People: Focus Media Holding Limited (FMCN.O)

Mr. Charles Chao has been Director at Focus Media Holding Limited since November 11, 2005. Mr. Chao is President and Chief Executive Officer of SINA Corporation, an online media company listed on the Nasdaq National Market. Before he joined SINA Corporation in September 1999, Mr. Chao served as Audit Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, providing auditing and business consulting services for high tech companies in Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Chao received his Master of Professional Accounting from University of Texas at Austin. He also holds an Masters degree in Journalism from University of Oklahoma and a Bachelors degree in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Mr. Chao is Certified Public Accountant and Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.