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Building a solid client base including major companies in the iron and steel, power and petrochemical industries throughout China
Gangjin Li
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Li has served as our Chairman of the Board of the Directors since October 2006. Mr. Li is the founder of Sureland Industrial and its subsidiaries, and has served as its director and General Manager since its formation in 1995 and Chairman of the Board since 2000. Prior to founding Sureland in 1995, he was a Director of Engineering in the 20th Metallurgic Construction Company of the Ministry of Metallurgy. Mr. Li was a pioneer in the industrial fire safety industry in China with over 15 years experience in the industry. Mr. Li is an executive director of China Fire Protection Association (CFPA), and vice-chairman of "Electrical Fire Prevention Committee of CFPA". Mr. Li is also a member of the US-based "National Fire Protection Association". In recognition of his leadership in bringing Sureland to be the No. 1 company in China's industrial fire safety industry, Mr. Li was awarded by City of Beijing an "Beijing Outstanding entrepreneur—Beijing 5th Torch of Science" in 2002. Mr. Li holds a bachelor's degree from Wuhan University of Science and Technology and a Master degree in management science from Beijing University.
Brian Lin
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Lin has served as a director since October, 2006 and as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2006. Mr. Lin served as Vice President of Sureland since January 2006. Mr. Lin was an early stage investor and co-founder of Sureland and has been providing strategic guidance to Sureland since its inception. Prior to joining the company, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Lin served as CEO of Beijing Linkhead Technologies, a company that he co-founded in 1994 and was sold to PacificNet Inc. (Nasdaq "PACT") in December 2003. Prior to Linkhead, Mr. Lin was Director of R&D, Value-added Services Division of UTStarcom (Nasdaq "UTSI") and held various management and technical positions with Nortel Networks, Motorola and Tandem Telecom in the US. Mr. Lin received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada in 1989.
Tieying Guo
President, Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Limited
Ms. Guo has served as a director since April 2007 and as President of Sureland since July 2006. Ms. Guo has over twenty years experience in China's Fire Protection Industry where she worked for the Ministry of Public Security. Prior to joining Sureland, from January 2004 to July 2006, Ms. Guo was Executive Vice President of China Fire Enterprises, a fire protection equipment and engineering company in China and has been listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2002. Ms. Guo provided key strategic guidance in all the M&A activities for China Fire Group in China. From 2000 to 2004, Ms. Guo held management positions with China Huandao Group, the largest state-owned group which owned almost all the largest state-owned fire protection companies in China.
Albert Mclelland
Independent non-executive Director
Albert Mclelland has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Albert is currently the senior managing director of AmPac Strategic Capital LLC (AmPac) since 2003. He is also a founder and managing director of AmPac-TDJ LLC. Prior to founding AmPac, Albert was responsible for cross-border transactions practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Financial Advisory Services. Albert possesses extensive investment and merchant banking experience. He has built two Asian based financial service firms in 1980 to1990’s. He also ran corporate finance at CEF Taiwan Limited. Albert began his investment banking career at Shearson Lehman underwriting bond issues. Albert holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida and also studied Mandarin at the National Normal University in Taiwan
Xianghua Li
Independent non-executive Director
Mr. Xianghua Li has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Mr. Li is currently the vice chairman of China Fire Protection Association since October 2003. From December 1984 to October 2003, Mr. Li held various positions in the Ministry of Public Security in charge of fire protection, equipment planning and staff training. Mr. Li's various positions within Chinese government were concentrated on fire protection. Mr. Li had his diploma from Military School of Mechanical Technology.
Xuewen Xiao
Independent non-executive Director
Mr. Xuewen Xiao has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Mr. Xiao is currently the president of Chongqing Iron & Steel Design & Research Institute and the chairman of CISDI Engineering Co, Ltd, a state-owned company, since March 2003. Mr. Xiao started his career as an engineer in Chongqing Iron & Steel Design & Research Institute since April 1994. Mr. Xiao graduated from Tsinghua University with Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1994.
Guoyou Zhang
Independent non-executive Director
Mr. Zhang has served as an Independent Director since April 2007. Mr. Zhang is currently the Vice President of Beijing University and the director of the Institute of International Business Management, Beijing University. Professor Zhang has extensive experience in teaching economics and business management and has written and/or edited many published articles and books over the past 20 years. Professor Zhang has been teaching in Beijing University since 1976. Professor Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from Beijing University in 1991.