Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Jianqiu Yu is our founder and has been the chairman and principal executive officer of our company and the general manager of Sichuan Gushan since 2001. Mr. Yu is also currently a director of Profit Faith Technology Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on May 25, 2005, an investment holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, Brightest Resources Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on September 9, 2005, an investment holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of our Company, Joywin Technology Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on April 21, 2005, an investment holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, Carling Technology, Sichuan Gushan, Handan Gushan, Beijing Gushan, Shanghai Gushan, Fujian Gushan Chongqing Gushan and Hunan Gushan. Mr. Yu has over 15 years of experience in corporate operations and management in the petrochemical and automobile sectors. Mr. Yu founded Fuzhou Gushan in 2000 to conduct biodiesel research and development. He founded our company in June 2001. In 2002, he was elected a member of the Fuzhou Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee and "Santai County Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee." Mr. Yu is responsible for our overall operation and strategic planning. He was appointed as a director of our company on June 6, 2006.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Haisui Chen has been the chief operating officer and president of our management department since November 2006 and has over 21 years of management experience. From 2003 to November 2005, Mr. Chen was the chairman of HuaTongTianXiang Group Co. Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. He also has held senior management roles in several enterprises. Mr. Chen graduated from the Central School of the Chinese Communist Party in 1986 with a Master's degree in economics.
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Mr. Deyu Chen is a director and has been the chief technology officer of our company since 2001. Mr. Chen is also currently a director of Sichuan Gushan and Fujian Gushan. Mr. Chen graduated from the East China Institute of Textile and Technology in 1958 with a major in chemical fiber engineering. Mr. Chen has worked in the chemical technology area for more than 36 years and has received many awards. In October 1992, Mr. Chen received the Certificate for Special Allowance from the State Council, an award given to specialists with outstanding contributions to technology development. Mr. Chen has also received the "Third Award for Science and Technology Advancement by the Mianyang County Government" and "First Award for Science and Technology Advancement by the Sichuan Provincial Government." He joined our company in June 2001. Mr. Chen is responsible for our research and development. He was appointed as a director of our company on June 6, 2006.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Frank Ngai Chi Chan joined us in August 2007 and is the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of our company. Mr. Chan has over 13 years of experience in financial management, compliance and auditing. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Chan had worked in the audit division of PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong and in three listed companies as the financial controller and company secretary in Hong Kong. From 2004 to August 2007, Mr. Chan worked in Tong Ren Tang group, the largest producer of Chinese Medicine in China as the financial controller and company secretary. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Chan worked as the financial controller and company secretary of Topsearch International Holdings, a producer of printed circuit cards. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor's degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologies and a Master's degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Chan is currently a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Oliver Jian Ding has been the chief administrative officer and special assistant to the chairman of our company since August 2006 and has been special assistant to the chairman since joining our company in 2005. Mr. Ding graduated from the Fujian University of Technology in 1993 with a major in mechanical manufacturing. Before joining us in August 2005, Mr. Ding served from 2001 to 2005 as the business development manager in a subsidiary of Signal Media and Communications Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Prior to that, he worked in the marketing and communications fields for over five years. Mr. Ding is responsible for our administrative affairs, including legal affairs, information technology and corporate branding.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Wilson Wai Sun Kwong joined us in July 2006 and is the president in charge of business, strategic development and overall responsibility for investor relations for our company. Since joining our company, Mr. Kwong also served as the vice president of business development until January 24, 2008, after which he was promoted to the newly created position of president. Mr. Kwong has 12 years of experience in corporate finance and equity capital markets in Asia, having previously worked at a number of investment banks in Hong Kong. Prior to joining us, he was a managing director of investment banking and head of Hong Kong and China ECM at CLSA Equity Capital Markets Limited, a position he had held since March 2004. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Kwong was the head of equity capital markets for Cazenove Asia Limited. After graduating from Cambridge University, England with a Bachelor's degree in 1987, he qualified as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom with KPMG in 1990 and as a chartered secretary and administrator in the United Kingdom in 1991. Mr. Kwong is currently an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretary.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Kang Nam Chu is an independent director of our company. Mr. Chu graduated from Xiamen University with a Bachelors of Arts degree and thereafter lectured at the Xiamen University. Mr. Chu worked in certain government departments of the Fujian province of the PRC for the period from June 1984 to November 1989 and held research and management positions in the areas of economics and foreign trade. Mr. Chu also has held senior management positions at various trading and retail companies since 1989. Since September 1995, he has been employed as a research analyst at the Fujian Provincial Government Development Research Centre. Mr. Chu has over 20 years of management and operations experience in the areas of economics and trading. He was appointed as an independent director of our company on August 1, 2007.
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Mr. Dongming Zhang is an independent director of our company. He graduated from the department of chemistry of Tianjin Nankai University in 1967. From 1967 to 1973, Mr. Zhang served as a technician in the chemical processing unit of a dye processing plant in Sichuan. From 1973 to 1992, Mr. Zhang held various positions, including assistant plant manager, plant manager and senior economist, in the Sichuan Weililin Plant of China Petrochemical Corporation. Mr. Zhang was assistant manager, manager and senior economist at the China Petrochemical Sales Corporation from 1992 to 2000. He also served as head of the chemical processing unit at China Petrochemical Corporation from 2000 until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Zhang received the "China Petrochemical Corporation Technology of Outstanding Contribution and Management Specialist Award" in 2000 and the "Science and Technology Advancement Award" in 2001 from the China Petrochemical Corporation. He was appointed as an independent director of our company on August 1, 2007.
Zihong Chen - Other Executive Officer/Other Corporate Officer
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Mr. Zihong Chen has been the chief logistics officer of our company and deputy general manager of Sichuan Gushan since 2001. Mr. Chen is also currently a director of Sichuan Gushan, Handan Gushan, Fujian Gushan, Shanghai Gushan, and Beijing Gushan. Mr. Chen has worked closely with Mr. Yu since 1996 and is one of our founding members. He has over 10 years of experience in the petrochemical industry. Before joining us, Mr. Chen served in the logistics department of a government agency and is now responsible for our logistics management. He joined our company in June 2001. The maternal grandmother of Mr. Gonghao Chen is the mother of Mr. Zihong Chen. The wives of Mr. Jianqiu Yu and Mr. Chen are siblings.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Junxiong Li has been the chief engineer of our company since 2001. Mr. Li received his bachelor's degree in the chemical processing of forestry products from the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in 1988. He has over 17 years of experience in the petrochemical industry. Before joining us in June 2001, Mr. Li worked at various chemical companies as a production technology manager. He also received the "Third Award for Science and Technology Advancement by the Sichuan Provincial Government" in 2003 and the "First Award for Science and Technology Advancement by the Mianyang County Government" in 2003. He is responsible for our overall production management. Mr Li is also currently a director of Chongqing Gushan and Hunan Gushan.
Gonghao Chen - Other Executive Officer/General Manager, Subsidiary
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Gonghao Chen has been the chief sales and marketing officer of our company and the general manager of Handan Gushan since 2001. Mr. Chen is also currently a director of Sichuan Gushan, Handan Gushan, Fujian Gushan, Shanghai Gushan, Chongqing Gushan, Hunan Gushan and Beijing Gushan. Mr. Chen has worked closely with Mr. Yu since 1996 and is one of our founding members. Mr. Chen has over 10 years of experience in the petrochemical industry. Mr. Chen received the "First Award for Science and Technology Advancement by the Mianyang County Government" in 2003. Mr. Chen is responsible for our sales and marketing functions and the business operations of Handan Gushan. He joined our company in June 2001. Mr. Chen is the husband of Ms. Huimin Chen, the senior finance manager of our company. Mr. Gonghao Chen's maternal grandmother is the mother of Mr. Zihong Chen, the chief logistics officer of our company.
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Mr. Ying Kwan Cheung joined us in March 2006 and is the financial controller of our company. Mr. Cheung has over 20 years of experience in financial management. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Cheung served from April 2001 to March 2006 as the qualified accountant and company secretary of Signal Media and Communications Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since November 2005, he has been an independent director of Wo Kee Hong (Holdings) Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Cheung joined our company in March 2006. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Huimin Chen has been the senior finance manager of our company since 2001. Ms. Chen has extensive experience in financial management and studied in the financial management graduate program at the Economics Department of Peking University between April 2005 and March 2006. Ms. Chen joined us in June 2001. She is responsible for our finance management. Ms. Chen is currently a director of Sichuan Gushan and Fujian Gushan. Ms. Chen is married to Mr. Gonghao Chen, the chief sales and marketing officer of our company.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Denny Lee is an independent director of our company. He was the chief financial officer of NetEase.com Inc. from 2002 until 2007, one of the China"s leading internet and online game services providers listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Prior to joining NetEase, Mr. Lee worked in the Hong Kong office of KPMG for more than ten years specializing in auditing international clients. Mr. Lee currently serves as a non- executive director on the board of NetEase, and also serves as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the audit committees of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. and Acorn International, Inc., both of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Lee graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and majored in accounting and is a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institution of Certified Public Accountants.
