Board of Directors

Alexander Lee, Interim Chief Executive Officer

Alexander Lee is the managing director of Al Yousuf LLC (AYL) and CEO of Phoenix Cars LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AYL.

Mr. Lee joined AYL as a managing director in December 2009. From January 2008 to October 2009, Mr. Lee held executive-level positions at Phoenix MC, Inc. (PMC) and at Phoenix Cars, LLC (PCL). PCL is an Al Yousuf LLC entity that, in September 2009, acquired the operating assets of PMC, a developer of electric vehicles. Mr. Lee became CEO of PCL in August 2010.

Prior to PMC, Mr. Lee worked at Rapiscan Systems, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of X-ray, gamma-ray and computed tomography products. Mr. Lee was vice president of strategic planning at Rapiscan from February 2006 to December 2007. Mr. Lee joined Rapiscan as the head of its government contracts and proposals group in October 2003.

Mr. Lee earned a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.

Liming (Albert) Zou, President

Since 2009, Mr. Zou has served as the CEO of YuView Holdings, Ltd. Mr. Zou previously served as vice president for Asian Coast Development, Ltd. from 2007 to 2008. In this position Mr. Zou had primary responsibility for marketing and business development in China. Mr. Zou served as executive director of SI-TECH Information Technology, Ltd. from 2005 to 2007, where he was responsible for corporate financing and mergers and acquisitions. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Zou served as a director of Confederate Finance Corp.

Mr. Zou earned his B.S. from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and earned his M.S. from the Graduate School of China Academy of Posts and Telecommunications. He also earned an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Ching Chuen Chan

Prof. C C Chan holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. He has had over 50 years academic and industrial experience. He is currently the Honorary Professor and the former Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Hong Kong. He is the Founding President of the International Academy for Advanced Study. He served as Visiting Professor of a number of well-known universities around the world, including MIT, University of California Berkeley, University of Cambridge, etc. He is Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association and the Electric Vehicles Association of Asia Pacific, and Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He serves as Senior Consultant to governments and industries worldwide. Prof. Chan is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Ukraine Academy of Engineering Sciences, IEEE, IET and HKIE. He received the IEE International Lecture Medal in 2000 and delivered lectures on electric vehicles worldwide. He was selected as one of Asia’s Best Technology Pioneers by Asiaweek; named as “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View; named as “Pitamaha (Grandfather) of Electric Vehicle Technology” in India; received the “Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award” from the Society of Automotive Engineers U.S.A.; Honour of “China Automobile Industry Character”; Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He authored and coauthored 11 books, over 300 technical papers and holds 9 patents. His mission is to promote the global collaboration for the advancement of science and technology for global sustainable development.

Hong Guo

Ms. Hong Guo was appointed as director and member of the audit committee on Oct. 15, 2011.

Ms. Guo has worked as an attorney in private practice at Guo & Co. Law Corp. in Richmond, British Columbia since May 2009. From November 2005 to April 2009, and from June 1999 to February 2002, Ms. Guo was an associate with the Merchant Law Group. 

From February 2002 to October 2005, Ms. Guo was a partner at the Derun Law Firm and in house counsel for XinDe Holdings Ltd., a joint venture between Citic Group and Siemens.

Ms. Guo earned a B.A. in history from Beijing University, an M.A. in sociology from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan and an L.L.B. from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in Ontario.

Jun Liu

Mr. Liu currently serves as the general manager of Vantech Enviro Plastics Corp. (Canada), a company focused on the development and production of plastic film products. Mr. Liu previously served as marketing and sales director for Morgan Grandview Group (Canada) from November 2008 to October 2009. In this position, Mr. Liu had primary responsibility for marketing development, business management and product sales in Canada and the United States. Mr. Liu served as account manager and then as authorized supervisor at JNE Consulting (Canada) from September 2004 to December 2007.

Mr. Liu earned his B.S. in chemistry from Beijing University and a certificate of executive in marketing strategy from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Guohua Sun

Mr. Sun has served as the general manager of Canon Investment Holdings Ltd. and Guangdong Yintong Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd. from April 2005 to the present and also currently serves as a director of Zhuhai Yintong Energy Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Sun served as general manager of Beijing Yinda Transportation Investment Ltd. from 2003 to 2005; prior to that time, as vice general manager from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Sun also served as vice general manager of Nan-Ming-He Iron Ore Ltd. from 2001 to 2003.

Mr. Sun graduated with a degree in business administration from Handan University and with an MBA from the University of Wales.

Victor Sze

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of OSI Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIS)

Victor S. Sze is Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Sze joined our company as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel in March 2002. In November 2002, Mr. Sze was appointed Secretary. In September 2004, Mr. Sze was appointed Executive Vice President. From 1999 through November 2001, Mr. Sze served as in-house counsel to Interplay Entertainment Corp., a developer and worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software, holding the title of Director of Corporate Affairs. Prior to joining Interplay Entertainment Corp., Mr. Sze practiced law with the firm of Wolf, Rifkin & Shapiro in Los Angeles. Mr. Sze holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and a juris doctorate from Loyola Law School.

Yincang Wei

Mr. Wei has served as the chairman of Canon Investment Holdings Ltd., Zhuhai Yintong Energy Co. Ltd. and Guangdong Yingtong Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd. from 2004 until the present time. Prior to that, Mr. Wei served as the chairman of Nan-Ming-He Iron Ore Ltd., a company engaged in the business of iron mine operations. Mr. Wei also previously served in various senior management positions at Hebei Yinda Transportation Industrial Group, Hong Kong Dalong Investment Holdings Ltd., Transportation Industrial Group Corp., and Transportation Safety Equipment Factory.

Mr. Wei graduated from Xi’an Highway University with a degree in engineering. Mr. Wei has also pursued further education in transportation management and vehicle inspection and testing at Xi’an Highway University.

Frank Zhao

Mr. Zhao currently serves as CFO for KingMed Diagnostics, an independent medical testing service company. Prior to joining KingMed in January 2011, Mr. Zhao served as CFO for Simcere Pharmaceutical Group from October 2006 to January 2011. Mr. Zhao served as CFO for Sun New Media/Hurray in China from September 2005 to October 2006, as controller for Faro Technologies in the United States from September 2003 to August 2005 and as vice president of finance for 800 Travel (USA), an Intrawest company from June 1997 to August 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Zhao worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in the U.S. as a senior auditor from September 1993 to May 1997.

Mr. Zhao earned his B.S. in economics from Beijing University and his MBA from the University of Hartford. Mr. Zhao is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.