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.

Jenny Zhan has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since November 2011. Ms. Zhan joined Ambow in June 2011 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining Ambow, she served as a portfolio manager of GMO’s emerging market equity products since 2002. From 1996 to 2002, she was a product manager for E*Trade Financial. She also held various product management and software engineering positions in the early years of her career. Ms. Zhan earned her B.E. from East China University of Science and Technology and her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Gareth Kung has served as our Chief Financial Officer since December 2011. Prior to joining Ambow, Mr. Kung was the Chief Financial Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co., Ltd., a leading China-based NASDAQ-listed solar module manufacturer, from November 2009 to July 2011. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Kung worked at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, a leading China-based technology company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange, where he first worked as the Group Treasurer and subsequently as the Group Controller. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Kung worked as an investment manager at AIG Investment Corporation in Hong Kong where he executed private equity transactions in Asia Pacific region. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Kung worked in banking at ABN AMRO and UOB Asia in Hong Kong where he executed IPO, M&A and debt-financed transactions. From 1987 and 1993, Mr. Kung held positions as senior internal auditor at Royal Bank of Canada and senior auditor at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Kung earned his MBA from The University of Western Ontario and a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from National University of Singapore. Mr. Kung is a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore as well as a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Kung is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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.