Board of Directors
Anson Yiu Ming Fong
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Fong was appointed Chairman of the board of directors on January 15, 2009. He is also a co-founder of the company’s BVI subsidiary, Organic Region. Prior to founding Organic Region, Mr. Fong had been engaged in the consumer products industry in China for over 25 years. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Fong was the co-founder the Heng Tai Consumables Group Ltd., a Hong Kong listed company, and served as its Executive Director and Chief Operation Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Fong served from 1986 to 2001 as the Sales Director for China Trade for Vincent Honour Ltd., and from 1980 to 1985, worked at Dodwell Wines & Spirits and Dodwell Imports, Hong Kong, as a Sales Representative.
Xiong Luo
Executive Director
Mr. Luo was appointed Chief Operating Officer on January 15, 2009 and became our director on February 6, 2009. He has held the same position with Organic Region since 2006. Mr. Luo has also served as the general manager of the company’s PRC operating subsidiaries, Zhuhai Organic and Guangzhou Organic, since 2004. Mr. Luo has over 20 years’ experience in enterprise planning and operations. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Luo served from 2001 to 2004, as general manager and managing director of China Environmental Protection Industry Ltd., from 1998 to 2001, as general manager of Beijing World Oasis Technology Limited; from 1997 to 1998, as general manager of Beijing Chunyi Industry Ltd., and from 1991 to 1997 as general manager of the Zhuhai Guanli plastic machinery plant. Mr. Luo graduated from Guangdong South China Agricultural University in 1985 with a B.A. Degree and holds seven patents, two of which are related to inventions.
Jeremy Goodwin
Independent Director
Mr. Goodwin became a member of the Board of Directors as of February 1, 2009. He has extensive experience in providing financial advice to multi-national and Asian companies on key corporate initiatives such as M&A, debt and equity financing, restructuring, privatization and business expansion. Since 2006, Mr. Goodwin has been Managing Partner of 3G Capital Partners, a corporate finance advisory firm, and was a Vice President of Global Capital Group Enterprises, from 2002 to 2005 where he and his team advised Changzhou Xingrong Copper on its $20 million sale to Mueller Industries, Inc. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Goodwin was with the ING Beijing Investment arm of Baring Private Equity Partners in Hong Kong, and from 1997 to 1998, Mr. Goodwin worked at ABN Amro in Beijing, where he assisted notable clients such as Royal Dutch Shell Oil and Beijing Capital International Airport with its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Mr. Goodwin began his career at Mees Pierson Investment Finance S.A., a Geneva based investment fund private placement firm. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and is fluent in Mandarin.
Chan Kin Hang Danvil
Independent Director
Mr. Chan Kin Hang is the founder of K.H. Chan & Co., a Certified Public Accounting firm. He is also a Managing Director of Honest Joy Accounting Service Co Limited and Honest Joy Secretarial Co Limited. In addition, he serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for China Medical and Bio Science Limited, a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan is a member of the Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors, a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and an associate of the Institute of Financial Accountants of the United Kingdom. He obtained a Masters Degree in Accounting from the Curtin University of Technology, Australia in 1999.
Karen Tse
Independent Director
Ms. Tse currently serves as a Director for APAC Regional Investment & Integration Management at The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Recently, she completed the execution of the sale of RBS' Taiwan branch to the Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the third largest bank in Australia. She is actively involved in the bank's strategic business developments both regionally and globally. Prior to joining RBS, Ms. Tse worked in the investment banking department of JPMorgan Securities for over 12 years. While at JPMorgan Securities, she held a number of senior positions, including Vice President and Regional Business Manager for JPMorgan covering M&A advisory and capital markets origination across the Asia Pacific region. Ms. Tse holds a BBA in Finance & Economics from the University of Iowa.