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Board of Directors

Qindai Wang― Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wang has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since June 2001. From December 1999 to February 2001, Mr. Wang was President of AsiaInfo Technologies (China), the Chinese operating subsidiary of AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. and a leading provider of telecom network integration and software solutions in China. Previously, Mr. Wang worked at Nortel Networks (China) from 1996 until 1999 as General Manager of the China Telecom account at Nortel. He served as Regional Director at Lucent Technologies (China) from 1995 to 1996 and as a Senior Group Manager at AT&T China from 1989 to 1995.

Mr. Wang holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Chengdu Institute of Telecommunications Engineering.

Thomas—Director.

Dr. Thomas Ng is the co-founder of GGV Capital and was the founder of Venture TDF in both Singapore and China . In addition, Dr. Ng was an early investor and director of Alibaba, and was ranked by Forbes 2007 Midas List 100 as one of the top global tech dealmaker. He was also a former board member of Genelabs Technologies, Savi Technology (acquired by Lockheed), and Oculex (acquired by Allergan) and has also served on the Dartmouth College Engineering Advisory Board and MIT BPEC advisory board and the board of the Singapore National Science and Technology.

Dr. Ng earned his Ph.D. in Bacteriology and Biochemistry in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and was voted one of the most promising scientists by the ‘Who's Who' in 1981 and 1982 and has numerous publications and patents worldwide.


Robert Mao—Directorr.(1)(2)(3)

Mr. Mao has served on our board since March 2003. He is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks (China), Ltd., a position that he has held since September 1997. Formerly, Mr. Mao was the President for the Greater China region at Alcatel and was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel Taisel, a Taiwan industrial unit that designs, manufactures and sells telecommunication network products. Mr. Mao is presently on the board of the U.S. China Business Council and the board of Winbond Electronics Corp., a Taiwan-listed public company.

Mr. Mao holds a Master degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Cornell University.

Alan Powrie—Director.(1)(2)(3)

Mr. Powrie has served on our board since July 2004. Mr. Powrie was a partner with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hong Kong, until his retirement in September 2000. Mr. Powrie joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in 1971 and has worked with that firm in the United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong and China.

Mr. Powrie holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.


Suberna Shringla —Director.(1)(2)(3)

Mr. Suberna Shringla has served on our board since February 2006. He is the founding partner of Team Ventures, which is a boutique Corporate Finance Advisory firm focused on Media and Communications. Additionally, He was previously Director of TMT Corporate Finance at SG Cowen Asia Pacific, Head of Business development at Turner Broadcasting Services International Asia Pacific, and Walt Disney Studios. Mr. Shringla graduated from St. Stephens College, Delhi with Bachelor’s degree in History and Economics and received M.B.A. from ENPC Paris.


Songzuo Xiang—Director.

Dr. Xiang has served on our board since July 2000. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University from May 1999 to July 2000, and at Cambridge University from October 1998 to May 1999. He previously worked at the People’s Bank of China, Shenzhen branch, as the Deputy Director of the Fund Planning Department from 1995 to 1998 and as the Director of the Non-Performing Loan Management Department from 1996 to 1998.

Dr. Xiang was formerly an investment manager at Shenzhen Resources & Property Development (Group) Ltd. from 1993 to 1995. He holds a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University, a Ph.D in Economics and a Master in Management Science degree from Renmin University of China, and a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from HuaZhong University of Science and Technology.


Shudan Zhang—Director.

Mr. Zhang has served on our board since 2000. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at UTStarcom. Formerly, from 1991 to 1995, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Starcom, a company which he also co-founded.

Mr. Zhang holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Beijing Polytechnic University.


(1) Member of audit committee.
(2) Member of compensation committee.
(3) Member of nominating committee.