Key Management

Jin Huang has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in August 2000. Dr. Huang has over 15 years of academic and industry experience in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Ambow, Dr. Huang was a founding engineer at Avant!, where she was responsible for product design and engineering management. Dr. Huang holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a master's degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China. From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Huang was doing research and completed her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley.

Paul Chow has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2010. From January 2008 to February 2010, Mr. Chow served as our Senior Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Ambow, Mr. Chow served as Chief Financial Officer of Van Shung Chong Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong listed company that distributes and processes construction and industrial materials, from July 2005 to December 2007. From July 1999 to June 2005, Mr. Chow first served as the Controller of Cisco Systems (China), and then the Asia Pacific Controller for Cisco’s Customer Advocacy Unit. Prior to that, Mr. Chow spent 14 years at Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation from September 1985 to June 1999. Mr. Chow is a fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Chow holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounting and Finance and an EMBA from Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Yisi Gu has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since January 2008. Prior to joining Ambow, Ms. Gu served as a Vice President and Chief Information Officer in the Greater China region of Cisco Systems from December 2005 to January 2008. Prior to that, Ms. Gu served as a Chief Information Officer in the Greater China region and Information Technology Director in the Asia Pacific region of GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company, from December 2000 to December 2005. Ms. Gu holds an MBA from Staffordshire Business School in the United Kingdom.

Senlei Huang has served as our Vice President, Sales in charge of our tutoring services since July 2007. Prior to joining Ambow, Mr. Huang served as an Executive Principal at the online school of the High School of Peking University, or HSPU, and Managing Director of PKUSchool and Lenovo Distance Education Company from December 2000 to July 2007. Mr. Huang holds a bachelor’s degree majoring in public management and administration from Peking University and an EMBA from Tsinghua University.

Xuejun Xie has served as our Vice President, Human Resources and Administration and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in August 2000. Prior to joining Ambow, Ms. Xie taught biology at Sichuan Normal University from July 1988 to October 1999. Ms. Xie holds a bachelor's degree in biology from East China Normal University.

Jianguo Xue has served as our Vice President, Sales in charge of degree schools since December 2003. Prior to joining Ambow, Mr. Xue served as a Managing Director of Clever Software Group and Executive President of Heilongjiang Clever Networks Co., Ltd., a software company listed in China, from July 1993 to November 2003. Mr. Xue holds a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a master's certificate in English linguistics from Beijing Normal University.