Jie Han. Mr. Han co-founded Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Co., Ltd. ("Harbin
Xinda"), the Companys wholly owned subsidiary, in 2004, and has been employed
by Harbin Xinda since that time. In January 2008, Mr. Han was appointed Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Harbin Xinda. Prior to organizing Xinda High-Tech
Co., Ltd ("Xinda High-Tech"), which was founded in 2003, Mr. Han had
been associated with the Harbin Xinda Nylon Factory, which he founded in 1985.
With 29 years of experiences in the industry, Mr. Han is an expert in the management
and financial aspects of the manufacture and distribution of modified plastic
products. Mr. Han contributes to our Board of Directors strong leadership and
vision for the development of our Company.
Mr. Han currently serves as an executive director of China Plastic Processing
Industry Association and is also a director of the Heilongjiang Industry and Commerce
Association. In addition, Mr. Han serves as a deputy to the Harbin Municipal Peoples
Congress. Mr. Han received a business management degree from the Heilongjiang
Provincial Party School.
Taylor Zhang. Mr. Zhang has over 13 years of experience in finance and operation
in a broad range of industries. From May 2008 to March 2009, Mr. Zhang served
as Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. From 2007
to 2008, he served as Executive Vice President of Finance of China Natural Gas,
Inc.. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Zhang worked as a research analyst in New York
Private Equity. From 2000 to 2002, he was employed as Finance Manager by Datong
Thermal Power Limited. Mr. Zhang contributes to our Board of Directors with
extensive experience in finance and operations. He holds a MBA from University
of Florida and a Bachelors Degree in mechanical and electronic engineering
from Beijing Technology and Business University.
Qingwei Ma. Mr. Ma has been employed as General Manager of Harbin Xinda since
it was founded in 2004. In 2008, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer
and appointed to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Harbin Xinda, Mr.
Ma was employed for six years by Harbin Xinda Nylon Factory as Manager of Quality
Assurance, then as Manager of Research and Development, and finally as Production
Manager. In 1997, Mr. Ma was awarded a bachelors degree by the Northern China
Technology University, where he specialized in the chemical engineering of high
polymers. Mr. Ma has 17 years of experiences in the modified plastics industry
and contributes to our Board of Directors with such extensive experience. He
also published two articles in Chinas key journals in the areas of modified
plastic industry. In 2001, Mr. Ma was selected as "Harbin Quality Work
Advanced Enterprise and Advanced Worker" and in 2004, he was awarded the
Heilongjiang First Professional Manager Qualification Certificate. One of his
inventions, "compound nano modified materials dedicated to the automobile
bumper," won the "Science and Technology Progress Awards" issued
by Harbin Municipality.
Junjie Ma. Mr. Ma graduated from Beijing University of Science and Technology,
majored in Polymer materials and engineering. He was appointed acting Chief
Technology Officer of China XD in 2009. From December 2008 to May 2009, Mr.
Ma served as a member of our Board of Directors. He was a technician of Harbin
Longjiang Electrical Plant from 1997 to 2004 and was a supervisor and manager
of Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Since 2008, he
was elected to be Head of Research Institute of Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material
Co., Ltd. Mr. Junjie Ma is a polymer materials engineer and has developed more
than 120 plastic additives, modified plastics for automobiles and engineering
plastics among which 50 products have been approved by auto enterprises. A number
of products have been awarded as the National Torch Program projects, Spark
Projects and Harbin City Important New Products project.
Lawrence W. Leighton. Mr. Leighton has had an extensive 46-year international
investment banking career. Beginning at what became Lehman Brothers, he advised
on financing for the Mexican Government and leading Mexican corporations. As
Director of Strategic Planning for the consumer products company, Norton Simon
Inc., he initiated and executed the acquisition of Avis Rent-a-car. Subsequently,
he was a Limited Partner of Bear Stearns & Co., a Managing Director of the
investment bank of Chase Manhattan Bank and then President and Chief Executive
Officer of the U.S. investment bank of Credit Agricole, a major French Bank.
Among his transactions, Mr. Leighton has advised Pernod Ricard, a major European
beverage company, on its acquisitions in the United States; and Verizon, a U.
S. telecom company, on its dispositions of certain European operations. Since
2005, Mr. Leighton has served as a managing director of Bentley Associates Investment
Banking. Since 2008, Mr. Leighton has served as a member of the board of directors
of China Natural Gas, Inc. Mr. Leighton contributes to our Board of Directors
with extensive international banking experience and corporate executive advisory
experience, advising both large and small corporations in both foreign countries
and the United States. Mr. Leighton received his Bachelors Degree in engineering
from Princeton University and a Masters Degree from Harvard Business School.
He holds a commercial pilots license with instrument rating.
Linyuan Zhai. Mr. Zhai, 66, worked for China FAW Group Corporation for 37 years
and has and contributes to our Board of Directors with extensive experience
in terms of technology, production, and business management. He is one of the
pioneers and outstanding contributors of FAW Groups success. Since 2000, Mr.
Zhai has served as general manager of FAW Sihuan Products Co., Ltd., an automobile
manufacturing company. From August 1998 to December 2000, Mr. Zhai was the manufacturing
section chief at FAW Sihuan Head Office. From August 1992 to August 1998, Mr.
Zhai was the factory manager at FAW Sihuan Auto Warm Air Blower Factory. In
2000, as deputy general manager, Mr. Zhai successfully led the initial public
offering of Four Ring Company, a subsidiary of FAW Group, a leader in the vehicle
manufacturing industry based in China. Mr. Zhai received his business management
degree from Changchun University.
Homer Sun. Mr. Sun, 44, is the Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Stanley Private
Equity Asia and leads the funds China Investments. Mr. Sun is also a Managing
Director at Morgan Stanley and has been at the Firm since 2000 and serves on
Morgan Stanleys China Management Committee, which is comprised of the Morgan
Stanleys senior business leaders within China. Mr. Sun currently serves as
a director on the boards of several Chinese companies, including Sihuan Pharmaceuticals
Group, Tianhe Chemicals Group and Nature Home. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley,
Mr. Sun practiced as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer with the law firm Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Hong Kong from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Sun
received a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering magna cum laude from the University
of Michigan and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
Jun Xu. Mr. Xu, 40, is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Xu joined
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia in 2008 after spending six years in investment
banking advising Chinese clients on financing transactions and cross-border
mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2005, he was with
Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong SAR from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Xu focuses on the groups
private equity transactions in China. Mr. Xu currently serves as a director
on the boards of companies including Morgan Stanley (China) Private Equity Investment
Management Co., Ltd., Dashenlin Medical Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai SVG Yonghui
Fresh Foods Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shangshu Agr-Byproducts Co., Ltd., and Inner
Mongolia Kerchin Cattle Industry Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu is a native Chinese and is
based in Hong Kong SAR. Mr. Xu contributes to our Board of Directors with a
broad range of transactional experience. Mr. Xu received dual Bachelor Degrees
in both international trade and computer science magna cum laude from Shanghai
Jiaotong University and an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Michigan.
Feng Li. Mr. Li, 53, is a deputy director at Plastics Processing R&D Center
of Beijing Research Institute of the Chemical Industry, as well as a member
of the Science and Technology Committee of Beijing Research Institute of the
Chemical Industry. He has and contributes to our Board of Directors substantial
experience in technology, production, and business management in the chemical
industry. Under his leadership in various senior roles including Vice General
Manager, Director, and Chief Engineer, responsible for project design, investment,
management and finance, Mr. Li successfully launched and operated several joint
ventures between Beijing Chemical Industry Research Institute (Group), a subsidiary
of China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec), the largest refiner in Asia,
and Jiangnan Mould & Plastic Co. Ltd., Shenzhen Petrochemical and Plastics
Co. Ltd., Suzhou Anli Chemical Co., Ltd., and others. Mr. Li is also on the
committee of Venture Capital for Innovative Small-Medium size Enterprises under
the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Peoples Republic of China. Mr.
Li received a B.S. in polymer material from Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology
and a Masters Degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Mr. Li
also attended MBA program at China Sinopec Management Institute of Business
Administration and studied as an exchange scholar at the University of Technology
in Sydney, Australia.
China Xd Plastics Co Ltd currently has 1647 employees.
