Board of Directors
Wang Chen
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chairman
Mr. Wang Chen founded Shengkai in June 1994 and has been serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Shengkai since then. Prior to founding Shengkai, he worked at Tianjin Dagang Power Plant from September 1987 to July 1992. Mr. Wang has an MBA from Renmin University of China. Mr. Wang is husband to Ms. Guo Wei, whose information is described in more details below.
Guo Wei
VP – International Sales, Director
Ms. Guo Wei has been working for Shengkai since 2005, and is currently in charge of international market development. She served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shengkai from January 2007 till February 2010. Prior to working at Shengkai, Ms. Guo served as a purchasing specialist at Honeywell International Inc. (China) from August 1998 through August 2005. Ms. Guo has advanced English communication and translation skills and rich work experience in the field of joint ventures and financial management. Ms. Guo is the wife of Mr. Wang Chen, whose information is described in more details above.
Michael Marks
Independent Director
Mr. Marks founded the China practice of Sonnenblick Goldman, a New York-headquartered real estate investment bank, in January 2003, and until December 2007 served as China managing director and regional principal of the firm. In September 2002, Mr. Marks founded the Shanghai office of Horwath Asia Pacific, a hotel and tourism advisory firm affiliated with Horwath International, and currently serves as its director and Shanghai representative. Mr. Marks currently serves as a director of Pypo China Holdings Limited and previously served as the president and director of Middle Kingdom from January 2006 through July 2009. Mr. Marks also serves as an independent director of Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of chemical and herbal drugs throughout China, and China Housing & Land Development, Inc., a developer of residential and commercial property in Shaanxi Province, China. Mr. Marks graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Masters of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and in 1998 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Africa.
Jun Leng
Independent Director
Mr. Leng has served as Vice President of J.P. Morgan Asia Consulting (Beijing) Ltd. since August 2008. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Asia Investment Consulting Ltd., an affiliate of Bank of America, from December 2004 to August 2008. Mr. Leng received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and a master’s degree in business administration from Guanghua Management School at Peking University.
Ruizhu Mu
Independent Director
Dr. Mu has been an Associate Professor of the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Southwest University in China since September 2007 and from September 2005 to July 22006. From September 2006 through July 2007, Dr. Mu was a post-doctorate associate under the supervision of Professor Yu Liu at NanKai University. Dr. Hu received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from Lanzhou University, China
