Yalla Group Limited
Officers & Directors
Tao Yang has been the Chairman of the board of directors of our company since February 2018. Mr. Yang has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of our company since January 2016. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Yang served as a manager of ZICT Technology Co., Ltd., from June to December 2015. From September 2013 to June 2015, Mr. Yang worked as vice president of Beijing Feinno Communication Technology Co., Ltd. Prior to that, he worked at ZTE Corporation for more than ten years and was the general manager of ZTE Corporation Abu Dhabi Branch before he left ZTE Corporation. Mr. Yang holds an EMBA degree from Tsinghua University as well as a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northeastern University in China.
Saifi Ismail has been a director of our company since August 2020. Mr. Ismail has been a member of our management team since October 2019 and currently serves as the President of our company. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Ismail served as the director of modern trade at Etisalat, a telecommunications services provider based in the UAE, from 2013 to 2019. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Ismail worked as a vice president of sales and business development at NetComm Wireless. Prior to that, he worked as a manager of devices at Etisalat. Mr. Ismail holds a post graduate certificate in management from Macquarie University in Australia and a bachelor's degree of computer engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Jianfeng Xu has been a director of our company since May 2018. Mr. Xu has been a member of our management team since January 2016 and currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of our company. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Xu served as a manager of ZICT Technology Co., Ltd. from June to December 2015. From December 2013 to June 2015, Mr. Xu worked at Beijing Feinno Communication Technology Co., Ltd., where he focused on business development and marketing in MENA. Mr. Xu holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from University of Wollongong in Australia.
Osman Sultan has served as one of our independent directors since September 2020. Mr. Sultan has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He is the founder and chairman of Fikra Tech, a company established in 2020 that provides advisory services for telecommunication digital transformation. Before founding Fikra Tech, Mr. Sultan served as the founding chief executive officer of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (DU) UAE, a telecommunication services operator in the UAE, from 2006 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as the founding chief executive officer of Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (ECMS) and Mobinil Telecommunications Company, the first operator providing mobile telecommunications services in Egypt and is publicly traded on the Cairo stock exchange, from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Sultan holds a master's degree in material sciences from Institut Galilee, Paris University 13 in France.
David Cui has served as one of our independent directors since September 2020. Mr. Cui has served as the chief financial officer of Vipshop Holdings Limited since November 2020. Mr. Cui has also served as an independent non-executive director of Inke Limited, a leading Chinese mobile live streaming company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, since June 2018, and 9F, Inc, a Nasdaq-listed leading digital financial account platform in China, since August 2019. Mr. Cui has extensive experience in public accounting and financial management. From August 2017 to September 2020, Mr. Cui was the chief financial officer of Huami Corporation. From August 2015 to April 2017, Mr. Cui was the chief financial officer of China Digital Video Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Prior to that, Mr. Cui was an independent financial advisor to high growth companies on business strategies, fund raising, corporate governance and accounting matters. From April 2011 to August 2013, Mr. Cui was the chief financial officer in iKang Healthcare Group, Inc., a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. He was an audit senior manager of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, China from April 2007 to April 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Cui was the financial reporting manager of Symantec Corporation. From April 2004 to August 2006, he served as an audit manager of Ernst & Young, California. Mr. Cui was a senior auditor in the Audit and Advisory Services practice of Health Net, Inc., California from May 2001 to April 2004. From January 1996 to May 2001, Mr. Cui worked in public accounting in Canada and the United States. Mr. Cui has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University, Canada and is a licensed CPA in the United States and Canada.
Lili Xu has served as one of our independent directors since February 2021. Ms. Xu has also served as an independent director of MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO) since October 2020. Ms. Xu has been the chief financial officer of Hangzhou KangSheng Health Consulting Co., Ltd. since October 2020. In addition, Prior to that, Ms. Xu served as the chief financial officer of Tongdao Liepin Group (HKEx: 6100) from March 2014 to September 2020 and an executive director thereof since March 2018. From January 2005 to March 2014, Ms Xu held various positions at General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), including the chief financial officer of GE Power Generation Services China. Ms. Xu received a bachelor's degree in international business from Nanjing University in June 2003 and a master of science degree in local economic development from the London School of Economics and Political Science in November 2004. Ms. Xu is a public accountant certified by the Board of Accountancy of Washington State of the United States.
Saeed Al Hamli has served as one of our independent directors since November 2021. Mr. Al Hamli is an accomplished telecommunications executive with excellent leadership skills and extensive experience navigating challenging environments. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Seattle Project Management Services, a service provider that embraces new technology trends by investing in and partnering with leading technology companies. He had also held leading positions in Etisalat Group, a multinational Emirati-based telecommunications services provider, as chief executive officer of Etisalat Egypt, and chief executive officer of Etisalat Afghanistan. He was one of the early founders of Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications in 1997 and served in Thuraya in many roles, including chief commercial officer. Mr. Al Hamli received an Executive MBA from American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 2003 and a BSC in Electrical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in 1991.
Yang Hu has served as the Chief Financial Officer of our company since June 2020. Ms. Hu joined our company in September 2018 and was serving as our finance director prior to her appointment as our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining our company, Ms. Hu served as the finance director of Qianbao Jinfu (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. from October 2017 to September 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Hu worked at ZTE Corporation from September 2008 to August 2017, where she focused on corporate finance in both China and the Middle East. Ms. Hu holds a master's degree in economics from Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Yalla Group Limited currently has 815 employees.
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