Board of Directors

Ms. Jingbo Wang, is one of the Founders and has been the chairwoman of our Group since its inception in August 2005. She had also served as the chief executive officer of our Group from 2005 to December 2023. Ms. Wang has over 20 years of experience in wealth management and asset management industries. Prior to co-founding our Company, from May 2000 to September 2005, Ms. Wang worked in several departments and affiliates of Xiangcai Securities Co., Ltd. (“Xiangcai Securities”), a securities firm in China. Ms. Wang served as the general manager of private banking department at Xiangcai Securities from August 2003 to September 2005, during which she established the securities firm’s wealth management business. Prior to that, she served as a deputy general manager of ABN AMRO Xiangcai Fund Management Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Xiangcai Securities, from February 2002 to August 2003, and as the head of the asset management department at Xiangcai Securities from May 2000 to February 2002.

Ms. Wang was recognized as one of Top 30 Most Influential Business Woman in China in 2019 by China Entrepreneur. In 2017, she was listed on Forbes’ China Top 100 Businesswomen in 2017. In the same year, she was also recognized as an Outstanding Leader of the Year by Wealth APAC, and received International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Award from the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) Foundation.

Ms. Wang graduated from Global CEO Program of China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, China, in September 2009. Ms. Wang received her master ’s degree in management in December 1999 from Sichuan University in Sichuan China.

Mr. Zhe Yin is one of the Founders and has served as CEO since December 2023 and Director since June 2007. He has been serving as the chairman of Gopher Asset Management, one of the Company’s consolidated affiliated entities, since March 2021, and served as the chief executive officer of Gopher Asset Management from April 2014 to March 2021 and as the chairman of Gopher Asset Management from February 2010 to April 2014. Prior to co-founding our Company, Mr. Yin worked at Xiangcai Securities from November 2003 to September 2005 as a deputy general manager of the private banking department. From July 1997 to October 2003, Mr. Yin served as various positions at Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch.

Mr. Yin served as a co-chairman of the Fund of Funds Professional Committee of Asset Management Associate of China from 2017 to August 2021. He was named as one of the Top 20 China’s Best Private Equity Investors in 2017 and as one of the Top 50 China’s Best Private Equity Investors in 2019, respectively, by China Venture Investment Consulting.,Ltd., a leading financial services technology enterprise in China’s private equity investment industry. In addition, he was honored as one of the Most Influential Investors in China’s VC/PE Fund Limited Partner Market 2021 selected by Zero2IPO Group, a leading venture capital and private equity service provider and a well-known investment firm in China.

Mr. Yin received his MBA degree from China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, China, in September 2010 and his bachelor ’s degree in economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai, China, in July 1997.

Ms. Chia-Yue Chang has been a Director since August 2007 and has been re-designated from a Director to a non-executive Director since August 2023. She has been serving as the vice chairwoman of the board of Noah Upright Fund Distribution Co., Ltd. ( Noah Upright)  since July 2021 and served as the chief marketing officer from January 2017 to February 2021 and as the general manager of Noah Upright from July 2011 to March 2018 and from March 2019 to December 2020. From March 2021, she has also been serving as the director of the sustainable development committee, the ethics compliance committee (including discipline supervision and compliance) and the fairness committee of our Company.

Ms. Chang received her master’s degree in library science from University of California, Los Angeles in California, the U.S., in March 1987, and her bachelor’s degree in library science from National Taiwan University in Taiwan, in June 1983.

Mr. Kai Wang has been a non-executive Director since August 2023. Mr. Wang has extensive experience in venture capital and private equity investment. In July 2010, Mr. Wang joined HongShan (formerly Sequoia Capital China) and has since held various roles within the firm. His responsibilities have encompassed investment sourcing, investment recommendations, and post-investment management. Currently, Mr. Wang is serving as a managing director of HongShan. He has also been serving as a director of Shanghai Noah Yijie Financial Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, since November 2019, mainly responsible for overseeing its management and development and providing strategic guidance. From August 2007 to June 2010, Mr. Wang served as an assistant manager at KPMG Advisory (China) Co., Ltd., primarily responsible for transaction advisory.

Mr. Wang received his bachelor’s degree in international economics and trade from University of International Business and Economics  in Beijing, China, in July 2007.

Mr. Boquan He has been a Director since August 2007 and has served as an independent Director since October 2011 under applicable U.S. regulations and as a non-executive Director since July 2022 under applicable Hong Kong listing rules. Mr. He is the founder and has been serving as the chairman of the board of directors of Guangdong Nowaday Investment Co., Ltd. since August 2000, a private investment company specializing in greenfield investments in retail and service industries in China. In 1989, he founded and, until 2000, served as the chief executive officer of Guangdong Robust Group, a then renowned food and beverage company which was acquired by Danone Group in 2000. He also serves as the chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of several privately owned companies in China. Mr. He served as a director of iKang Healthcare Group Inc., the shares of which were previously listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (ticker symbol: KANG) till its delisting in January 2019, from July 2007 to January 2019.

Mr. He received his two-year college graduation certificate from Guangdong Television Public University (currently known as Guangdong Open University in Guangdong, China, in July 1986.

Mr. David Zhang has been serving as an Independent Director under applicable U.S. regulations and as a non-executive Director under Hong Kong listing rules since June 2024. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience representing Chinese issuers and leading investment banks in U.S. initial public offerings, Hong Kong initial public offerings and other Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings of equity, debt and convertible securities. Admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York, U.S. and based in Hong Kong, Mr. Zhang specializes in securities offerings and mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Mr. Zhang had been a senior corporate partner in the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, a leading international law firm, from which he retired in January 2024. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in August 2011, Mr. Zhang was a partner of Latham & Watkins LLP, a leading international law firm, for eight years. Mr. Zhang has been serving as a member of the board of Tulane University since February 2023, and an independent non-executive director of Fosun International Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 0656), since June 2012, respectively.

Mr. Zhang graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1981 and earned his juris doctor degree from Tulane University Law School in 1991. He has also been rated as a top capital markets attorney by Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR1000 and Chambers Asia Pacific for several times.

Ms. Xiangrong Li has been serving as an Independent Director since June 2024. Ms. Li has extensive experience in accounting and financial management. She has been serving as a deputy general manager and financial controller of Beijing Tourist Hotel (Group) Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600258) since September 2016 after its merger with Homeinns Hotel Group (previously listed on NASDAQ stock market with the ticker symbol “HMIN”). Before that, Ms. Li served as the chief financial officer of Homeinns Hotel Group from August 2014 to April 2016. She also served as the chief financial officer of Hengdeli Holdings Ltd, the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 3389), from 2010 to August 2014. Prior to that, Ms. Li was employed by Unilever for various positions from 1993 to 2010, including serving as the financial controller for Greater China region from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Li has been serving as an independent non-executive director of Viva Biotech Holdings, the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 1873), since April 2019, and she also served as an independent director of MakeMyTrip Limited, an Indian online travel company, the shares of which are listed on NASDAQ stock market (ticker symbol: MMYT) from September 2019 to May 2024.

Ms. Li received her bachelor’s degree in international accounting, jointly awarded by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Shanghai International Studies University in July 1993, and her master’s degree in executive management business administration from China Europe International Business School in September 2008.

Ms. Cynthia Jinhong Meng has been serving as an independent Director since August 2022. Ms. Meng has extensive experience in corporate advisory, strategy development, stakeholder engagement and integrating ESG/sustainability. In June 2016, Ms. Meng established Credence Investment Holding Limited (“Credence”), and has since been serving as a managing partner of Credence, primarily responsible for business development, general management and advising entrepreneur founders and management team on critical business strategies and issues. From September 2018 to February 2023, Ms. Meng served as a partner at Brunswick Group Ltd., a London-based global critical issues advisory firm, primarily responsible for advisory, business development and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on crisis management, risk mitigation, integrating ESG/sustainability strategies, and support for corporate clients on investor and capital markets strategic communications.

Prior to founding Credence, Ms. Meng had over ten years of experience in investment banking as a recognized equity research analyst. From January 2011 to June 2016, she served as a managing director and the head of Greater China technology, media, and telecom (“TMT”) equity research at Jefferies Hong Kong Limited. From September 2007 to October 2010, she served as a vice president, senior publishing equity research analyst and the head of China telecom services and equipment research team at Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited. From August 2006 to August 2007, she served as a vice president and publishing equity research analyst at China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited. From October 2005 to July 2006, she served as a vice president and a regional telecoms services team support of J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited. From April 2005 to October 2005, she served as an associate and research team support for global technology hardware and telecom equipment sector at Thomas Weisel Partners, a New York-based investment bank. Prior to that, Ms. Meng also served as (i) a management consultant at Adventis Corporation, a Boston-based global TMT strategy consultancy, from July 1999 to March 2005; (ii) a management consultant at Arthur D. Little, a management consultancy headquartered in Boston, from July 1998 to July 1999; and (iii) a marketing executive at Mobile Oil Asia Pacific pte Ltd. from October 1994 to August 1996.

Ms. Meng obtained her master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in Illinois, the U.S. in June 1998 and her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Ningbo University in Zhejiang, China, in June 1992. In addition, Ms. Meng has obtained the qualification as Securities and Futures Intermediaries issued by the Hong Kong Securities Institute and also received completion certificates for educational and professional programs at numerous prestigious universities and institutions worldwide over the past decade, including, among others, Harvard Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ms. May Yihong Wu, formerly named as Ning Wu has been serving as an independent Director since November 2010. Ms. Wu has served as the board adviser from July, 2019 to May, 2023 at Homeinns Hotel Group, a leading economy hotel chain company in China, the shares of which were listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (ticker symbol: HMIN) from October 2006 to April 2016, where she also served as the chief strategy officer from May 2010 to June 2019 and chief financial officer from July 2006 to April 2010. Since May 2017, Ms. Wu has been serving as an independent non-executive director, and chairwoman of the audit committee of Swire Properties Limited, a leading real estate developer and manager based in Hong Kong, the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 01972). Since August 11, 2023, Mrs. Wu has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and chairwoman of the audit committee of Alibaba Health lnformation Technology Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 00241).

Ms. Wu obtained her MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management (currently known as Kellogg School of Management) at Northwestern University in Illinois, the U.S., in June 1998, her master’s degree of arts in economics from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in New York, the U.S., in June 1993 and her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai, China in July 1989.