---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-003908"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYSI"
cik: "0001677940"
company_name: "BeyondSpring Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T11:30:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T11:35:33.757659+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BeyondSpring CEO Lan Huang transitions to Chairman; Min Qiu named CEO effective July 1, 2026

## Summary
- Dr. Lan Huang steps down as CEO effective July 1, 2026; remains Chairman; forfeits all unvested equity awards.
- Min Qiu appointed CEO; previously VP General Manager at subsidiary Wanchunbulin; mandate to execute DUBLIN-4 Phase 3 trial.
- Na Li appointed CFO; previously CFO of Wanchunbulin since Nov 2020; brings public-company financial reporting experience.
- Dr. Jiangwen Majeti appointed Vice Chair of Board; receives one-time grant of options for 100,000 ordinary shares.
- BeyondSpring focuses on Plinabulin DUBLIN-4 confirmatory trial; patent protection extends to 2036 (potentially 2041 with Hatch-Waxman).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-003908
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYSI
- cik: 0001677940
- company_name: BeyondSpring Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T11:30:18+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/0001171843-26-003908-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/f8k_060426.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Min Qiu was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at BeyondSpring Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Min Qiu, age 43, is appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/0001171843-26-003908-index.htm
- Executive change
  Na Li was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at BeyondSpring Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Ms. Na Li, age 49, is appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/0001171843-26-003908-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jiangwen Majeti was appointed as Vice Chair of the Board at BeyondSpring Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chair of the Board
  source text: Dr. Jiangwen Majeti, the current Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, is appointed Vice Chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/0001171843-26-003908-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lan Huang changed role as Chair of the Board at BeyondSpring Inc..
  - Action: transition
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: Dr. Lan Huang, the current Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, will transition from her role as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677940/000117184326003908/0001171843-26-003908-index.htm

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