Board of Directors

• Ming Wang

  Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

  Mr. Ming Wang has served as the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Hailiang Inc. since 2014. He has also served as a director of Hailiang Consulting, our wholly-owned subsidiary in China, since 2011. He has also served as vice president of Hailiang Group, a related party, since 2004. Mr. Wang is also a director of Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd., a China-based copper company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Sichuan Golden Summit (Group) Joint-stock Co., Ltd., a China-based non-metallic minerals mining and processing company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hubei Danjiangkou Electric Power Co., Ltd., a China-based Hydroelectric power company listed on the New Third Board, and Bank of Ningxia Co., Ltd. He served as the assistant to the president of Hailiang Group from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining Hailiang Group, Mr. Wang was employed from 1982 to 2001 by Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. and a supervising manager in the office of the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wang received an MBA degree from the University of Management and Technology and an EMBA degree from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Mr. Wang is also a Senior Economist certified by the Zhejiang provincial government.
  
• Cuiwei Ye

  Director and Principal General

  Mr. Cuiwei Ye holds a master’s degree in education leadership from University of Canberra, Australia, has a long track record of education and business success in key roles in various institutions. He has extensive experience leading, innovating and scaling education industry in China, including having guided a number of schools through critical transformation periods. Through his experience in education and management, Mr. Ye has successfully worked with and served in leadership positions at some well-known middle schools including Hangzhou No. 2 Middle School and Beihai Middle School to effect operating models that embrace changes in education innovation. Mr. Ye is regarded as one of “The Most Outstanding Middle School Principals” in China.
  
• Ken He

  Independent Director

  Mr. Ken He has served as Hailiang’s independent director since the listing of the Company. Mr. He has been serving as the chief financial officer of China Shengda Packaging Group Inc., or China Shengda, a U.S.-listed company, since August 2011, where he oversees China Shengda’s financing and investment activities, accounting practices and investor relations. Before joining China Shengda, Mr. He served as an investment director of Wealthcharm Investments Limited, a private investment company, from September 2009. Prior to that, Mr. He spent five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia and China. Having several years of experience in the financial and accounting field, Mr. He is experienced and familiar with Chinese accounting standards, Hong Kong accounting standards, Australian accounting standards, international accounting standards and U.S. GAAP, as well as the differences among them. Mr. He holds a master’s degree in applied finance from Macquarie University, Australia. Mr. He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant, and he also holds a Certified Public Accountant designation from the Chinese Institute of CPA, a Certified Public Accountant designation from the Hong Kong Institute of CPA, a Certified Practicing Accountant designation from the CPA Australia and a Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute.
  
• Xiaohua Gu

  Independent Director

  Mr. Xiaohua Gu has served as Hailiang’s independent director since the listing of the Company. Since March 2012, Mr. Gu has been the vice president of Zhongxingcai Guanghua Certified Public Accountants LLP., Shanghai Office, where he is responsible for the audit, tax compliance and book-keeping services of the firm. Since 2011, Mr. Gu has been an independent director of China Education Alliance, Inc., a reporting company with common stock traded on the OCTQX marketplace. From March 2010 to February 2012, Mr. Gu has been a partner at Beijing Jiafucheng International Investment Corporation, which is a financial service institution providing investment banking services and managing private equity investments. Starting from 2014, Mr. Gu has also been lecturing and organizing case studies on finance and auditing at Fudan University. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Gu worked in KPMG as an associate, providing tax planning services. Mr. Gu obtained his master’s degrees in accounting from Leeds Metropolitan University, the United Kingdom, in 2004, and he also received a master’s degree in business administration from Newcastle University, the United Kingdom, in 2001.
  
• Xiaofeng Cheng

  Independent Director

  Mr. Xiaofeng Cheng has served as Hailiang’s independent director since October 2016. Mr. Cheng currently serves as a partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng law firm in Beijing, a position he has held since July 2012. Previously, Mr. Cheng served in various positions at several international law firms including, King & Wood Mallesons LLP from May 2010 to June 2012, Allen & Overy LLP from September 2008 to May 2010, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP from November 2007 to September 2008, and Hunton & Williams LLP from July 2005 to October 2007. In addition, Mr. Cheng has served as adjunct professor at Peking University Law School since September 2011. Mr. Cheng received his master's degree in Law from Columbia University in 2003, master's degree in Criminology from University of South Florida in 2002 and bachelor degrees in both Law and Economics from Peking University in 1999.