People: CNinsure Inc. (CISG.O)

Dr. Shangzhi Wu has been director of CNinsure Inc. since December 2005. He is the founding partner of CDH China Management Company Limited, or CDH, and has served as its president since its inception in 2002. CDH is an international private equity fund manager with more than US$2 billion of committed capital under management and with a focus on investments in China’s leading companies. From 1995 to 2002, Dr. Wu worked for China International Capital Corporation Ltd., or CICC, serving as the head of the direct investment department beginning in 1996. Dr. Wu became a managing director in 1999 and served as a member of CICC’s management committee between 2000 and 2002. From 1993 to 1995, he was a managing director at Beijing Copia Consulting Company, a business consulting firm. From 1991 to 1993, he was a senior investment officer at the International Finance Corporation. From 1984 to 1991, he worked for the World Bank as an operations officer and senior operations officer. Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in management of technology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.