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Charlie Y. Shi is an independent director of our Company. Mr. Shi has been a member of the Investment Committee of CMT China Value Capital Advisors Limited since May 2004. From April 2001 to April 2004, Mr. Shi served as a managing director of China Assets Investment Management Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment management company. China Assets Investment Management Limited is the sole investment manager of China Assets (Holding) Limited, a Hong Kong registered investment fund which owns 100% of the shares of Global Lead Technology Limited, a holding company which holds 13.3% of the shares of our company before our IPO. From February 2000 to March 2001, Mr. Shi was the senior vice president of SOFTBANK China Venture Capital Limited. He served as deputy managing director of an investment advisory and management subsidiary of China Insurance (Hong Kong) Group, from February 1998 to December 1999, and served as Merrill Lynch & Co. from March 1992 to January 1998, holding the last position as assistant vice president. Mr. Shi holds an MBA degree from California Lutheran University and a bachelor's degree in economics from Fudan University in Shanghai. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. | 