Yikang Jiang
Chairman of the board of directors
Mr. Yikang Jiang is our founder and has served as the chairman of our board of directors since 2006. He was the general manager of our subsidiary Changzhou Kanghui since its foundation in 1997 until 2006 and has been the chief executive officer of Changzhou Kangdi Medical Stapler Co., Ltd., a company related to us, after 2006. Mr. Jiang is an executive director of the China Association of Medical Devices Industry and vice president of its Surgical Implants Professional Committee. He is also a vice president of Changzhou Xinbei District Industry and Commerce Association and was awarded the honor “Changzhou Star Entreprenuer” in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Jiang was a people’s representative at the 14th Changzhou People’s Congress and is a executive director of the Changzhou Xinbei Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Libo Yang
Director, chief executive officer
Mr. Libo Yang has served as our director since 2007 and our chief executive officer since 2005. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Yang served as business unit head of DePuy China, the orthopedic department of Johnson & Johnson, from 2000 to 2004. He worked as a project manager at Schlumberger from 1996 to 1998. From 1988 to 1996, he was an engineer at China National Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Yang received an MBA degree in the finance and international management from Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management in 2000, and received a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in engineering from China University of Petroleum in 1988 and 1985, respectively.
Jun Du
Director
Mr. Jun Du has served as our director since 2006. He has been working with our subsidiary Changzhou Kanghui as our deputy compliance officer since 2002. Prior to joining us, Mr. Du was the founder of Zhangjiagang Kangjian Medical Co., Ltd. and served as its general manager from 1993 to 2002. Mr. Du worked as a workshop manager of Zhangjiagang Kinglu Group from 1977 to 1993.
Hongxin Nie
Director, vice president of sales and marketing (Beijing Libeier)
Ms. Hongxin Nie has been our director since 2009 and our vice president for sales and marketing of Beijing Libeier since 2010. She is Mr. Qian Guo’s wife. She had served as the deputy general manager of our subsidiary Beijing Libeier since 2004. Prior to joining Beijing Libeier, she worked at the Asia Commerce Group as head of legal department from 1995 to 1999. Ms. Nie currently also serves on the board of Jien Xingye Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a private company. Ms. Nie obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Touro Law School in 2002 and a bachelor’s degree in Law from Peking University in 1995. Ms. Nie has been admitted to the bar of the PRC, New York and New Jersey.
Suyang Zhang
Director
Mr. Suyang Zhang has been our director since 2006 and was appointed by IDG-Accel China Growth Fund L.P., IDG-Accel China Growth Fund-A L.P. and IDG-Accel China Investors L.P., collectively, following our Series A financing. Mr. Zhang has been a member of the general partner of IDG-Accel China Growth Fund and vice president of IDG Capital Investment Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd. since 2006. From 1995 to 2005, he served as the general manager of Shanghai Pacific Technology Venture Co., Ltd. and vice president of IDG Technology Investment Fund. He was the general manager of Shanghai Wantone Industrial Co., Ltd. from 1993 to 1994. He currently serves on the board of several companies, including 5173.com Holdings Limited, Ctrip.com International Ltd., China Medical and Education International Holding Co., Limited, Mass Broadcasting (Holdings) Ltd., Starcloud Media Co., Ltd., Andon Health Co., Ltd., Wuhan HC SemiTek Co., Ltd., Medsphere International Holdings, Inc. and Sundia Investment Group Ltd. Mr. Zhang obtained an Executive MBA degree from China Europe International Business School in China in 2000 and a bachelor’s degree in information engineering from Shanghai University of Science and Technology in 1982.
David Su
Independent Director
Mr. David Su has served as our independent director since 2010. Mr. Su has been a managing partner at Matrix Partners China and has led the firm's investments in the internet, digital media and medical technology since 2008. From 2007 to 2008, he was a partner at KPCB China, and from 2003 to 2008, he was a general partner and managing director at Venture TDF China and TDF Capital. Mr. Su currently serves on the boards of AdSame Network and Bona Film Group. Mr. Su received his bachelor's degree in applied science (computer engineering) from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 1993.
Patricia Peifen Chou
Independent Director
Ms. Patricia Peifen Chou has served as our independent director since the completion of our initial public offering. Ms. Chou currently serves as thechief financial officer of ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd. Previously, she was the chief financial officer of Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Prior to that, she served as thedirector of business development and then senior director of accounting at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, where she was responsible for establishing a U.S. presence, developing new business initiatives, and leading SMIC’s global accounting team. She also participated in raising US$650 million in private funds and SMIC’s US$1.6 billion NYSE-listed initial public offering. From 1996 to 2001, Ms. Chou was the director of accounting and planning of Winbond Electronics Corporation U.S.operation. Prior to that, Ms. Chou worked as a financial auditor in Taiwan,Hong Kong, and the United States with Deloitte. Ms. Chou received a bachelor of business administration from National Taiwan University, master of accounting from University of Southern California, and master of business administration from University of California, Berkeley. She is also a Certified Public Accountant in Taiwan, the United States and China.
Shuchun Gao
Independent Director
Ms. Gao Shuchun has served as our independent director since August of 2011. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Shenyang Tim-high Development Of New Materials Co., Ltd. (“Tim-high”), a research and development company specializing in new materials for medical implants. Prior to joining Tim-high, Ms. Gao served as an engineer for Shenyang Vacuum Institute and as the foreign trade merchandiser for Shenyang Commercial Corporation. Ms. Gao received her PH.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Dongbei University in 2008, a MBA degree from the California American University in 2001, and a MPA degree from Liaoning University in 2000.