Shim Yang joined the Company’s predecessor, IML, as a director in January 1998 and was appointed a director of the Company following the Merger in October 1998. Since December 1997, Mr. Yang has been a Managing Director of Corporate Finance International Ltd., a privately-held investment consulting and business brokerage company in Hong Kong specializing in corporate finance and business restructuring consulting, where he is responsible for corporate development and strategic management. From January 1997 to December 1997, Mr. Yang served as Managing Director of CEC (HK) Ltd., a privately-held company in Hong Kong specializing in securing financing for start-up Internet companies in Hong Kong and China. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Yang served as Managing Director of Eagle Gain Ltd., a privately-held company in Hong Kong specializing in securing financing for real estate development in China. Mr. Yang received a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Foreign Trade in China in 1982. |