People: eLong Inc (LONG.W)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Henrik Kjellberg

41 2007 Chairman of the Board

Guangfu Cui

43 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Michael Doyle

2009 Chief Financial Officer

Jason Xie

35 2011 Chief Operating Officer

Gary Ding

37 2011 Vice President - Operations

Hongyong Zhan

40 2011 Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Sami Farhad

39 2012 Vice President, General Counsel

Anita Chen

2012 Vice President - Human Resources

Qingning Xia

36 2011 Vice President - Hotel Partner Service Group

David Rong

42 2011 Vice President - Business Development

Dara Khosrowshahi

42 2011 Director

Dan Lynn

30 2011 Director

Jens Parkitny

46 2009 Director

Cyril Ranque

42 2008 Director

Johan Svanstrom

40 2006 Director

Xiaoguang Wu

37 2011 Director

Fernando Gil de Bernabe

47 2009 Independent Director

Thomas Gurnee

61 2004 Independent Director

Michael Scown

52 2007 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Henrik Kjellberg

Mr. Henrik Vilhelm Kjellberg is Chairman of the Board of eLong Inc., since March 10, 2007. He served as member of Company's Board of Directors since October 2005, and was Company's Interim CEO for a portion of 2007. Mr. Kjellberg is also President of Expedia Affiliate Network (“EAN”), a division of Expedia. Prior to assuming his responsibilities at EAN, Mr. Kjellberg was President of Expedia Asia Pacific, and was also formerly Expedia’s Senior Vice President of international lodging and destination services as well as Vice President and Managing Director, Supply Europe. Prior to joining Expedia, Mr. Kjellberg worked for Procter & Gamble and Scandinavian Internet portal Spray. Mr. Kjellberg holds a Master’s of Science in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Guangfu Cui

Mr. Guangfu Cui is Chief Executive Officer, Director of eLong Inc. He has served as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since October 2007, and as a member of Board of Directors since February 2011. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Cui was the Managing Director for FedEx Kinko’s China for more than three years. Prior to FedEx Kinko’s, Mr. Cui worked for Procter & Gamble for over 12 years, including two and half years working in the United States. Mr. Cui holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BA in Law from Peking University.

Michael Doyle

Mr. Michael Doyle has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of eLong Inc., effective May 31, 2013. He has served as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) since April 2009, and was a member of board of directors from December 2004 to May 2009. Prior to becoming CFO, Mr. Doyle was the Chief Financial Officer of Expedia Asia Pacific, a division of Expedia, based in Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Doyle also served as corporate development director responsible for Expedia’s investment activities in Asia. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Doyle worked as Chief Financial Officer of Teledesic, a Seattle-based broadband communications company founded by Craig McCaw and Bill Gates. Mr. Doyle started his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Company in New York and Singapore. While in Singapore, he also worked for the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, making private equity investments in Southeast Asia. Mr. Doyle holds a BA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jason Xie

Mr. Jason Xie is Chief Operating Officer of eLong Inc., since May 15, 2011. Prior to this was Vice President of Web & Business Development since January 2008. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Xie had several years of sales and management experience in multinational companies including Procter & Gamble, Citibank and FedEx. Mr. Xie received a MBA from China Europe International Business School and a BA in Economics from Nanjing University.

Gary Ding

Mr. Gary Ding is Vice President - Operations of eLong Inc., since May 1, 2011. Since joining eLong in April 2008, Mr. Ding has held a number of leadership positions, including Senior Director of Operations Support and Air Operations, and Director of After Sales and Support. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Ding was Director of FedEx Kinko’s (China) and has experience in operation and supply chain management. Mr. Ding holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Inner Mongolia University of Technology, and is currently completing an EMBA at Peking University.

Hongyong Zhan

Mr. Hongyong Zhan is Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of eLong Inc., since January 1, 2011. Since joining eLong in November 2005, Mr. Zhan has held a number of senior IT leadership positions, including Senior Director of Hotel Platform, Senior Architect, and Director of Data Management Office. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Zhan was CTO of PriceSmart China and formerly worked as IT Vice-General Manager of Yunan Huitong Information Technology and as a Lecturer at the Computer Science Center of Yunan Agricultural University. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Fudan University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Southwest China Normal University.

Sami Farhad

Mr. Sami Farhad is Vice President, General Counsel of eLong Inc. He has served as Vice President and General Counsel since June 2008, and also held the additional role of Vice President of Human Resources from October 2008 to February 2012. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Farhad was legal counsel to GE Healthcare China. Before joining GE, Mr. Farhad practiced law in the New York, Beijing and Hong Kong offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He was also previously a law clerk to Judge Jerry Buchmeyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Farhad holds a JD from Columbia University School of Law, a BA from Harvard University, and studied in China at Beijing Language & Culture University and Renmin University School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of New York.

Anita Chen

Ms. Anita Chen is Vice President - Human Resources of eLong, Inc., since February 2012. Prior to joining eLong, Ms. Chen was Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Dangdang.com (Nasdaq: DANG). Before joining Dangdang.com, Ms. Chen was People Manager for China for Wal-Mart, and previously also worked at Edge Software. Ms. Chen holds a BA in French Language and Literature from Dalian Foreign Language University.

Qingning Xia

Mr. Qingning Xia is Vice President - Hotel Partner Service Group of eLong, Inc., since August 2011. Prior to this as Senior Director of Sales and Senior Hotel Partner Service Group director for East China. Prior to joining eLong in December 2007, Mr. Xia worked for Procter & Gamble in sales and channel marketing. Mr. Xia holds a BA in Engineering from Xian Jiaotong University.

David Rong

Mr. David Rong is Vice President - Business Development of eLong, Inc., since August 2011. Previously he was Senior Director of Sales and Hotel Partner Service Group. Prior to joining eLong in 2007, Mr. Rong had several years of sales and management experience, including at Procter & Gamble, CITIC Pacific and RR Donnelley. Mr. Rong holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Shandong University.

Dara Khosrowshahi

Mr. Dara Khosrowshahi is Director of eLong Inc., since June 10, 2011. He has served as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Expedia, Inc., the world’s online travel company, since Expedia’s spin-off from IAC/InterActiveCorp in August 2005. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Khosrowshahi served in a number of leadership capacities at IAC, including as Chief Executive Officer of IAC Travel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC, Executive Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning of IAC, and President of USA Networks Interactive, a division of IAC. Mr. Khosrowshahi joined IAC in 1998 as Vice President of Strategic Planning. Prior to joining IAC, Mr. Khosrowshahi served as Vice President at Allen & Company LLC. Mr. Khosrowshahi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering from Brown University.

Dan Lynn

Mr. Dan Lynn is Director of eLong Inc., since February 15, 2011. He is the Managing Director and Vice President APAC of Expedia. Mr. Lynn leads Expedia’s business in the Asia Pacific, including current business and expansion into new markets. Prior to his current role, Mr. Lynn held a variety of positions at Expedia, including Vice Present of Global Paid Search Marketing, Director of Strategy and Consumer Insights, and Business Development Manager. Before joining Expedia, Mr. Lynn worked in London as an Investment Analyst for Smedvig Capital, and also previously as an analyst for McKinsey & Company. He holds a BA in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Jens Parkitny

Mr. Jens Parkitny is Director of eLong Inc., since May 13, 2009. Mr. Parkitny is Managing Director (Asia Pacific) of the Expedia Affiliate Network, responsible for all white label and co-branded affiliate partnerships in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this role, Mr. Parkitny was Vice President & Managing Director of Expedia.com for Germany and Austria for two years, and previously held other senior roles at Expedia in Germany, including Manager of Product & Business Development, Site & Content Manager and Senior Producer (Travel). He also previously worked in journalism and publishing, among others as a deputy editor for the German publishing group Jaeger Verlag. Mr. Parkitny holds a degree in Business Administration, Travel and Transport Management from the Technical University of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Cyril Ranque

Mr. Cyril Ranque is Director of eLong Inc., since December 22, 2008. Mr. Ranque is Senior Vice President, Global Lodging of Expedia, overseeing Expedia’s relationships with hotel supply partners across the Americas and the EMEA regions. Previously, he managed Expedia’s relationships with airlines, lodging and rental car partners in the Asia Pacific as Vice President, Partner Services Group Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Expedia in 2006, Mr. Ranque was Vice President of Marketing & Distribution for Louvre Hotels, a European hotel group. He was also previously a Director in charge of the French Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Practice at AT Kearney, and a CRM consultant at Accenture. Prior to Accenture, Mr. Ranque was a financial analyst with Morgan Stanley in London, and also worked at LVMH in Tokyo. Mr. Ranque holds a Master’s degree from Essec Graduate School of Business in Paris.

Johan Svanstrom

Mr. Johan Svanstrom is Director of eLong Inc., since February 2006. Mr. Svanstrom is Managing Director (Asia Pacific) of Hotels.com, a division of Expedia, in which role he is responsible for building the Hotels.com business across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Expedia, Mr. Svanstrom was in charge of the Digital Innovations Group at McDonald’s Corporation for three years. Prior to that, Mr. Svanstrom was CEO of Freefund NV, a company providing online grant search capabilities for university students in four different European countries. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Svanstrom served as Vice President of Business Development at Glocalnet AB, a voice-over-IP telecom company, which he helped take public and which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Mr. Svanstrom holds a Master’s of Science in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Xiaoguang Wu

Mr. Xiaoguang Wu is Director of eLong Inc., since June 10, 2011. Mr. Wu is Senior Executive Vice President and President of Internet Services of Tencent. Mr. Wu joined Tencent in 1998, led the development and product planning for Tencent’s core product, the QQ IM client software and has served as the Project Manager for the research and development team of QQ, the General Manager for IM product and the General Manager for the Internet business division. Currently, Mr. Wu is in charge of the Company’s various Internet services including community, community value-added services and e-commerce. Mr. Wu has accumulated experience in Internet product research and development, design planning, operations and marketing. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Weather Dynamics from Nanjing University in 1996 and an EMBA from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in 2008.

Fernando Gil de Bernabe

Mr. Fernando Gil de Bernabe is Independent Director of eLong Inc., since December 30, 2009. Mr. Gil de Bernabé was previously the Managing Director of the Internet Business Solutions Group for the telecom business of Cisco in Europe, and joined the company in 1999. Prior to Cisco, Mr. Gil de Bernabé was an equity partner for the TME and Strategy practices of Arthur D. Little, a management consultancy, and in 1994 was a founding member of its Global Technology Ventures office in Palo Alto. Before that he worked in two software startups in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Gil de Bernabé holds an MBA and a certificate in Management of Technology from the Haas School of Business and the College of Engineering at the University of California Berkeley, and a Higher Telecom Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain.

Thomas Gurnee

Mr. Thomas H. R. Gurnee is Independent Director of eLong Inc. Mr. Gurnee is Chief Financial Officer of Xinyuan Real Estate (NYSE: Xin), a US-listed real estate company. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer of GEM Services, Inc., a privately held semiconductor manufacturer. His other prior positions include President and Chief Operating Officer of GlobiTech Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Sohu.com Inc. Prior to joining Sohu, Mr. Gurnee held a number of senior positions with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., including Vice President for Business Development, President (North America), Chief Operating Officer (Singapore) and Chief Financial Officer (Singapore). Previously, Mr. Gurnee spent 13 years at Schlumberger Ltd. as finance director of various divisions in France, Singapore and the United States. From November 2000 until June 2006, Mr. Gurnee was a member of the Sohu Board of Directors. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT) and Xinyuan Real Estate. Mr. Gurnee received a BA degree from Stanford University and an MBA degree from the University of Santa Clara.

Michael Scown

Mr. Michael Scown is Independent Director of eLong Inc. Mr. Scown is the Asia Managing Director, Treasury, for Intel Capital. From 1999 to 2006 he served as Intel Capital’s Asia Regional Counsel. Before joining Intel he practiced law as an associate and partner with Russin & Vecchi in the firm’s San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam offices and worked in hotel development as Asia Assistant Regional Counsel for Marriott International, Inc. Prior to commencing his legal practice, Mr. Scown served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. He holds a BA from U.C. Berkeley, a JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California.
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