CFA. The Audit Committee of the Board consists of three members, including Mr. Borho, Mr. Lo and Dr. Wang. Dr. Li, Mr. Lo and Dr. Wang remain members of the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.