Management Team

Hanying Li
Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Ms. Hanying Li. Ms. Li has served as our Chair since January 2010. Ms. Li founded our company in 2005. From 1979 through 2004, Ms. Li was deputy director of Wuhan City Prosecutor Office. Ms. Li received her bachelor degree in law from Hubei Finance & Economic University. Ms. Li was nominated as a director for her experience operating hog farms and leadership of our company.

Bihong Zhang
Chief Financial Officer and Director

Mr. Bihong Zhang.Mr. Zhang has served as director and CFO since January 2010. From 2008 through 2009, Mr. Zhang was partner of accounting firm Zhong Cheng Xin (Beijing). From 2005 through 2008, Mr. Zhang was senior manager of accounting firm Li An Da. From 1995 through 2005, Mr. Zhang was senior project manager of accounting firm Zhong Tian Hua Zheng (Inner Mongolia). Mr. Zhang is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in China. Mr. Zhang received his diploma from Inner Mongolia Forestry College of Economics and Management. Mr. Zhang was nominated as a director because of his familiarity and experience with the accounting issues that affect commercial hog farms in China.

Peter Gadkowski
Independent Director


Mr. Peter Gadkowski.Mr. Gadkowski has been an attorney in private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado since February 2000 and from September 1992 to December 1994. He also has experience in the pork industry. He founded, managed and served as CEO and a director of WPP Holding Corp., a hog farm, in Yuma, Colorado, from March 1995 through August 1999, which was sold to Smithfield Foods, Inc. He also served as General Counsel and CFO of Premium Standards Farms, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, from July 1990 to August 1992, which was sold to Continental Grain and then subsequently to Smithfield Foods, Inc. Mr. Gadkowski graduated magna cum laude from the California Western School of Law, and received an MBA in Finance and a BS in Business and Economics from Lehigh University.

Huanchun Chen
Director


Mr. Huanchun Chen.Dr. Chen is a professor at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an expert of infectious diseases of domesticated animals. He graduated with a degree in Veterinarian Medicine from the University of Munich, Germany. He is also the Vice President and Professor of Huazhong University of Agriculture. Dr. Chen has taken a leading role in China of controlling outbreaks of infectious diseases impacting hogs, including new diagnostics and vaccinations.

Jianguo Hu
Director

Mr. Jianguo Hu. Mr. Hu has been the Vice General Manager and Technical Director at Tianli Agritech, Inc. since 2008, and he leads the Company¡¯s research and directs its breeding production. He was previously the Executive Director of Hubei Provincial Association for Hog Raising, and the Director of the Wuhan Nanhu Modern Pig Raising Technology Research Center, which conducts research and promotion of modern hog raising techniques.

Jishan Hu
Independent Director

Mr. Jishan Hu. Mr. Hu has served as an independent Director since January 2010. Mr. Hu has been senior economic advisor to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) since 2006, and president of CNPC between 1993 and 2006. Mr. Hu was nominated as a director because management and corporate governance experience.

Mr. Benyan Li
Independent Director

Mr. Benyan Li. Mr. Li has served as an independent Director since January 2010. Mr. Li was the head Congressman of Qiaokou District People¡¯s Congress between 2006 and 2009, chief prosecutor of Qiaokou District between 2001 and 2006, and chief prosecutor of Huangpi District between 1999 and 2001. Mr. Li received his diploma from College of Central South Politics and Law. Mr. Li was nominated as a director because familiarity with applicable laws and agencies in Wuhan.

Youchang Peng
Director and Authorized Representative in the United States

Mr. Youhang Peng. Mr. Peng has served as an independent Director since January 2010. Since 2004, Mr. Peng has been the Senior Managing Director of Caybridge International. Mr. Peng holds a bachelor degree from Tsinghua University and a master degree from University of California at Davis. Mr. Peng serves as our Audit Committee financial expert. Mr. Peng was nominated as a director because of his experience in capital markets and accounting.

Committee Composition

Director Audit Committee Compensation Committee Nominating Committee
Hanying Li      
Bihong Zhang      
Peter Gadkowski
Huanchun Chen
Jianguo Hu      
Jishan Hu  
Benyan Li
Youhang Peng    
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