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| Management team |
Independent Non-Executive Directors |
| LU Yungang (½Ô˸Õ), aged 45 |
| Joined our Company as an independent non-executive Director on June 17, 2005. |
| Mr. Lu is currently founder and managing director of APAC Capital Advisors Limited ("APAC"), a Hong Kong based investment management company that specializes in Greater China equities, as well as a director of AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. Prior to setting up APAC, Mr. Lu has worked with institutions including Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan Securities Asia Inc. and Schroders Asia Limited, holding various posts including Head of China Research when he was with Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Lu obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the Beijing University in July 1985 and his Master of Science degree from the Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah in 1991. He obtained a Ph.D. in Management from the University of California in September 1998. |
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| CHOW Joseph (ÖÜ·²) , aged 45 |
| Joined our Company as an independent non-executive Director on July 11, 2005. |
| Mr. Chow is currently a consultant in the fields of finance, accounting and investment, and has held senior managerial positions in various companies, including as Chief Financial Officer of Harbour Networks Limited, Chief Financial Officer with China Netcom (Holdings) Company Limited, director of strategic planning with Bombardier Capital Inc., and vice president of international operations with Citigroup. He was also the Business Development Manager for General Electric Capital covering the Asia-Pacific region from May 1993 to May 1996, before serving as the Corporate Auditor responsible for general internal control and compliance from May 1996 until January 1997. Mr. Chow had experience in internal controls and in preparing comparable financial statements in his current and previous capacity as chief financial officer as mentioned above. Mr. Chow obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Nanjing Institute of International Relations in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1993. |
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| Gu Mingchao (¹ËÃù³¬) , aged 64 |
| Joined our Company as an independent non-executive director on 1 Oct, 2008. |
| Mr. Gu is currently an independent non-executive director of the Bank of Communications Co., Limited. From September 1979 to May 1994, Mr. Gu has worked for the Bank of China, serving successively as deputy section chief of the International Settlement Section of Lianyungang Branch, head of Lianyungang Branch, director of the General Office, chief of Personnel Division, deputy head and head of Jiangsu Branch, and head of Zhejiang Branch. From June 1994 to June 2000, Mr. Gu has served as the vice president and executive director of The Export-Import Bank of China. Between July 2000 and July 2003, Mr. Gu served as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of China Galaxy Securities Company Limited, designated by the State Council. Mr. Gu also served as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the Bank of Communications, designated by the State Council, from August 2003 to August 2004. From September 2004 to April 2007, Mr. Gu served as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Agricultural Bank of China, designated by the State Council. Mr. Gu graduated from Shanghai Foreign Trade Institute in 1968. |
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