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Mr. Andrew Y. Yan has served as an independent director of our company since October 2006. Mr. Yan currently serves as the managing partner of SAIF Partners. Prior to joining SAIF, he was the managing director and head of the Hong Kong office of the Emerging Markets Partnership from 1994 until 2001. From 1993 to 1994, he worked at Sprint International Corporation as the director of strategic planning and business development for the Asia Pacific Region. From 1990 to1993, he worked in the World Bank and the Hudson Institute as an economist and research fellow, respectively, in Washington, DC. From 1982 to 1984, he was the chief engineer at the Jianghuai Airplane Corp. Mr. Yan received his bachelor degree in Engineering from the Nanjing Aeronautic Institute in the PRC and received his master of arts degree in International Political Economy from Princeton University in 1989. Mr. Yan was voted by the China Venture Capital Association as “The Venture Investor of the Year” in both 2004 and 2007. He was also selected as one of the “Fifty Finest Private Equity Investors in the World” by the Private Equity International in 2007; “No. 1 Venture Capitalist of the Year" by Forbes (China) in 2008 and 2009. He was the “Venture Capital Professional of the Year” by Asia Venture Capital Journal in 2009. Mr. Yan is currently an independent non-executive director of China Resources Land Ltd and Fosun International Ltd; a non-executive director of Digital China Holdings Ltd, China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, MOBI Development Co., Ltd and NVC Lighting Holding Ltd (all six companies above are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited); and a director of Acorn International Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange), Global Education and Technology Group Ltd. (listed on the Nasdaq), ATA Inc. (listed on the Nasdaq) and Eternal Asia Supply Chain Co Ltd (listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange). |
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