Our directors and executive officers are as follows:
Li Zhiyuan, Chairman, Board of Directors; President; Chief Executive Officer
Li Zhiyuan has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer since 1997, and of our predecessor, Haikou Jinpan Special Transformer Works, since 1993. Mr. Li has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary Hainan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since 1997 and of our subsidiaries Jinpan Electric (China) Electric Company Limited and Wuhan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since 2006. From October 1991 to present, Mr. Li served as General Manager of Haikou Rongda Enterprise Company and Director of Hainan’s KaDa Manufacturing Company, a Sino-Japanese joint-venture. From August 1988 to October 1991, Mr. Li served as General Manager of Hainan Jindao Yacht Company. From August 1982 to October 1988, Mr. Li was employed as an engineer at Guangxi Electric Power Institute. Mr. Li is responsible for the overall management of our operations.
Ling Xiangsheng, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors; Vice President
Ling Xiangsheng has served as the Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors and Vice President since 1997, and of our predecessor, Haikou Jinpan Special Transformer Works since 1993 and is responsible for the design, manufacture and development of our cast resin transformers. Mr. Ling has served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Vice President of our subsidiary Hainan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since June 1997 and of our subsidiaries Jinpan Electric (China) Electric Company Limited and Wuhan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since 2006. From June 1990 to December 1992, Mr. Ling served as the chief consultant for the Danycast Company in Thailand where he was responsible for the entire production process of its cast resin transformer line. From January 1980 to June 1990, Mr. Ling was employed by the Beijing Transformer Company ultimately serving as Chief Engineer and General Manager for its cast resin transformer plant. Between October 1985 and February 1986, Mr. Ling attended Fuji Electric Company in Japan to study vacuum cast resin insulated transformer manufacturing technology. Mr. Ling was responsible for designing China’s first cast resin transformer.
Stephan R. Clark, Director
Stephan R. Clark was elected director of JST in 2006. From January 2000 to January 2004, Mr. Clark served as Group Vice President of Connectivity Solutions and Chief Operating Officer at Avaya Communications from January 2000 to January 2004. From October 1997 to January 2000, Mr. Clark served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Lucent Power Systems. From January 1982 to October 1997, Mr. Clark worked at AT&T as managing director and chief representative in China and the regional managing director for the Asia/Pacific, as well as holding various sales and marketing positions. While at AT&T, Mr. Clark also served as program director for the AT&T Executive Education Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the chairman for the Public Affairs Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China. Mr. Clark holds a B.F.A. degree in political communication from Southern Methodist University and an M.A. in management from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Donald S. Burris, Director
Donald S. Burris was elected to our Board of Directors in 2001. Mr. Burris is the senior principal in the firm of Burris, Schoenberg & Walden LLP, a West Coast based law firm with a national and international practice. Mr. Burris served as editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal and as a law clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and has taught at the Georgetown Law Center, Loyola University School of Law, and the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C. Mr. Burris also served with distinction as a Special Counsel for the United States Senate Watergate Committee. Mr. Burris brings to the Company thirty-one years of experience as a successful businessman and business litigation attorney who has counseled clients from both a business and legal perspective.
Li-Wen Zhang, Director
Dr. Li-Wen Zhang was elected to our Board of Directors in 2003. Dr. Zhang is a permanent staff member of the United Nations Department of General Assembly Management Affairs currently in Economic and Social Council Servicing Branch. As part of the managing staff, Dr. Zhang provided consulting services to the Delegation of Beijing Fiscal Bureau on socioeconomic issues in November of 2000. In 1996, Dr. Zhang helped organize a conference in Shanghai with Chinese authorities regarding the Development and Management of Special Economic Zones in a Transitional Economy. Dr. Zhang received a Ph.D. in International Comparative Education from Columbia University in 2001 and holds a Masters degree in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and International Affairs.
Jing Yuqing, Corporate Secretary
Jing Yuqing has served as our Corporate Secretary since 1997 and our predecessor, Haikou Jinpan Special Transformer Works, since 1993. Ms. Jing also serves as the President of our U.S. subsidiary Jinpan International (USA) Limited and Director on the Board of Director of our subsidiaries Hainan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since June 1997 and of our subsidiaries Jinpan Electric (China) Electric Company Limited and Wuhan Jinpan Electric Company Limited since 2006. From October 1988 to December 1992, Ms. Jing was employed by the Hainan Electric Bureau Electric Planning Department as manager of the electrical engineering department. From September 1984 to October 1988, Ms. Jing performed designing services for the Liaoning Electric Designing Institute.
Mark Du, Chief Financial Officer
Mark Du has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2002. From January 1993 to 2000, Mr. Du served as the Controller of PC Warehouse, Inc., a worldwide company headquartered in New Jersey, with 24 subsidiaries companies located throughout the United States. From September 1987 to December 1992, Mr. Du served in different accounting positions in various accounting firms and companies. Mr. Du received his Masters in Business Administration in Accounting from Pace University in 1987 and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Our key sales employees in the U.S. are as follows:
Richard Wolff, Vice President, Business Development
Richard Wolff is an electrical engineer with over 26 years experience in technical marketing and product design. He holds an MBA from New Hampshire College Graduate School of Business and a Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics from Colgate University. At Jinpan International (USA) Limited, Mr. Wolff is engaged in all aspects of business development. Mr. Wolff's unique background in large-scale manufacturing provides the firm with a capability to refine operations to meet the needs of desirable new markets. Mr. Wolff is bilingual and fluent in Chinese and English, and spent three years in Taiwan as Technical Advisor for all aspects of operations at the RF Products Division of Molex, a global supplier of RF connectors. Mr. Wolff holds a patent for applying technology associated with rectangular transmission lines to electrical interconnect products.
Emerson Mosquera, Sales Engineer
Emerson Mosquera joined Jinpan International (USA) Limited in 2007 as a Sales Engineer. He coordinates sales and order processing, scheduling with the factory in Haikou, and marketing. He is also involved in purchasing. During his eight-year tenure with AeroComm / Airorlite Communications, Mr. Mosquera held various positions, including project manager, product line manager, and general manager. He was responsible for marketing and helping to establish Airorlite's product line with such wireless carriers as Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless. Mr. Mosquera also worked to secure contracts for Airorlite's Tunnel Communications systems with government agencies such as the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Virginia Transportation Authority. He helped to develop Airorlite's niche Inbuilding Communications product line and establish the company as a leader and innovator in the inbuilding industry.