---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001831283-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIANY"
cik: "0001831283"
company_name: "LianBio"
filed_at: "2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T08:33:15.586103+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LianBio appoints Wei Wei Chen as independent director and Audit Committee member

## Summary
- Wei Wei Chen appointed to LianBio Board as Class II director effective April 6, 2022; term ends at 2023 annual shareholder meeting.
- Chen also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board.
- Chen brings 17+ years CFO experience, most recently at Starbucks China; previously CFO at Yum! Brands China and Sanofi Asia.
- No arrangement or understanding with any other person led to selection; no related-party transactions requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001831283-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIANY
- cik: 0001831283
- company_name: LianBio
- filed_at: 2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831283/000183128322000021/0001831283-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831283/000183128322000021/lian-20220406.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001831283-22-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001831283-22-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001831283-22-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wei Wei Chen was appointed as independent director at LianBio.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On April 6, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of LianBio (the “Company”) appointed Wei Wei Chen as an independent director, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831283/000183128322000021/0001831283-22-000021-index.htm

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