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Executive Director
Mr. Xiang Jie

Mr. Xiang Jie, aged 44, is the founder, the chairman of the Board and an executive Director. Mr. Xiang is primarily responsible for the overall corporate strategy, planning and business development of the Group. After graduating from Shanghai Maritime University ( 上海海事大學 ) in the PRC in international shipping management in 1995, Mr. Xiang obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands in 1999. Mr. Xiang has over 10 years of experience in the trading and power electronic sectors.


Mr. Gong Renyuan

Mr. Gong Renyuan, aged 47, is an executive Director, the president of the Group and the chief executive officer of the Company. Mr. Gong joined the Group in 2002, primarily responsible for overseeing the overall business of the Group, including devising and implementing business and development strategies and targets. Before joining the Group, Mr. Gong has accumulated over 8 years of experience in business operations. In 1993, Mr. Gong completed the programme in business English ( 外貿英語專科 ) organised by the Beijing University of Technology ( 北京工業大學 ) in the PRC. Mr. Gong is the spouse of Ms. Ren Jie, a member of the senior management of the Company.


Mr. Yue Zhoumin

Mr. Yue Zhoumin, aged 47, is an executive Director and a vice president of the Group. Mr. Yue joined the Group in 2009. Mr. Yue is primarily responsible for the strategic planning and development of the Group. Mr. Yue graduated from the Shanghai Maritime University ( 上海海事大學 ) in the PRC with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1994. Mr. Yue has extensive experience in corporate project management and fund raising in the capital market. Mr. Yue is highly experienced in strategic management and has worked in the strategy division of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1919).


Non-Executive Director

Mr. Yan Fuquan

Mr. Yan Fuquan, aged 55, joined the Group in October 2017 as a non-executive Director and the deputy chairman of the Board. Mr. Yan graduated from Jilin University as a PhD research student ( 博士研究生 ) in theoretical economics in June 2010. From July 1984 to February 2001, Mr. Yan worked for 衡陽紡機廠 in which he assumed the positions of the deputy director of the chief accountant ( 總會計師辦公室副主任 ), the head of the finance department ( 財務處處長 ), the chief accountant ( 總會計師 ) and the factory manager ( 廠長 ) successively. From February 2001 to March 2005, Mr. Yan worked for 中國紡織機械(集團)有限公司 as the head of the finance department ( 財務部部長 ). Mr. Yan was an executive director of Jingwei Textile Machinery Company Limited ( 經緯紡織機械股份有限公司 ), a company delisted from the Stock Exchange on 28 December 2015. From July 2003, Mr. Yan has worked for China Hi-Tech Group Corporation ( 中國恆天集團有限公司 ) in which he assumed the positions of the head of the finance department ( 財務部部長 ), the deputy chief accountant ( 副總會計師 ) and the chief accountant ( 總會計師 ) successively. Mr. Yan is currently the chief accountant ( 總會計師 ) of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation (中國恆天集團有限公司 ), the chairman of the board (董事長 ) and the general manager (總經理 ) of China Hi-Tech Holding Company Limited ( 中國恆天控股有限公司 ), the chairman of the board ( 董事長 ) of 恆天投資管理有限公司 and a director of 北京市文化科技融資租賃股份有限公司 .


Mr. Zhu Ming

Mr. Zhu Ming, aged 40, joined the Group as a non-executive Director in October 2017. Mr. Zhu received a master’s degree in accounting from the Dongbei University of Finance & Economic in December 2008. Mr. Zhu is currently the chief financial officer ( 財務總監 ) of China Hi-Tech Holding Company Limited ( 中國恆天控股有限公司 ). From February 2009 to October 2015, Mr. Zhu worked for China Hi-Tech Group Corporation ( 中國恆天集團有限公司 ) in which he assumed the positions of supervisor of the finance department ( 財務部主管 ) and the manager of the finance department ( 財務部經理 ) successively.


Mr. Zhang Ling

Ms. Zhang Ling, aged 49, joined the Group as a non-executive Director in December 2017. Ms. Zhang is the managing director ( 董事總經理 ) of China Reform Venture Capital Investment Management (Shenzhen) Ltd. ( 國新風險投資管理(深圳)有限公司 ). Ms. Zhang obtained her Bachelor’s degree in precision instrument ( 精密儀器系 ) from Tianjin University in 1991 and her master’s degree from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University in 2000. Ms. Zhang previously worked for Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd. ( 北京首都創業集團有限公司 ) and China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. ( 中國信達資產管理股份有限公司 ) and was responsible for merger restructuring ( 併購重組 ) and corporate realignment ( 企業改制 ). Ms. Zhang also previously worked for Essence Securities Co., Ltd. ( 安信證券股份有限公司 ) and Huarong Securities Co., Ltd. ( 華融證券股份有限公司 ) and was responsible for the merger financing ( 併購融資 ) business, and presided over the completion of large-scale enterprise asset restructuring and integration of the industrial chain, merger of listed companies, reverse takeover and other projects. Ms. Zhang was a director of Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co., Ltd. ( 銅陵有色金屬集團控股有限公司 ).


Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Chen Shimin

Mr. Chen Shimin, aged 59, joined the Group as an independent non-executive Director in August 2010. Mr. Chen is a certified management accountant registered in the United States, a member of the Institute of Management Accountants of the United States and the American Accounting Association of the United States. Mr. Chen graduated from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics ( 上海財經大學 ) in the PRC with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics in 1983 and 1985, respectively. Mr. Chen then obtained a doctoral degree in philosophy from the University of Georgia in the United States in 1992. Mr. Chen is a professor of accounting, a director ( 主任 ) of the master’s degree programme of business administration and a deputy registrar ( 副教務長 ) at China Europe International Business School ( 中歐國際工商學院 ) in the PRC. Mr. Chen has extensive research experience in domestic and overseas financial and management accounting, and teaching experience in numerous well-known universities. Mr. Chen is an independent non-executive director of Hailan Holdings Limited ( 海藍控股有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2278), Shanghai Oriental Pearl (Group) Co., Ltd. ( 上海東方明珠(集團)股份有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600832), Huafa Industrial Co., Ltd. Zhuhai ( 珠海華發實業股份有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600325), Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ( 浙江我武生物科技股份有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300357), Hangzhou Shunwang Technology Co., Ltd. ( 杭州順網科技股份有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 300113), and an external supervisor of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. ( 上海浦東發展銀行股份有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600000).


Mr. Zhang Xuejun

Mr. Zhang Xuejun, aged 52, joined the Group as an independent non-executive Director in December 2016. Mr. Zhang graduated from Capital Normal University (formerly known as Beijing Normal College) and obtained a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Mr. Zhang also completed an on-job postgraduate course at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Subsequently, Mr. Zhang obtained a master’s degree in EMBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in 2006. Mr. Zhang taught at School of English and School of Ploitical Science and Law in Beijing Normal College. Subsequently, Mr. Zhang successively assumed the position of deputy office head of the Municipal Party Committee of the Youth League in Beijing ( 北京市團委 ), secretary of the Committee of the Party Work Committee ( 黨工委書記 ) of Heping subdistrict Office in Chaoyang District in Beijing ( 北京市朝陽區和平街街道辦事處 ). Since 2000, Mr. Zhang has served in the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League ( 共青團中央 ). Mr. Zhang successively assumed the position of deputy director of Chinese Young Pioneers Business Development Centre ( 團中央中國少先隊事業發展中心副主任 ), deputy director of the Central Juvenile Department ( 團中央少年部 ) and Centre Propaganda Department ( 團中央宣傳部 ), director of the Central Juvenile Department ( 團中央少年部 ) of the Chinese Communist Youth League, deputy director of the National Committee of Chinese Young Pioneers ( 全國少工委副主任 ) and member of the 16th Central Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League ( 十六屆團中央常委 ).

Mr. Zhang served as a deputy secretary (department level) at Municipal Party Committee of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province ( 江西省九江市委副書記(正廳級)) from 2008 to 2011 and a Party secretary and director at the Foreign Affairs Office in Jiangxi Province ( 江西省外事僑務辦公室 ) from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Zhang has served as a Party member and the Secretary-General of the Chinese Western Returned Scholars Association ( 歐美同學會 ) since February 2014. Mr. Zhang has been a co-chief executive officer of Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited ( 新昌集團控股有限公司 ), being a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 404) from September 2016 where he is primarily responsible for the management of business in Mainland China.


Mr. Leung Ming Shu

Mr. Leung Ming Shu, aged 42, joined the Group as an independent non-executive Director in March 2017. Mr. Leung is currently the chief financial officer and company secretary of China ITS (Holdings) Co., Ltd.. Mr. Leung obtained a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong in June 1998 and a Master’s degree in accountancy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2001. Mr. Leung started his professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong in auditing in 1998, and subsequently worked at the global corporate finance division of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Hong Kong, which subsequently merged with PricewaterhouseCoopers, until December 2000. From July 2001 to February 2003, Mr. Leung also worked as a business consultant in Market Catalyst International (Hong Kong) Limited, where he advised companies on issues of strategy, organisation and operation. From February 2003, Mr. Leung spent three years at CDC Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company, as a senior manager in the mergers and acquisitions department, and as the chief financial officer of China.com Inc. (currently known as Sino Splendid Holdings Limited), a subsidiary of CDC corporation and a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 8006). From February 2006 to October 2006, Mr. Leung served as the chief financial officer of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., a related party of Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., ( 大唐電信科技股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. From November 2006 to January 2008, Mr. Leung served as the chief financial officer of Beijing Lingtu Spacecom Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Beijing Lingtu Software Co., Ltd., a PRC digital mapping and navigation software company. Mr. Leung is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since February 2007 and a Certified Public Accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant since March 2006. Mr. Leung is also an independent non-executive director of Cabbeen Fashion Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2030), and Comtec Solar Systems Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code:712). Mr. Leung acted as an independent non-executive director of Shengli Oil & Gas Pipe Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1080) from January 2011 to April 2013.


Mr. Zhao Hang

Mr. Zhao Hang, aged 63, joined the Group as an independent non-executive Director in December 2017. Mr. Zhao is a research-grade senior engineer and obtained his bachelor degree in engineering from Jilin University of Technology, the PRC ( 中國吉林工業大學 ) in July 1982. In October 2003, Mr. Zhao obtained a degree in executive master of business administration from China Europe International Business School ( 中歐國際工商學院 ). After his graduation from Jilin University of Technology, the PRC in 1982, Mr. Zhao joined the Transportation Engineering Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army ( 中國人民解放軍運輸工程學院 ) as an instructor until October 1987. After that, he was employed by the China Automotive Technology & Research Centre ( 中國汽車技術研究中心 ), and had since then until November 2015 held various positions therewith including the centre deputy chairman, centre deputy secretary of the party committee and centre secretary of the party committee and centre chairman. Among the awards and recognitions he has received in the past, Mr. Zhao was conferred with the title of Young Technology Specialist in the Machinery Industry in the PRC ( 中國機械工業青年科技專家 ) in 1995 and received the 2004 China Automobile Manufacturing Outstanding Technology Talent Award (2004 年中國汽車工業優秀科技人才獎 ). Mr. Zhao has been an independent non-executive director of Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited ( 中國重汽(香港)有限公司 ) (a company listed on the Stock Exchange, stock code: 3808) since 11 April 2016 and a director of Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 002085.SZ) since 29 November 2013. Mr. Zhao is also a doctoral tutor at Wuhan University of Technology, the PRC ( 中國武漢理工大學 ), and an instructor and adjunct professor at Tongji University, the PRC ( 中國同濟大學 ), Jilin University, the PRC ( 中國吉林大學 ), Jiangsu University, the PRC ( 中國江蘇大學 ) and Chongqing Jiaotong University, the PRC ( 中國重慶交通大學 ) (which is previously known as Chongqing Vocational College of Transportation ( 重慶交通學院 )). In addition, Mr. Zhao was the deputy chairman and chief secretary of the China Automobile Human Resources Association ( 中國汽車人力資源協會 ), the deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Society of Automatic Engineers of China ( 中國汽車工業協會 ), the vice-president of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers ( 中國汽車工業協會 ), the deputy chairman of the China Intelligent Transportation Systems Association ( 中國智能交通協會 ), the council member of the China Machinery Industry Federation ( 中國機械工業聯合會 ), a member of the steering committee of the National 863 Electric Vehicle Key Project ( 國家 863 電動汽車重大專項領導小組 ), a member of the steering committee of the National Clean Energy Automotive Action ( 國家清潔汽車行動領導小組 ) and a member of the steering committee of the Tianjin Clean Energy Automotive Action ( 天津市清潔汽車行動領導小組 ).