Northann Corp. Elects Vincent La Scala to the Board of Directors

FORT LAWN, S.C. — October 7, 2026 — Northann Corp. (the “Company”) disclosed that on October 5, 2026, the Board of Directors voted to elect Mr. Vincent La Scala to serve as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Umesh Patel. Mr. La Scala will serve as Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee and as a member of the Board’s Nominating and Compensation Committees.

The Board determined that Mr. La Scala qualifies as an independent director under the NYSE American Listed Company Guide and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that he is both “financially literate” and an “audit committee financial expert” as described in Regulation S-K.

Mr. La Scala has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in senior credit risk management, credit policy governance, independent risk review, and engagement with U.S. and international regulators. Through April 2023, he was a Senior Credit Officer (Level II) at Citigroup Inc., where he served for more than 30 years and held Director-level positions in risk management for over two decades. Mr. La Scala studied Finance at Hofstra University, where he received his M.B.A., and earned his B.A. from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

See the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 7, 2026, available on SEC EDGAR.