People: Cogo Group Inc (COGO.O)

COGO.O on Nasdaq

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Jeffrey Kang

 41 2008 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Yi Yuan

 47 2008 President

Andy Liu

 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Director

JP Gan

 41 2008 Independent Director

Q. Ma

 54 2004 Independent Director

George Mao

 49 2008 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Jeffrey Kang

 Mr. Jeffrey Kang is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Cogo Group Inc. Mr. Kang was a co-founder of Cogo and has served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board since September 1999. Mr. Kang founded Shenzhen Matsunichi Electronics Co., Ltd. and Matsunichi Electronic (Hong Kong) Limited, a predecessor of the Company, in 1995, when Matsunichi commenced operations as a distributor for Matsushita. In 1999, Mr. Kang transferred all operations and assets of Matsunichi into the Company’s immediate predecessor. Prior to forming Matsunichi, Mr. Kang worked for Matsushita Electronics from June 1992 to July 1995 where he was responsible for selling components to the telecommunications industry within China. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Kang was vice president of Shenzhen SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Association, a non-profit association in Shenzhen. Mr. Kang earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from South China Technology University in Guangzhou, China.

Yi Yuan

 Mr. Yi Yuan is President of Cogo Group Inc. Mr. Yuan has been the President of Cogo since May 8, 2008 and was the Chief Operating Officer from April 1, 2008 through May 8, 2008. Prior to joining Cogo, Mr. Yuan was the President of TCL Communication Technology from September 2005 to February 2008. Prior to joining TCL, he had been in various positions at Broadcom from March 2000 to August 2005, including the Chief Representative, General Manager and Director of Sales for Greater China and the Director of Asia business development. Prior to joining Broadcom, he was the global business manager at Texas Instruments where he pioneered China development. Mr. Yuan received a B.S. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and obtained a M.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Northern Illinois University.

Andy Liu

 Mr. Andy Liu has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Director of Cogo Group, Inc., effective September 23, 2012. Andy Liu joined Cogo as an Associate of Group Accounting in 2004. During his tenure with the Company, Mr. Liu has been instrumental in shaping the Company's accounting policies and procedures, as well as developing the Company's accounting team. He was promoted several times since joining the Company and was named Vice President of Group Accounting in June 2012. Prior to joining Cogo, Mr. Liu was Finance Manager at Shanghai Shengde TCL Electronics from 2003- 2004 and Accounting Supervisor with Shenzhen Universe (Group) Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen A Shares: 0023), responsible for the accounts of the listed company, from 2001 to 2003. Andy was an auditor with Zhong Tian Qin (Shenzhen) Certified Public Accountants from 1990 to 2001. Andy holds a B.S. degree in International Accounting from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics and is a candidate for membership in the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

JP Gan

 Mr. JP Gan is Independent Director of Cogo Group, Inc., since January 2008. Mr. Gan has been a managing director of Qiming Venture Partners since January 2007. From May 2005 to December 2006, Mr. Gan was the Chief Financial Officer of KongZhong Corporation, a Nasdaq listed wireless internet company. Prior to joining KongZhong, Mr. Gan was a director of The Carlyle Group responsible for venture capital investments in the Greater China region from May 2000 to May 2005. Mr. Gan worked at the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong from August 1999 to May 2000, and worked at Price Waterhouse in the United States from August 1994 to September 1997. Mr. Gan obtained his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States.

Q. Ma

 Dr. Q. Y. Ma, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Cogo Group Inc. Dr. Ma has been a director since December 2004. Dr. Ma has been the managing director of Time Innovation Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2000, and served as a professor at the University of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Ma was an associate professor at Columbia University from 1994 to 2000. He has also served as a technology consultant to IBM, General Electric, TRW, Inc. and DuPont. Dr. Ma is a co-founder and advisor of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., and has served as an adviser to the Ministry of Information Industry, Beijing Government, and a senior advisor to Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai. Dr. Ma received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, and attended the Executive Program of Stanford University’s School of Business.

George Mao

 Dr. George Mao is Independent Director of Cogo Group Inc., since January 2008. Dr. Mao is the co-founder and has been the general manager of RYHT Asset Management Inc. since 2005. Before co-founding RYHT, Dr. Mao was Vice General Manager of Franklin Templeton Sealand Fund Management Co. Ltd. from May 2003 to December 2004. Dr. Mao held management positions with Pin An Securities Company Inc. and China Eagle Securities Company overseeing IPOs from September 1999 through May 2003. Dr. Mao obtained an MBA degree and a PhD degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada and an M.A. degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. Dr. Mao sits on various boards, including Shenzhen Cao Technology Co., Ltd. which is listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Beijing Zhong Biao Fang Yuan Technology Anti-counterfeiting Company.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Jeffrey Kang

 422,875

Yi Yuan

 390,881

Andy Liu

 --

JP Gan

 --

Q. Ma

 --

George Mao

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2010

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Jeffrey Kang

 900,085 4

Yi Yuan

 0 0

Andy Liu

 0 0

JP Gan

 0 0

Q. Ma

 0 0

George Mao

 0 0

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Name Shares Traded Price

KANG JINGWEI

 10,000 $5.42

COMTECH GLOBAL INVESTMENT LTD

 10,000 $5.42
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