Yu Weijun, Executive Director and Chairman of Board
Mr.Yu is primarily responsible for the overall strategic planning and corporate development of our Group.
Mr. Yu obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Jilin University of Finance and Economics (吉林财经大学) (previously known as Jilin Institute of Finance and Economics* (吉林财贸学院)) in Changchun, China in July 1988. Mr. Yu obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration from Sun Yat-Sen University (also known as Zhongshan University)* (中山大学) in Guangzhou, China in December 2005. Mr. Yu has been a member of the The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants* (中国注册会计师协会) since December 1998 and a member of the Guangdong Institute of Certified Public Accountants* (广东省注册会计师协会) since March 2010.
From June 2002 to September 2006, Mr. Yu was a director of Guangdong Zhongke Tianyuan Regeneration Resources Engineering Co. Ltd.*(广东中科天元再生资源工程有限公司)(‘Zhongke Regeneration’), where he was responsible for its overall strategic planning and corporate development. Mr Yu, has been our executive Director since November 2006, a director of Guangdong Zhongke Tianyuan New Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd.(广东中科天元新能源科技有限公司)(‘Zhongke Tianyuan’) since its establishment and a director of Guangdong Boluo Zhongke Tianyuan High and New Technology Engineering Co., Limited*(广东省博罗高新技术工程有限公司)(‘Boluo Tianyuan’).
Mr.Yu has also been an independent non-executive director of Guangzhou Startec Science and Technology Co., Ltd.* (广州星业科技股份有限公司), a listed company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 430429) since January 2016.
Tang Zhaoxing, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Tang is primarily responsible for overseeing the overall operation, sales and project design and management of our Group.
Mr. Tang obtained a bachelor’s degree in engineering from South China University of Technology University (华南理工大学) in Guangdong, China in July 1990. Mr. Tang later obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Peking University (北京大学) in Beijing, China in January 2009.
From June 2002 to August 2006, Mr. Tang was a general manager of Zhongke Regeneration, where he was responsible for its overall operation, sales and project design and management. Mr. Tang has been our executive Director since November 2006, and the director and deputy chief executive officer of Zhongke Tianyuan since November 2006.
Richard Antony Bennett, Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Bennett is primarily responsible for providing independent advice to our Board.
Since February 2013, Mr. Bennett has also been a director of MTI Wireless Edge Ltd. (LSE:MWE), where he has been responsible for its corporate development, as well as its audit and remuneration matters. In April 2014, Mr. Bennett founded Sunbird Bioenergy Africa Limited, where he has been its director and the chief executive officer since then. Mr. Bennett has been mainly responsible for overseeing and developing large-scale bioenergy projects in Sub-Saharn Africa. Mr. Bennett has also been a director of the subsidiaries and/or related investment companies of Sunbird Bioenergy Africa Limited, namely Grey Reach Investments Limited, Sunbird Bioenergy Management Services, Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone Limited, Sunbird Bioenergy Zambia Limited and Sunbird Bioenergy Zimbabwe (Private) Limited.