Executive Directors:
Mr. Weigang Li, Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Sureland, 42, has over 15 years of hands-on experience in project sales and sales management in China's fire protection industry. Mr. Weigang Li has previously served as vice general manager of sales and project execution and vice general manager of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Ltd. Recently, he was vice president of worldwide sales of China Fire and general manager of Sureland. Prior to founding Sureland in 1995, Mr. Weigang Li was an entrepreneur selling electrical systems to industrial customers in China.
Mr. Brian Lin, Chief Executive Officer, Director, 44. Mr. Lin has served as a Director since October 2006 and had served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2006. Mr. Lin has over 17 years of management and technical experience both in the US and China. Mr. Lin is an early stage investor and co-founder of the Company and has been providing strategic guidance since its inception. Prior to joining the Company full time in January 2006, Mr. Lin served as CEO of Beijing Linkhead Technologies, and held various management and technical positions with UTStarcom in China and Nortel Networks and Motorola in the US from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Lin received his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada in 1989.
Mr. Weishe Zhang, Vice President, Director, 44. Mr. Zhang has served as a Director and had served as our Chief Technology Officer since February 2009. From 2002 to February 2009, Mr. Zhang held various positions in the field of product research and development, including Director of System Integration, Director of Product Research and Development Center and Chief Engineer in Sureland Industrial (a wholly owned subsidiary of China Fire). With over 15 years of experience in the China fire protection industry, Mr. Zhang is the inventor of dozens of international and domestic product and technology patents. Mr. Zhang received a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics in 1989.
Independent Directors：
Mr. Albert Mclelland, Independent Non-executive Director, 50, Albert Mclelland has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Albert is currently the senior managing director of AmPac Strategic Capital LLC (AmPac) since 2003. He is also a founder and managing director of AmPac-TDJ LLC. Prior to founding AmPac, Albert was responsible for cross-border transactions practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Financial Advisory Services. Albert possesses extensive investment and merchant banking experience. He has built two Asian based financial service firms in 1980 to1990’s. He also ran corporate finance at CEF Taiwan Limited. Albert began his investment banking career at Shearson Lehman underwriting bond issues. Albert holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida and also studied Mandarin at the National Normal University in Taiwan
Mr. Xianghua Li, Independent Non-executive Director, 64, Mr. Xianghua Li has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Mr. Li is currently the vice chairman of China Fire Protection Association since October 2003. From December 1984 to October 2003, Mr. Li held various positions in the Ministry of Public Security in charge of fire protection, equipment planning and staff training. Mr. Li's various positions within Chinese government were concentrated on fire protection. Mr. Li had his diploma from Military School of Mechanical Technology.
Mr. Xuewen Xiao, Independent Non-executive Director, 40, Mr. Xuewen Xiao has been serving as an independent Director since September 2008. Mr. Xiao is currently the president of Chongqing Iron & Steel Design & Research Institute and the chairman of CISDI Engineering Co, Ltd, a state-owned company, since March 2003. Mr. Xiao started his career as an engineer in Chongqing Iron & Steel Design & Research Institute since April 1994. Mr. Xiao graduated from Tsinghua University with Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1994.
Mr. Guoyou Zhang，Independent Non-executive Director, 57, Mr. Zhang has served as an Independent Director since April 2007. Mr. Zhang is currently the Vice President of Beijing University and the director of the Institute of International Business Management, Beijing University. Professor Zhang has extensive experience in teaching economics and business management and has written and/or edited many published articles and books over the past 20 years. Professor Zhang has been teaching in Beijing University since 1976. Professor Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from Beijing University in 1991.
