People: Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (XSEL.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Jingsheng, Zheng 2009 Chairman of the Board, Independent Director
Bush, Fredy 50 2009 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Earnshaw, Graham 56 2007 President, Director
Chang, Andrew 39 2007 Chief Financial Officer
Xie, Wei 39 2006 President - Research Group
Chan, Joseph 47 2008 President of Advertising Group
Chen, Hui 48 2008 President - Print Group (Newspaper)
Zhu, Shan 40 2007 Chief Operating Officer, Director
Xu, Lang 42 2007 Vice President - Broadcast Group
Fang, Quan 46 2008 Vice President - Print Group (Magazine)
Young, Richard 39 2008 Managing Director - Xinhua Sports
Lawn, Aloysius 50 2007 Independent Director
Springer, John 52 2007 Independent Director
Long, Qiu Yun 45 2007 Independent Director
Richards, Steve 40 2007 Independent Director
Li, Shantong 64 2007 Independent Director
Green, David 60 2008 Independent Director
Nam, Harry 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Jingsheng, Zheng Mr. Zheng Jingsheng is Chairman of the Board, Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited. Mr. Zheng Jingsheng served as Vice President of the Xinhua News Agency from 1998 to 2008 and Deputy General Manager from 1995 to 1998. Prior to joining XSEL, Mr. Zheng Jingsheng, a graduate of the People's University of China's School of the Central Committee of the CPC, served as Vice President of the Xinhua News Agency from 1998 to 2008 and Deputy General Manager from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Zheng also previously served as Deputy General Manager at the China News Development Company (Shenzhen) of the Xinhua News Agency, as a Consulting Researcher at Development Research Center ("DRC") of the State Council of China and as Director of Information Center for the DRC.
Bush, Fredy Ms. Fredy Bush has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited effective July 31, 2009. She has served as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since the founding in November 2005. She is the founder and also a founder of the parent, Xinhua Finance Limited, where she has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer since February 2004. Since June 2001 and January 2002, respectively, she has served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xinhua Financial Network Limited, or XFN, the predecessor to the parent. From 1987 to 1999, Ms. Bush operated a consulting business in Asia where she assisted multinational companies on the identification and exploitation of business opportunities in Greater China. Of particular note was her work in advising on the creation of Taiwan’s commodity futures market. Ms. Bush serves as a director for a number of subsidiaries or affiliates of the parent. Ms. Bush serves on the board of Bush Corporation, Monoha’a Ranch LLC, Chazara Foundation, Macau Holding LLC and PaperDolls LLC. Ms. Bush has received a number of awards, including being listed among the Wall Street Journal’s Top 50 Women to Watch in 2004 and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations in 2006. In 2006, she also received CNBC’s Asia Entrepreneur of the Year Award and a Woman of Influence Award for Entrepreneur of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Earnshaw, Graham Mr. Graham A. Earnshaw has served as the President of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since September 2006 and as the Director since March 2007. Mr. Earnshaw served as Editor-in-Chief of Xinhua Financial Network from January 2001 to December 2005. Mr. Earnshaw previously worked for Reuters news agency in a variety of positions including Asian Editor from 1990 to 1995. He is also a director of SinoMedia Holdings (HK) Ltd.
Chang, Andrew Mr. Andrew Chang has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since May 2007. Mr. Chang joined XFL in 2003 and held senior positions with the corporate finance department until November 2006 when he transferred to Company as Managing Director, Finance. He successfully managed and completed various acquisitions, fund raisings, and other strategic financial initiatives for both XFL and the company, including their IPOs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ respectively. Prior to joining XFL, Mr. Chang had over 10 years of investment banking experience in the U.S., Hong Kong, China and Japan, including working at GE Capital, ABN AMRO, and Nomura. Mr. Chang graduated from University of California at Berkeley.
Xie, Wei Mr. Xie Wei has served as the President of the Research Group of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since August 2006. In 1997 Mr. Xie founded Shanghai Hyperlink Market Research Co., Ltd., or Hyperlink, and served as its Director and General Manager, which became Research Group when company acquired it. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Xie was a Research Manager at Research International China. Mr. Xie holds an associate’s degree in art design from Shanghai Light Industry College. Mr. Xie is related to Ricky Xie, the Marketing Research Director of Hyperlink.
Chan, Joseph Mr. Joseph Chan has served as the President of Advertising Group of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since November 2008. Mr. Chan joined XFL in 2001 and had taken various important roles in finance, HR, business development and integration throughout the years until he transferred to Company in January 2008 as Managing Director of Business Development and Integration. Prior to joining XFL, Mr. Chan was a director at the Investment Banking Division of Jardine Fleming in Hong Kong (now JP Morgan Chase) and an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. With an Executive MBA degree, Mr. Chan is an Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Chan also serves on the board of directors of Ming Fung Jewellery Group Limited.
Chen, Hui Mr. Chen Hui has served as the President of the Print (Newspaper) group since January 2008. He is also General Manager of the Company’s Integrated Sales (China). Mr. Chen has served as the Deputy Director of the Economic Observer since its inception in July 2001 and previously worked as its Deputy General Manager and Sales Manager. Prior to joining the Economic Observer, Mr. Chen worked at Science & Technology Daily from 1984 to 2001, holding various roles including Director of the science & life department, Editor-in-Chief of the business page and Deputy Director of supplement and press office. Mr. Chen holds a degree in physics from Northeast University.
Zhu, Shan Mr. Zhu Shan has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since September 2006. Mr. Zhu has served as the Director since March 2007. From April 2002 to August 2006, Mr. Zhu was the Managing Director of FTSE Xinhua Index, a joint venture between Xinhua Financial Network and FTSE International. Prior to that, Mr. Zhu was the Vice President of China Business development for Xinhua Financial Network, and has also previously served as a leading negotiator for the PRC Ministry of Defense, with 10 years of management experience. Mr. Zhu holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a BA degree in British and American literature from Luoyang Foreign Studies Institute in China.
Xu, Lang Mr. Xu Lang has served as the Vice President of the Broadcast Group of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since December 2007. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Xu served as Vice President of business development at 1 Verge, Inc. (www.youku.com) from 2005 to 2007. Before that, Ms. Xu worked as Vice President at Enlight Media Corporation. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Fudan University and earned her MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the U.S.
Fang, Quan Fang Quan has served as the Vice President of the Print Group (Magazine) of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since May 1, 2008. Prior to join the company, Mr. Fang worked for the China Securities Market Research & Design Center from 1991 to 2008, where he held various roles as a journalist, Director, Editor-in-Chief and Vice President at Capital Week Magazine. He graduated from Capital Normal University where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chinese Literature and also received an EMBA from the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University in 2007.
Young, Richard Mr. Richard Young has been appointed as Managing Director of the Xinhua Sports since April 2008. He is responsible for planning, developing and overseeing all sports related initiatives of company. Prior to joining XSEL in 2008, Mr. Young founded and managed a television consulting company which provides services in production, distribution and media rights in China for international and domestic leagues, broadcasters and commercial clients. Prior to that, Mr. Young worked with ESPN STAR Sports in Hong Kong and Singapore, a joint venture between ESPN and Star TV, where he held a number of senior positions including Vice-President of Operations and Client Services and Vice-President of Event Management Group and Program Development. Mr. Young graduated cum laude with a dual- Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and East Asian Studies from Boston University and has an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Lawn, Aloysius Mr. Aloysius T. Lawn has served as the Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since March 2007. Since December 2006, Mr. Lawn has served clients as either a business consultant or an attorney. Until December 2006, Mr. Lawn was the Executive Vice President — General Counsel and Secretary of Talk America Holdings, Inc., an integrated communications service provider with programs designed to benefit the residential and small business markets. Prior to joining Talk America Holdings, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Lawn was an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and corporate governance from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Lawn is an independent director of XFL. He has also served as a director to private and charitable organizations over the years and as a director of Stonepath Group, Inc. from February 2001 to February 2007. Mr. Lawn graduated from Yale University and Temple University School of Law.
Springer, John Mr. John H. Springer has served as the Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since March 2007. Mr. Springer served on the board of directors of Stonepath Group, Inc. from May 2003 to February 2007. Mr. Springer joined Nike, Inc. in 2002 and currently serves as Nike Golf’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Springer has held both domestic U.S. and international logistics positions at IBM Corporation, Union Pacific Corporation’s third party logistics unit, and at Dell, Inc. from 1995 to 2002. Mr. Springer has been active in the Council of Logistics Management throughout his career, including holding the position of President for the Central Texas region. He earned his B.S. degree at Syracuse University in Transportation & Distribution Management, and his MBA from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Mr. Springer also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Long, Qiu Yun Mr. Long Qiu Yun has served as the Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since March 2007. Mr. Long served as a director of subsidiary, Beijing Perspective Orient Movie and Television Intermediary Co., Ltd., from July 2006 until October 31, 2007. Mr. Long has served as the Board Chairman of Hunan Television & Broadcast Intermediary Co., Ltd. since December 1998, and served as General Manager from December 1998 until October 2002. Mr. Long served at the news department and the advertising department of Hunan Television Station as a journalist and as a director, respectively, from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Long holds a degree in Chinese from Heng Yang Normal University.
Richards, Steve Mr. Steve Richards has served as the Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since September 2007. Mr. Richards is Chief Operating Officer of Silver Pictures, a film production company founded by film producer Joel Silver and affiliated with Warner Bros., and Chief Operating Officer and Co-President of Dark Castle Entertainment, a division of Silver Pictures. Mr. Richards was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Silver Pictures and has worked with Joel Silver and Silver Pictures since 1995. Mr. Richards obtained his CPA in 1992 after working for Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles with a focus on the entertainment industry. He holds an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School and a BA from Temple University. Mr. Richards also serves as a director for TreePeople, a charitable environmental organization.
Li, Shantong Ms. Li Shantong has served as the Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since September 2007. Ms. Li has extensive experience in funding and research. She is a senior research fellow and former Director General, Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy at the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council, PRC, and Vice President of the Academic Committee of the China Development Research Foundation affiliated to the DRC. She was also a member of the National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Ms. Li holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mathematics from Peking University.
Green, David Mr. David Green has served as Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Ltd since March, 2008. Mr. Green is the Chairman of SEPTEMBER FILMS, a leading film and television production company, with offices in London and Los Angeles, which he founded in 1992. SEPTEMBER FILMS is a division of DCD Media Plc, on whose executive board Mr. Green serves as a member. Prior to founding SEPTEMBER FILMS, Mr. Green worked as an international TV producer and film director. He was educated at Bury Grammar School and Trinity College, University of Oxford, where he gained BA Honors and a Master’s degrees in English Language and Literature.
Nam, Harry Mr. Harry Nam is Independent Director of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited. Mr. Harry Nam is a partner of The Yucaipa Companies, an investment firm with holdings in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He has over 15 years of executive level experience in the areas of corporate strategy, sales and marketing, finance and human resources. Most recently, he was the Director of Corporate Development for the Hysoung Corporation, a global conglomerate with revenues of over $6.1 billion in 2008. He holds an Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.

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