Chaince Digital Holdings Inc
Officers & Directors
Michael Frederick Foust has served as our chairman of the board of directors since July 2019. Mr. Foust has over 20 years of experience in data center investment, development and operations and a total of 35 years of experience overall in institutional real estate investments including development and portfolio management. In 2016, Mr. Foust was a founder of Bridge Data Centres (International) Pte. Ltd. and served as executive chairman from 2016 to 2020. In addition, Mr. Foust has served as a senior advisor for the data center industry for Digital Colony since 2014, the chairman of Data Bank, Ltd. since 2016 and the chairman of Vantage Data Centers since 2017. From 2004 to 2014, Mr. Foust served as the chief executive officer and a director at Digital Reality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) in San Francisco where he led the company's IPO. In addition, Mr. Foust was a founder of the private equity investor GI Partners in Menlo Park, California where he served as a managing director from 2001 to 2004. He was responsible for real estate investments at GI Partners, with a strong focus on technology related assets including data centers and telecom facilities. Mr. Foust received his MBA degree from Harvard Business School, and his bachelor degree of arts, magna cum laude from Harvard University.
Huapeng Wu has served as our director and chief executive officer since February 2022. He served as our China President from December 2019 to February 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wu served as the vice president of Phoenix New Media Ltd. (NYSE: FENG) and CTO of Ifeng.com from 2007 to 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Wu served as the executive director of China Computer Users Association. In 2015, Mr. Wu established '1024 College,' an important organization in the field of Internet technology in China which trained many famous CTOs. He also established iTechClub, which gathered more than 3,000 talents from 1,200 top Internet enterprises to build an Internet technology and social resource platform for in-depth communication and interaction. In 2019, Mr. Wu was elected to be academician of The Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World to provide scientific and technological support for the realization of the United Nations global action plan to promote developing countries to get rid of poverty and develop economy. Mr. Wu serves as the executive director of China Computer Users Association. Mr. Wu received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in precision instruments and mechanics from Tsinghua University.
Qian Xiao has served as our director since July 2019 and our President since March 2022. She served as our chief operating officer from August 2019 to March 2022 and. Prior to joining us, Ms. Xiao served as a senior vice president of Wangsu Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 300017) from 2011 to 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Xiao served as a financial manager at Dell from 2010 to 2011. In addition, Ms. Xiao served as a senior consultant at IBM from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, Ms. Xiao served as a financial executive at Accenture from 2002 to 2007, and as a financial executive at China Academy of Space Technology from 1999 to 2002. Ms. Xiao received a bachelor's degree in international finance from Beihang University and an MBA degree from Tsinghua University.
Dongning Wang has served as our chief financial officer since November 2019. Prior to joining our group, Mr. Wang served as the vice president of finance at NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Wang served as the executive vice president, director and chief financial officer at Jaguar Land Rover China from 2008 to 2014. Prior to joining Jaguar Land Rover China, he served as the chief financial officer at Chrysler Japan Co. in 2008 and he held various senior financial management positions at Daimler Chrysler's U.S. headquarters and Asia Pacific region operations from 2001 to 2007. From 1995 to 1999, he served as a senior manager at State Power Corporation of China. Mr. Wang received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Tsinghua University and an MBA degree from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Xinyue Fan has served as our chief operating officer since March 2022. He served as our vice president of Business Operation from December 2021 to March 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Fan served as the vice president and general manager of Sekurit Asia of Saint Gobain from 2015 to 2021, and as strategic planning director of Saint Gobain from 2013 to 2015. In addition, Mr. Fan served as associate director at Dow Chemical from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Fan served as senior manager at Honeywell Building Solution from 2009 to 2011, and as consultant of The Boston Consulting Group from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Fan received a bachelor's degree in information science from Zhejiang University and a PhD degree in engineering science from University of Oxford.
Binghua Zhang has served as our chief technology officer since March 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Zhang served in various positions, such as technical director, senior director, and general manager of system department and IDC engineering department, in Baidu from 2010 to 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Zhang served as chief engineer in Beijing Telecom Planning and Design Institute from 1999 to 2010. Mr. Zhang has served as Chairman and Honorary Chairman of Open Data Center Committee since 2015, TC1 vice president of China Communications Standards Association since 2017 and an expert member in China Data Center Committee since 2011. In terms of practicing qualifications, Mr. Zhang has obtained the qualifications of National Certified Cost Engineer and National Registered Consulting Engineer. Mr. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in power system and automation from Chongqing University and a master's degree in power system and automation from North China Electric Power University.
Jing Ju served as our former chief executive officer from August 2019 to December 2021 and he has served as our director since July 2019, and our non-executive vice chairman and member of strategy committee of the Company since January 2022. Mr. Ju was the founder of our China data center business. Prior to founding Chindata's China data center business, Mr. Ju had extensive experience in developing more than ten hyperscale data center campuses and projects with a capacity of over 1,000 MW. Mr. Ju has over 25 years of experience in the data center and relative equipment industry. He also serves as an advisor on economics and digital affair to the Zhangjiakou city government. In addition, Mr. Ju founded Shenzhen Qinhuai Shiye Co., Ltd., and has served as its chairman of the board since 2004. He also founded Shenzhen Yi'anhua Electromechanical Equipment Co., Ltd. and has served as its chairman of the board since 2007. Mr. Ju received an EMBA degree from Tsinghua Shenzhen Graduate School.
Jonathan Jia Zhu has served as our director since July 2019. Mr. Zhu has served as a managing director at Bain Capital Private Equity (Asia), LLC from 2006 to present. Since joining Bain Capital in 2006, Mr. Zhu has led Bain Capital's investments in Asia, with a focus on China. Mr. Zhu is currently an independent non-executive director, chairman of the remuneration committee, and member of audit committee and environmental, social and governance committee of Greatview Aseptic Packaging Company Limited (HKEx: 0468), director and chairman of corporate governance and nominating committee of RISE Education Cayman Ltd (Nasdaq: REDU) and an independent non-executive director, chairman of remuneration committee and member of audit committee and environmental, social and governance committee of Sunac China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1918). Mr. Zhu is also a director of Hugel, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 145020). Before joining Bain Capital in 2006, Mr. Zhu served as a managing director and chief executive officer at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited's China business from 1996 to 2006. He served as an associate at Morgan Stanley & Co from 1995 to 1996 and as an associate at Shearman & Sterling from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Zhu received a bachelor's degree from Zhengzhou University, a master's degree from Nanjing University, and a juris doctor degree from Cornell Law School. Mr. Zhu is a trustee of Cornell University in the U.S. and Nanjing University in China.
Chaince Digital Holdings Inc currently has 1315 employees.
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