Yin Yibing (尹一兵), aged 51, is our chief operating officer and an executive Director of our Company. He is responsible for supervising market development, overall operations and daily management of our Group. Mr. Yin has been with our Group since 1997. Mr. Yin has over 10 years of industry experience and knowledge in the F&B industry, covering areas such as operations, management, manufacturing and logistics. Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Yin worked in an international trade and leasing company and has more than 10 years experience in this field. Mr. Yin has a degree in mechanical engineering from the Northeast China Institute of Heavy Machinery (東北重型機械學院 ) and obtained a Master of Arts degree in management systems from the University of Hull in 1994.

Poon Ka Man, Jason (潘嘉闻), aged 50, is our chief marketing officer and an executive Director of our Company. He was appointed as our Director since 8 March 2007. He is responsible for the marketing of our “Ajisen” brand name and the design of our chain restaurants. Mr. Poon has over 20 years of experience in construction and design. Mr. Poon also owns his own contracting and design firm in Hong Kong, specialising in the design and renovation of offices, commercial retail spaces, factories and residential properties. Mr. Poon is the brother of Poon Wai.

Wong Hin Sun, Eugene (黃庆生), aged 39, a non-executive Director of our Company. He is responsible for overseeing our corporate development and finance. In September 2002, Mr. Wong founded Sirius Venture Consulting Pte Ltd. and he founded Sirius Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd. in November 2002, which are a business advisory and a private equity company respectively. Since February 2001, Mr. Wong has been the director of Crimson Asia Capital Singapore Pte Ltd (“Crimson Asia”), a US-based private equity fund, where his duties involved overseeing the office in Singapore. Mr. Wong also serves as a non-executive director of 2 Singapore-listed companies, namely Yaan Security Technology Limited and Communications Design International Limited and a non-executive director of Haike Chemical Group Ltd, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Wong graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration (First Class Honours) in 1992 and obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the Imperial College, London in 1998. Mr. Wong is an Adjunct Faculty of the Singapore Management University and a lecturer at the Nanyang Technology University, Singapore and also a lecturer at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business’ MBA program in Shanghai. Mr. Wong is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of both the Singapore and UK Institute of Directors.

Katsuaki Shigemitsu (重光克昭), aged 38, has been a non-executive Director of our Company since 8th March 2007. Mr. Shigemitsu is also a shareholder and director of Shigemitsu, our Franchisor. Mr. Shigemitsu has over 15 years of experience in the F&B business. After his graduation in 1991, Mr. Shigemitsu joined his family’s business, Shigemitsu. Mr. Shigemitsu commenced work as a restaurant manager in an Ajisen restaurant in Japan. Subsequently, Mr. Shigemitsu has assumed several senior management positions in Shigemitsu. In 1995, he was appointed as the vice-chairman of Shigemitsu. In 1997, he was appointed as the chairman of Shigemitsu. Mr. Shigemitsu holds a degree in structural engineering from the Kumamoto Institute of Technology (熊本工业大學).

Lo Peter (路嘉星), aged 51, an independent non-executive Director of our Company. Mr. Lo is a director of China Enterprise Capital Limited and the chairman and an executive director of Wealthmark International (Holdings) Limited (stock code: 0039), a company listed on the SEHK. Mr. Lo has more than 15 years of experience in operating businesses in the PRC including but not limited to trade and investment in various industries such as leather goods, power plants, auto manufacturers, medical equipment and beer brewery. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Lo was the deputy general manager and a director of Acheng Relay Company Limited (stock code: 000922), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Lo was the chief executive officer and an executive director of Harbin Brewery Group Limited. Mr. Lo is also a non-executive director of China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings Limited (stock code: 3339), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Lo holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr. Lo is a member of the China People’s Consultative Conference of Harbin City, the PRC.

Jen Shek Voon (任锡文), aged 60, an independent non-executive Director of our Company. Mr. Jen is a sole proprietor of Jen Shek Voon, PAS, a public accounting firm in Singapore that specialises in international and regional financial and business advisory services. Mr. Jen also sits as an independent and non-executive director on the boards of directors of a number of publicly listed companies in Singapore and the region, namely Fu Yu Corporation Limited (Singapore), Centillion Environment & Recycling Limited (Singapore), Junma Tyre Cord Company Limited (Singapore), Suiwah Corporation Berhad (Malaysia), and Asia Silk Holdings Limited (Singapore). Mr. Jen holds a Bachelor of Accounting Degree (Hons) from the University of Singapore and a post-graduate commerce degree from the University of New South Wales. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in UK and the Taxation Institute of Australia, and a practicing member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Mr. Jen currently holds a certificate of registration issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore, authorizing him to practice as a public accountant in Singapore.

Mr. Wang (王金城 ), aged 53, has over 35 years’ extensive experience in the hospitality industry in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Since 2003, Mr. Wang has served as the president of Shanghai Baolong (Group) Co. Ltd (上海寶隆（集團）有限公司), the main business of which includes hotel and hostel services, food and beverage services and rental car services in the PRC. He has been a director of the World Cuisine Association (世界烹飪協會) since 2003, and is currently the chairman of the professional committee of career managers’ of the China Cuisine Association (中國烹飪協會职业经理人专业委员會)and the vice-chairman of both the Shanghai Cuisine Association (上海市烹飪協會) and the Shanghai Restaurants Association (上海餐飲行業協會). He was awarded a Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Food & Beverage Industry of China (全國餐飲業優秀企業家) in 2007 and a Distinguished Commercial Venturing Entrepreneur of China (全國商業優秀創業企業家) in 2006. Mr. Wang was a deputy to 5th and 6th National People’s Congress of the Baoshan District of Shanghai, the PRC.