Longguang Shi, PhD, professor, is Chairman of the Company. Dr. Shi is life-long engaged in education sector for over 30 years and has accumulated a wealth of experience. He is very noted and influential in this field. Dr. Shi is the director of the Enterprise Creation and Modern Management Research Institute, Market Economic Academy, Peking University, senior researcher of Peking University and Guest Professor of Royal Roads University. He also holds senior positions in numerous education associations such as Vice Chairman of the Council of the Higher Education Professional Committee of China’s Non-Government Education Association, Vice Chairman of Guangdong Private Education Association, Executive Member of the Council of Training Committee of the Chinese Adult Education Association, Executive Member of the Council of Adult Education Association of Guangdong Province, Executive Vice-president of Enterprise Culture Association, Zhuhai, Vice Chairman of Vocational and Adult Education Association, Zhuha. Furthermore, Dr Shi composed and published dozens of books such as Customer Psychology, Management Psychology, Management and Operation of Commercial Enterprises, Tricks of Business, Market Planning and Sales Ideology, Emotional Quotient Brings Success, Build Personal Brands, Career Planning and Design. Along with education management, Dr. Shi also gives lectures to postgraduate and MBA students on subjects of Marketing, Chinese Style Art of Success, etc., which were all welcome and winning great acclaim from his students.
Ms. Mulei Shi was appointed as CEO and executive director of the Company in October 2010. Ms. Shi holds a bachelor degree in Economic and Law and an MBA concentrated in Finance from the United States. She served in a top investment bank in New York and worked in a large global enterprise- Konka Group, the giant manufacturer of electronic products that is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Code:000016 Shenzhen B Shares). She is the vice-principle of a Zhuhai vocational school and achieved rich management experience. Her professional attitude and creative ideas made great contribution to the Company. Additionally, she is also the Executive Director of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, Guangdong Province。
Mr. Leung was appointed as CFO and executive director of the Company. Mr. Leung holds an Honors Business Administration (HBA) degree from the Richard Ivey Business School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has 15 years banking experience and was formerly a corporate banking manager of BNP-Paribas and executive director of Info Financial (Hong Kong) Ltd. –a Canadian Financial Management and Corporate Finance Group. He has over 18 years experience in management. He had been the executive director of Maytex Group, deputy president of the Deans brand apparel company in New York(a large US fashion importer) and the finance director of Digital City Hong Kong Limited。
Mr. Changyuan LIAO, age 57, an MBA from Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada. He is one of the co-founders and chairman of the Administrative Committee of Ling Ge Art Foundation established in Macao, China. He is vice-chairman of Maoming Jingshen Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co., Ltd which is a listed company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Code: 600259). He had served in the People’s Bank of China, Zhuhai branch and had been the legal representative and general manager of Urban Credit Cooperatives of Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China and chairman of Shenzhen Xingbang Investment Co., Limited. Mr. LIAO has 30 years business management experience in finance and the rare earth mining sectors.
Mr.Fuchuan GUO, age 55, graduated from the Guangdong University of Finance in China and major in Urban Finance, Mr. Guo holds Registered Qualification Certificate of Enterprise Legal Adviser of the People’s Republic of China and Certificate of Accounting Profession. He is deputy General Manager of Guolianghang Assets Appraisal Company Limited. He had served as Section Chief of credit department at Jiaoling Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Chief Financial Officer of Shenzhen Baixinbai Investment Company Limited. Mr. Guo has 30 years experience in credit management, risk control, financial management, legal affairs and asset assessment.
Mr. Yan Wang serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Group since October 10, 2012. Mr. Wang is an economist by training and has consulted to a number of international companies with operations in China. He has held executive management positions as Managing Director of Nanda High Tech VC Company. Prior to that he was Deputy Managing Director of Jiangsu Far East International Assessment Company both of these are located in Jiangsu Province of China. Mr. Wang holds a bachelors degree from Hohai University, Nanjing。
Mr. Xunchang HU, age 61, senior engineer and Assistant to General Manager of Guangdong Rare Earth Industry Group Limited which is one of the largest scale state-owned rare earth groups in China. He holds a bachelor degree in Engineering from Jiangxi University of Science and Technology and major in non-ferrous metallurgy, and had served as Director of Marketing and Production Operations in the Guangdong Rising Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd which is listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange (Code:600259) from November 2007 to September 2014. Before that, he had also served in Jiujiang Tanbre’s Smeltery , Jiangxi Province; and the Bureau of Land and Resources of Jiujiang County. Mr. Hu has over 30 years business management experience in nonferrous metals and rare earth sectors, especially in the aspect of trade and processing of rare earth and applications of the technologies of the new materials。