Board of Directors
Dr. Jinyi Guo is one of the co-founders of the Company and has served as our director since June 2018 and our chairman of the Board and the chief executive officer since July 2020. Dr. Guo served at various positions at UCAR Inc. from 2016 to 2017. He worked at Ministry of Transport from 2011 to 2016, and worked at China Academy of Transportation Sciences as a research assistant from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Guo obtained his master’s degree in July 2005 and a Ph.D. in July 2009 from Beijing Jiaotong University, majoring in transportation planning and management. Dr. Guo was a visiting scholar at the University of Leeds in 2008.
Mr. Wenbao Cao has served as our director since May 2020 and Senior Vice President of the Company since June 2018. Mr. Cao is currently in charge of the Company’s operations, including store development, construction, operation and customer service. Before joining the Company, Mr. Cao had over 23 years of experience at McDonald’s China and served in various positions, including vice president and North regional manager at McDonald’s China.
Mr. Feng Liu is a leading scholar expertized on accounting studies. Mr. Liu is currently a professor and the director of Center for Accounting Studies at Xiamen University. He is also a member of IFRS Advisory Council. Mr. Liu has accumulated rich experience on practices in auditing, accounting, internal control and risk management, serving a long time as an independent director of different companies and consultant of various firms.
Mr. Sean Shao has served as an independent director and the chairman of the audit committee of 21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) since 2015 and UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: UTSI) since 2012. Mr. Shao served several board and senior executive roles in various companies. Mr. Shao also worked at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. for approximately a decade. Mr. Shao obtained a bachelor's degree in art from East China Normal University in 1982 and a master's degree in health care administration from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1988. Mr. Shao is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Jun Liu is a partner and managing director of Centurium Capital. Prior to joining Centurium Capital, Mr. Liu worked at Warburg Pincus Asia LLC and Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC in Hong Kong, O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Beijing, and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in New York City. Mr. Liu graduated from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, China, Vanderbilt University and New York University. Mr. Liu is qualified to practice law in China and the State of New York.
Mr. Guiyi Chen brings extensive experience in law, banking, investment, and management, with expertise in both domestic and international capital markets. He is currently a managing director at Centurium Capital Management (HK) Ltd (“Centurium Capital”). Prior to joining Centurium Capital, Mr. Chen held senior roles at Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP, W&G Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Loeb & Loeb LLP. Mr. Chen holds a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from the China Youth University of Political Science and a master’s degree in law from the University of Groningen, Netherlands.