Chairman of the Board Xu Jianguo Xu Jianguo, aged 56, joined us in September 2006 and is the chief executive officer, Chairman of the Board and an executive director of the Company. He is currently also the chairman of the Board of Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Company Limited and Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation. Mr. Xu has over 30 years of experience in industrial business management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Xu had been the deputy manager of Shanghai Daily Used Chemical Industrial Company, assistant director of Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, deputy director of Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, secretary of the communist party of Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, deputy director of the Economic Committee of Shanghai, regional supervisor of Baoshan, Shanghai, regional supervisor of Huangpu, Shanghai, deputy secretary of the Peoples’ Government of Shanghai, and director of the Economic Committee of Shanghai. Mr. Xu graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and was awarded a master degree in Economics.