Perfect World Co., Ltd.
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earning Conference Call
March 01, 2009
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Prior to founding our company, Mr. Chi founded Beijing Golden Human Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese education software company in 1996, and has served as the chairman since its inception. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Chi also served as a vice president and the chief technology officer of Tsinghua Unisplendour Corporation Limited, an information technology company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
In 2008, Mr. Chi was named one of the "Most Influential Individuals in the Chinese Game Industry in 2007" at the 2007 China Game Industry Conference. In 2007, Mr. Chi was named one of the "Outstanding Entrepreneurs of the Chinese e-Game Industry" at the 2007 Annual Conference of Chinese e-Game Industry. In 2002, Mr. Chi was also named one of the "Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in Beijing" by the Beijing Youth Federation and the Beijing Young Entrepreneur Association, and one of the "Outstanding Private Entrepreneurs" by the All-China Association of Industry & Commerce and the China Non-Governmental Science Technology Entrepreneurs Association. In 2001, Mr. Chi was named one of the "Outstanding Young Persons of China's Software Industry" by the Ministry of Information Industry and the All-China Youth Federation.
Mr. Chi received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1993 and his MBA degree from China-Europe International Business School in 2004.
Mr. Song has been the president of Unisplendour Communication Co., Ltd., an electronic product development and sales company, since 2002. Mr. Song has served as the president of Unismedia Co., Ltd., a media company, since 2006 and served as a director and the general manager of that company from 2004 to 2006. He also served as a director of NetStar Technology and Development Co., Ltd., a mobile phone sales company, from 2001 to 2005. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Song was the general manager of another mobile phone sales company.
Mr. Song received his bachelor's degree in thermal engineering from Tsinghua University in 1990 and his EMBA degree from Tsinghua University in 2005.
Since 2005, Mr. Hsieh has served as the chief financial officer of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., a China-based private education company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and has served as a director of this company since 2007. Mr. Hsieh has also served as an independent director of China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since October 2007 and May 2007, respectively. Previously, Mr. Hsieh was the chief financial officer of ARIO Data Networks, Inc. in San Jose, California from 2004 to 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Hsieh was a managing director for the private equity firm of Darby Asia Investors (HK) Limited from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Hsieh was a managing director and Asia-Pacific tech/media/telecoms head of UBS Capital Asia Pacific, the private equity division of UBS AG. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Hsieh was a technology investment banker at JP Morgan in San Francisco, California, where he was a vice president, and Credit Suisse First Boston in Palo Alto, California, where he was an associate. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Hsieh was a corporate and securities attorney at White & Case LLP in Los Angeles and is a member of the California bar.
Mr. Hsieh holds a B.S. degree in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University, an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, and a J.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Xiang has served as an independent director of Huicong International Information since 2002, and has served as an independent director of Dan Form Holdings Company Limited and E Fund Management Co., Ltd. since 2001. Dr. Xiang is a professor of accounting and Dean at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business since 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Xiang was a professor and founding director of EMBA and Executive Education programs at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He has also taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese University of Hong Kong and China-Europe International Business School.
Dr. Xiang received his bachelor's degree from Xi'an University of Transportation in 1983 and a Ph.D. degree in accounting from University of Alberta in 1991.
Since 2007, Mr. Zhang has served as a partner of Share Capital Partners Ltd., a Chinese venture capital firm. Mr. Zhang served as the general manager of Greatwall Fund Management Co., Ltd., a fund management company in China, from 2004 to 2005. He also served as the deputy general manager of Rongtong Fund Management Co., Ltd., a fund management company in China, from 2001 to 2003. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Zhang was the general manager assistant and the investment director of Penghua Fund Management Co., Ltd., a fund management company in China. He was the deputy manager of the Finance Department of China National Technical Import & Export Corporation and also the general manager of CNTIC Shanghai Investment Advisory Co., Ltd. from 1994 to 1998.
Mr. Zhang received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Peking University in 1985 and his EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School in 2004.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of Beijing Media Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, from 2004 to 2007. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Lau was a group finance director of Shanghai Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Limited Beijing Branch. He worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Beijing office as an audit senior manager in 2000 and an audit manager from 1996 to 1999.
Mr. Lau received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1990. He is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Public Accountants and Hong Kong Institution of Certified Public Accountants.
Prior to joining us, Mr. He served as the chief technology officer of E-Pie Entertainment and Technology Co., Ltd, a game development company, from 2001 to 2006 and was involved in the programming of several PC games such as "Great Qin Warriors," "Shanghai Dragon" and "War in Burma". From 2004 to 2006, he was seconded to our company and was involved in the development of our game engine and online games. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. He worked part-time with Beijing Golden Human Co., Ltd. and was in charge of development of PC games such as "Honor & Freedom I" and "Honor & Freedom II."
Mr. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in automation from Tsinghua University in 1998 and 2001, respectively.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Li served as the chief design officer of E-Pie Entertainment and Technology Co., Ltd, a game development company, from 2001 to 2006 and was in charge of the design of several PC games such as "Great Qin Warriors," "Shanghai Dragon" and "War in Burma." From 2004 to 2006, he was seconded to our company and in charge of game design. When working with Beijing Golden Human Co., Ltd. from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Li was in charge of design of several PC games such as "Honor & Freedom I" and "Honor & Freedom II".
Mr. Li received his bachelor's degree in engineering physics and master's degree of Institute of Nuclear Technology from Tsinghua University in 1998 and 2000, respectively.
Prior to joining us, he served as the vice president of Beijing Qianxiang Tiancheng Technology Co. Ltd., a company engaged in development and services of Internet products in 2004. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Zhu was the deputy general manager of Beijing CIMO Technology Co. Ltd., an Internet entertainment company. Before that, he was a marketing director of Beijing Globallink Computer Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese online game developer and operator, from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Zhu was a branch manager of Lenovo (Beijing) Co. Ltd., a computer company in China, from 1998 to 2000.
Mr. Zhu received his bachelor's degree in metal forming from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 1995 and his master's degree in business economics from Chinese Academy of Social Science in 1998. He is pursuing his EMBA degree from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in China.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Li served as the president of Beijing Unismobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese company specialized in developing mobile phone technology, from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Li studied in Seneca College in Canada from 2001 to 2002. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Li held various management positions with Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., first as a technical supervisor responsible for the service center and the paging subscriber division, subsequently as a project supervisor in charge of the retail marketing department, and finally as a manager in the personal communication sector.
Mr. Li received his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Harbin Engineering University in China in 1992 and is pursuing his EMBA degree from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in China.
