l Board of Directors –China Green Agriculture’s board of directors is currently comprised of five members:
Tao Li, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer - Mr. Li has served as the President and CEO of TechTeam since 2000. Mr. Li established Xi’an TechTeam Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. in 1996 and established TechTeam in 2000. He graduated from Northwest Polytechnic University and obtained his Master’s degree in heat and metal treatment. Mr. Li is the current Vice Chairman of the China Green Food Association. Previously, he has held positions at the World Bank Loan Office of China Education Commission, National Key Laboratory for Low Temperature Technology, and Northwest Polytechnic University. Mr. Li is active in Shaanxi Province business and trade organizations including as a member of the CPPCC Shaanxi Committee, the Shaanxi Provincial Decision-Making Consultation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of the Shaanxi Overseas Friendship Association, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Credit Association, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Youth Entrepreneurs Association, Vice Chairman of the Xi’an Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce and Vice Chairman of the Xi’an Municipal Youth Entrepreneurs Association.
Lianfu Liu, Independent Director. Mr. Liu has served as a director of our company since December 26, 2007. Mr. Liu has served as the Chairman of the China Green Food Association since 1998. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Liu was a Director and Senior Engineer for the China Green Food Development Center. Prior to that, Mr. Liu was a Vice Director of the PRC Ministry of Agriculture. Mr. Liu graduated from Beijing Forestry University and studied soil conservation. We believe Mr. Liu’s experience in the agricultural industry in the PRC allows him to bring a unique perspective as an independent director of our company.
Ale Fan, Finance Director - Ms. Fan had served as the Director of Finance at Jinong since January 2013. She has also served as comptroller of the financial department at Jinong from September 2007 to December 2012. Prior to that, she worked as an accountant at Jinong from August 2003. Ms. Fan holds a degree in Accounting from Baoji University of Arts and Sciences.
Daqing Zhu, Independent Director - Mr. Zhu has served as the president of Shaanxi Aisuo Consulting Co. Ltd., a company specializing in providing professional management and finance services, since 2014. In 2004, Mr. Zhu founded Shaanxi Xintianyou Auto Dealership Co. Ltd, a dealership of auto sales and services for various brands, including BYD Auto, and had served as its CEO and Chairman of the Board until 2014. In addition to founding and developing commercial businesses, Mr. Zhu had also worked in the public sector since the 1990s. His public administration experience includes working at various agencies and offices of the Shaanxi provincial government from 1990 to 2004. Earlier in his career, in the 1980’s, Mr. Zhu was a corporate banking officer at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Xi’an. As the corporate leader with responsibility for all aspects of business management, Mr. Zhu has executive level experience in financial management, internal control, marketing to individuals and small businesses, sales, customer care, operations, product management, electronic commerce, financial services, executive compensation, strategic planning, technology, and mergers and acquisitions.
Jianlei Shen, Independent Director - Mr. Shen has four years of experience in online sales of agriculture materials. He has been working on developing an national e-commerce transaction platform of fertilizer since 2011. He worked on integrating fertilizer producers with online financial service and distributors in order to help the fertilizer producers survive and transit with the development of the e-commerce in the Chinese agriculture industry. Prior to that, Mr. Shen was working in China Medical Instrument Company(CMIC), and he was in charge of the enterprise information-based construction, including the development of the national medical apparatus and instruments online sales platform. Before that, Mr. Shen worked in the State Pharmaceutical Administration. Mr. Shen also worked at the Ministry of Science and Technology from 1991 to 1997. He graduated with a Master’s degree in industrial engineering from Changchun University of Technology in 2000.
l Committee Composition – China Green Agriculture maintains an Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance committee. The three independent directors entirely serve for each committee. Mr. Daqing Zhu serves as the chairperson of the Audit Committee; Ms. Jianlei Shen serves as the chairperson of the Compensation Committee; and Mr. Lianfu Liu serves as the chairperson in the Nominating Committee.
- The Charter of Audit Committee [PDF Download]
- The Charter of Compensation Committee [PDF Download]
- The Charter of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee [PDF Download]
- The Corporate Governance Guidelines [PDF Download]
- The Code of Ethics [PDF Download]