---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-21-052461"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GDC"
cik: "0001641398"
company_name: "GD Culture Group Ltd"
filed_at: "2021-10-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:30:07.486114+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Co-CEO and Chief Strategy Officer resign; CEO Tingjun Yang appointed to board

## Summary
- Weidong (David) Feng resigned as Co-CEO effective Oct 6, 2021; no disagreement with operations.
- Zijing (Ryan) Xu resigned as Chief Strategy Officer effective Oct 6, 2021; no disagreement.
- Board appointed CEO Tingjun Yang as director effective Oct 7, 2021, until next annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-21-052461
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GDC
- cik: 0001641398
- company_name: GD Culture Group Ltd
- filed_at: 2021-10-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641398/000121390021052461/0001213900-21-052461-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641398/000121390021052461/ea148732-8k_codechain.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-052461
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-052461.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-052461.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Weidong (David) Feng resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officer at GD Culture Group Ltd.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Co-Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On October 1, 2021, Mr. Weidong (David) Feng tendered his resignation as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Code Chain New Continent Limited (the “Company”), effective October 6, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641398/000121390021052461/0001213900-21-052461-index.htm
- Executive change
  Zijing (Ryan) Xu resigned as Chief Strategy Officer at GD Culture Group Ltd.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer
  source text: On October 1, 2021, Mr. Zijing (Ryan) Xu tendered his resignation as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company, effective October 6, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641398/000121390021052461/0001213900-21-052461-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tingjun Yang was appointed as director at GD Culture Group Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: Mr. Tingjun Yang, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, was appointed as a director of the Company, effective October 7, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641398/000121390021052461/0001213900-21-052461-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.