Management Team
Cai Yongjun
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Cai has been the founder and the Chief Executive of Taiyuan Longwei, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, since October 1995. He has over 16 years experience in the trading, storage and handling of petroleum products. Mr. Cai acts as the general manager overseeing operations on a daily basis. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Cai attended Shanxi University where he majored in Business Administration. Mr. Cai was selected as a director because of his experience in the oil and gas industry in general and the Company’s operations in particular. He has not served in any other directorships in the last five years. Mr. Cai has had no involvement in certain legal proceedings as defined by Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
Michael Toups
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Toups was appointed Chief Financial Officer on June 23, 2010. Mr. Toups is an accounting and corporate finance executive with over 20 years of experience in senior management with specialties in business strategy, M&A and international trade. He has middle-market corporate finance experience across a variety of industries as both principal and advisor and has served in roles as the COO, CFO, and director of private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Toups expertise includes PCAOB audits, SEC reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He is also well-versed in Chinese business practices and has directed strategic business planning for Asia-based companies for over 12 years. Most recently Mr. Toups served as Director of Asia Investment Banking, Midtown Partners & Co. from December 2007 to July 2010 and as the CFO and Director of Nork Lighting, a China-based manufacturer and the largest retailer of high-end residential lighting products in China from December 2007 to July 2010. From January 2001 to December 2007, he served as president and owner of Peak Crown, a personal services company for the import of products from Asia and business consulting services. Mr. Toups holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and a BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University.