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Baowen Ren, 39, is also the Director of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Hangson Limited, and the Chairman of Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science & Technology, Co., Ltd., which we control through Hangson Limited. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Ren was President of Shaanxi Lanchao Group Clothes Group Co. Ltd. Mr. Ren’s leadership skills and experience have garnered him such awards as “Pacemaker in the New Long March,†“Shaanxi Outstanding Young Entrepreneur,†“Shaanxi Top 100 Entrepreneur,†and “National Model Township Entrepreneur of Ministry of Agriculture.†Mr. Ren is a senior economic engineer who graduated from the Business Management Department of Hanzhong Normal University in 1992.
Peng Zhou, 40, is also the General Manager of Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science & Technology, Co. Mr. Zhou joined Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science & Technology, Co. in May 2002 as a Project Manager and was promoted to his current position of General Manager in May 2005. Mr. Zhou also worked in a wide range of industries including finance, media, foreign trade, and real estate. From June 1997 until March 2002, Mr. Zhou was the Vice President of Hanzhong Ruisen Real Estate Co. Mr. Zhou is an accountant and graduated from the Statistics Department of Shaanxi Institute of Finance in 1992.
Mr. Tchaikovsky, age 39, is presently the Chief Financial Officer of Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company. He is also currently serving on the board of directors of Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., as chairman of the audit committee and member of the compensation committee. From July 2004 through October 2007, Mr. Tchaikovsky served as the chief financial officer of Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. Mr. Tchaikovsky acted as a consultant to Innovative Card Technologies from November 2007 until July 2008. From January 2003 through November 2003, Mr. Tchaikovsky served as the Vice President, Finance of TJR Industries, Inc. From December 2000 through June 2002, Mr. Tchaikovsky served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Digital Lava, Inc. Mr. Tchaikovsky is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and an inactive member of the California State Bar. He received a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.
Wenjie Zhang, 36, has been the General Manager of Hanzhong Minsheng Guomao Department Store since January 2004. Mr. Zhang graduated with a degree in administration from the Xi’an Science Institution in 1995. From January 2001 until December 2003, Mr. Zhang was the Sales Manager at Shaanxi Jingyi Wood Group Company.
Dr. Cao, age 58, is a scientist with substantial knowledge of the coal and related industries in China. He is presently the Assistant Dean of the School of Energy & Power Engineering and Associate Director of the Research Center on Environmental Science & Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Dr. Cao was previously the Director of the University’s Boiler Laboratory and the Boiler Teaching & Research Office. He is a member of the National Committee of Boiler Standardization and is the Vice Chairman of the Xi’an Association of Thermal Energy & Dynamics. Dr. Cao is a graduate of the University’s School of Energy and Power Engineering, focusing on boiler research.
Hon Wan “Helice†Chan, 48, joined the Company on December 15, 2008, and brings with him a wealth of financial and accounting experience and knowledge. Mr. Chan is a principal of CC Alliance CPA & Co. He served as the Business Director for Texwood Group, from November 2006 to February 2008, overseeing the company’s business administration, finance and accounting, and as an in-house accountant from April 2000 to June 2005. Between his stints at Texwood Group, Mr. Chan was the Chief Financial Officer of South China Media Group from July 2005 to October 2006. Mr. Chan holds a masters degree in accountancy from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Macquarie University in Australia. He is an associate member of both The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.