People: Noah Education Holdings Ltd (NED.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Dong Xu

46 2012 Chairman of the Board, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Founder

Xiaotong Wang

50 2010 Founder, Director

Dora Li

44 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Xu Qin

36 2011 Vice President, Company Secretary

Tianming Du

62 2009 Vice President

Qicai Du

55 2012 Director

Benguo Tang

2013 Non-Executive Director

Rick Chen

40 2013 Independent Director

Xiao Chen

49 2007 Independent Director

Kwong Yue Tsang

40 2007 Independent Presiding Director

Benzhong Wang

73 2008 Independent Director

Shengli Zheng

69 2008 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Dong Xu

Mr. Dong Xu is the Chairman of the Board, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Founder of Noah Education Holdings Ltd. Mr. Xu has served as the chief strategy officer since April 1, 2011 and as acting chief executive officer since January 1, 2012. Mr. Xu is also the founder, 100% owner of Leisen Education and 70% owner of Wentai Investment. Mr. Xu served as the chief executive officer from April 2004 to March 2011. In April 2004, Mr. Xu helped form thre company to market and distribute advanced interactive educational content. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Xu was an executive officer of Noah Industrial, which focused on the design, production and distribution of translation devices. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Xu served as vice president of sales of Tibet Medicine Company. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Xu served as a manager of the Shenzhen Branch of Chengdu Enwei Group. He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics and an EMBA degree from Tsinghua University, China.

Xiaotong Wang

Mr. Xiaotong Wang is a Founder, Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd. Outside the group, Mr. Wang also serves as a director of Shenzhen Shitiku Internet Technology Co., Ltd. and Noah Industrial. In April 2004, Mr. Wang helped form the company to market and distribute advanced interactive educational content. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Wang was an executive officer of Noah Industrial, which focused on the design, production and distribution of translation devices. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Wang served as a vice general manager of Hubei Xiangfan Tianhui Medical Instrument Company Limited. Prior to that, Mr. Wang served as a senior engineer and manager in Yimeida Electronic Co., Ltd. and was primarily responsible for electronic products and software. Mr. Wang has a master’s degree in precision instruments from Tianjin University, China.

Dora Li

Ms. Dora Li is Chief Financial Officer of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since April 1, 2011. Ms. Li served as the vice president of finance from September 2009 to March 2011. Ms. Li served as the acting chief financial officer and chief financial officer from June 2008 to August 2009 and joined the Company as financial controller in December 2007. Previously, Ms. Li was the financial controller and the head of investor relations of China GrenTech, a NASDAQ-listed company. From 1999 through 2007, Ms. Li was a senior finance manager at Conair Corp., a Fortune 500 company, in Connecticut. Ms. Li holds a bachelor of arts degree from the Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute, China, and a master of business administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. She is a certified master financial manager from the American Academy of Financial Management and is also a member of the Institute of Management Accountants.

Xu Qin

Ms. Xu Qin is Vice President, Company Secretary of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since April 2011. Ms. Qin served as the mergers and acquisitions director from May 2010 to April 2011. Previously, Ms. Qin was an investment manager at Invengo Information Technology Co., Ltd. and a vice general manager of Shenzhen Invengo Venture Capital Co., Ltd. from February 2008 to May 2010. From January to October 2007, she was a visiting scholar at the University of York, United Kingdom. From February 2002 to February 2004, she was an industry analyst at United Securities Research Institute. Ms. Qin holds a doctorate degree in management science and engineering from Tianjin University, China.

Tianming Du

Mr. Tianming Du is Vice President of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since July 2009. The Little New Star Education Group was founded by Mr. Du in 1992. From November 2005 to July 2009, Mr. Du was the chairman of the Little New Star Education Group. Mr. Du has a bachelor’s degree in education from Hunan Normal University.

Qicai Du

Mr. Qicai Du has been appointed as Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., effective January 1, 2012. He has also served as the general manager of Wentai Education since 2002 and the general manager and vice president of Zhongda Foundation since 2008. Mr. Du was the founder of Wentai Education and possesses experience in investment management in education business. Mr. Du obtained a bachelor’s degree in education in 1982 and a master’s degree in education in 1987 from South China Normal University.

Benguo Tang

Mr. Benguo Tang has been appointed as the Non-Executive Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd. He is one of the founders of Noah. From 2004 to 2011, he served in a number of capacities including President and Chief Operating Officer, and was also an executive member of the Board of Directors. Before joining Noah, Mr. Tang served as manager at the Guangdong Office of Gansu Duyi Medical Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Tang served as technical engineer in Dongguan Yimeida Electronic Factory in Guangdong Province. Mr. Tang received both his EMBA degree and Bachelor's degree in engineering physics from Tsinghua University, China.

Rick Chen

Mr. Rick Chen has been appointed as the Independent Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd. He brings with him management experience in China's education services and information technology sectors. He was previously senior vice president of 99Bill Corporation, an integrated payment provider in China. From 2007 through 2009, Mr. Chen served as Executive Vice President of Noah responsible for accounting and finance, legal, information technology, new business initiatives as well as strategic investments. He is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of AndPay Corporation, a mobile payment company in China, as well as the chairman of Yurong Corporation, whose flagship product provides online and mobile maternal and child related services in China. Mr. Chen received his Master of Science in Finance degree from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Alabama.

Xiao Chen

Dr. Xiao Chen, Ph.D., is an Independent Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since June 2007. Dr. Chen is currently a professor at the Department of Accounting, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China, where he served in various capacities since 1997. Dr. Chen’s research interests include accounting and capital markets, corporate governance, international taxation, taxation and business strategy, and business valuation. Dr. Chen is a board member of the China Accounting Society and the China Taxation Society. He currently serves as an independent director for China First Chemical Holdings Ltd., a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Changyou.com Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed company. Dr. Chen received a bachelor in engineering degree in engineering from the Wuhan Institute of Chemical Engineering, China, a master in management engineering degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University.

Kwong Yue Tsang

Mr. Kwong Yue Tsang is an Independent Presiding Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since October 2007. Mr. Tsang is currently a managing director with Baring Private Equity Asia, where he has led or participated in seventeen of the firm’s investments primarily in Greater China since joining the firm in 2000. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. Mr. Tsang also currently serves on the boards of Minsheng Education, Kangda International Holding Limited, and Towona Media Holding Company Limited. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Tsang was with the Equity Research Department of Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited, covering the regional media and Hong Kong retail sectors. Prior to that, he was with Peregrine Fixed Income Limited. Mr. Tsang received his master’s degree in management studies from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He graduated from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, United Kingdom with a first class honors degree in electrical and electronic engineering.

Benzhong Wang

Mr. Benzhong Wang serves as an Independent Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since October 2008. Mr. Wang’s current roles include director at the Chinese Society of Education, which he has held since 2007, director at China Educational Technology Association since 2004, chairman of the National High School Principal Association, and vice president of the China Education Society’s National Research Center for Computer Education and honorary chairman at the Society’s Primary and Secondary School Information Technology Professional Committee since 1982. He was the principal and legal representative of the Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada (BCCSC). Prior to joining BCCSC, Mr. Wang held various positions at The Experimental High School affiliated with Beijing Normal University since 1963. Mr. Wang has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Beijing Normal University.

Shengli Zheng

Mr. Shengli Zheng is an Independent Director of Noah Education Holdings Ltd., since October 2008. Mr. Zheng had over 15 years of experience in teaching and research at the Department of Computer Science, Peking University, China until 1984. Mr. Zheng is currently a professor at the Law School, secretary general of the Intellectual Property Law Faculty and director of the Law and Order Research Center at Peking University in China. Mr. Zheng is also the managing president of the Intellectual Property Association of China Colleges and an international arbitrator at the arbitration center of World Intellectual Property Organization. Mr. Zheng has a bachelor’s degree in atmospheric physics from Peking University, China.

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