· Mr. Hammonds spent over 20 years in the field of company secretaryship in the UK and is totally conversant with all aspects of corporate affairs. In his last position at the NatWest as Group Company Secretary, he was Adviser to the Chairman and directors on their duties and responsibilities. He had primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with corporate statutes, regulations and codes of best practice, and the listing rules of the London Stock Exchange and three overseas stock exchanges. He was President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and has proactively campaigned to modernize the Institute and been actively involved in implementing the necessary changes, including its new constitution, corporate governance, clarifying its mission, raising the profile etc. He was also ex-Vice President and Treasurer of the International Institute of Chartered Secretaries. In this role he had influenced the development of the Institute internationally. Additionally, it has afforded him the opportunity to visit many countries and meet business people from around the world. His membership of the Institute of Directors called for his active involvement in its Professional Standards Committee and Chartered Accreditation Board. Mr. Hammonds is also an ex- Chairman of the IoD's Board of Examiners for Chartered Directors.

· The time in China served to nurture his passion to see it integrate with the international economy as one of the important means to resolve some of its critical economic problems. Above all, the Chinese ventures provided him with concrete insight about the vital need for establishing a bridge between China and the rest of the world for mutual gains. His background in terms of professional competence and integrity makes him an invaluable bridge between China and foreign investors.

· Mr. Ma started his professional career in the audit department of KPMG Peat Marwick in 1987. After leaving KPMG Peat Marwick, he joined the audit department of Kwan Wong Tan & Fong CPA, the then largest local CPA firm in Hong Kong, which merged with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in 1997. Mr. Ma stays with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu after the merger and was promoted as Senior Manager in the assurance division before he leaves Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to start his own consultancy business in 2001.

·Mr. Ma possesses a Master of Science Degree in China Business Studies, a Master of Science Degree in Electronic Commerce, a Master Degree in Business Administration, a Professional Diploma in Accountancy and is a practicing Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

·Mr. Ma is currently an independent non-executive director of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited, a listed company in Hong Kong engaging in the businesses of real estates investment and development, securities investment and brokerage and money lending services.

· Eleanor sees herself as a catalyst in promoting understanding between the East and the West. With her diverse experience and exposure in the past decades, she is well poised to be a bridge to help enterprises, overseas and in China, resolve business and organizational issues.

· Maurice accumulated an extensive experience of over 30 years in sales and management for companies in Europe (France) and Asia (Hong Kong and China) in various chemical companies. He spent the last 11 years in Hong Kong, Mainland China and other parts of Asia managing subsidiaries of Swiss companies. In his last position at Timcal Changzhou Ltd for 7 years as General Manager and Area Manager for Asia Pacific, he was in charge of the manufacturing plant in Changzhou and managing the Asia Agents Network where he acquired hands-on knowledge of the Chinese regulatory environment and local business practice. Prior to that he was Deputy General Manager of Lonza Hong Kong for 4 years and successfully developed sales in the region.

· Through his role as General Manager for well over 20 years overseeing Sales and Marketing, Production, Administration, Finance and Human Resources, , he has become well versed in team-building in multi-cultural environment, optimization of resources usage, streamlining organizations and implementing quality systems. In China he has gained valuable experience and insight in handling relationships with local authorities.

· Mr. Ede with more than 15 years of international experience working in consumer products, food, food packaging, fashion, jewellery, watches, for both small, large private and publicly traded, manufacturing companies operating in the USA, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Far East possesses an ‘in depth’ understanding of diverse cross-cultural human & business practices all around the World.

· Mr. Ede specializes in assist companies in optimizing their cross border operations in Asia and namely in China. Ensuring that Foreign Asian and Chinese subsidiaries of US companies are running optimally and in line with regulatory boundaries of the countries in which they operate. To support head office staff lacking adequate knowledge of local customs and operational environments and help in ensuring that information provided is accurate, timely and in line with corporate and statutory requirements. To provide head office with a reasonable level of comfort that adequate internal control procedures are established at overseas operations to prevent misappropriation of company assets.To help optimize operational structures, prevent misappropriation by staff and identify inadequately trained staff.

· He has been a student of China and Asia since he spearheaded a technical assistance agreement with the PRC in 1980, which ultimately led to his move to Hong Kong in 2003. Mr. Stearman strongly believes in China's future and is prepared to utilize his expertise to help Western companies grow their presence in this important market.

· Mr. Pun has in-depth knowledge of different aspects of financial, business operations and management information system. He played significant role in the design and implementation of different ERP systems including distribution resources planning, manufacturing resources planning, SCM, CRM, management information, financial and operation monitoring, etc.

· With strong enthusiasm in human resources consulting, Angelina decided to pursue the HR consulting career in 2002. Her early search focus was on FMCG, Marketing Communications and Retail, and it has later on expanded to Manufacturing, Logistics and Procurement. She is primarily responsible for the Greater China Region and has successfully closed assignments for multinational companies for senior executive positions such as General Manager, COO, CFO, CMO, Marketing VP/Director, Sales VP/Director, Group Account Director, Regional Business Development Manager, General Manager-Asia Procurement, Group HR Manager, just to name a few.