Board of Directors

Julia Huang
Julia Huang has served as our Chairman since September 2007, and our Chief Executive Officer since June 2000. Prior to joining us, she worked for Ernst & Young Management Consulting (New York) Group and Merck & Co. from 1993 to 1999. Ms. Huang holds an MBA from Columbia Business School with concentrations in finance and international business, and a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Microbiology from University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Shawn Ding
Shawn Ding has been working for ChinaEdu as Chief Technology Officer since 2001 and has served as our Director, President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2004. Mr. Ding joined us in July 2001 as our Chief Technology Officer. Before joining ChinaEdu, he held various technology development and management positions in the U.S. between 1992-2001, including Chief Technology Officer at Infostream Technologies Inc., Director of Internet Development at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., and Director of System Development at Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mr. Ding received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Peking University, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University, and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Zonglian Gu
Zonglian Gu has served as a Director of the Company since March 2005. Mr. Gu joined CMR Web as general manager in November 2001. He currently serves as the Dean of Renmin University of China’s Online Education College, was previously a professor at Renmin University of China, served as the Vice Dean of Renmin University of China Online Education College and Vice Dean of the Adult Education College Department of Renmin University of China. Mr. Gu holds a bachelor’s degree in international politics from Renmin University of China and has over 19 years of experience in the public education sector.

Min Fan
Min Fan has served as a Director of the Company since October 2007. Mr. Fan is one of the co-founders and the current Chief Executive Officer of Ctrip.com International Ltd., a leading travel services firm in China. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Fan served as Ctrip’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Prior to founding Ctrip in 1999, Mr. Fan was the Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Travel Service Company, a leading domestic travel agency in China, and from 1990 to 1997 he served in a number of senior management positions at Shanghai New Asia Hotel Management Company and New Asia Group. Mr. Fan holds both a master’s and bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has studied at the Lausanne Hotel Management School of Switzerland.
Member of the Audit Committee
 Chairman of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Tianwen Liu
Tianwen Liu has served as a Director of the Company since September 2008. Mr. Liu is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of iSoftStone Information Service Corporation. Mr. Liu founded iSoftStone, one of the fastest growing IT outsourcing companies in China. He has over 20 years of experience in the IT sector. Prior to iSoftStone, Mr. Liu co-founded AsiaEC.com in 1999, and led the effort to build the company from ground up and grow it to become China's largest on-line office supply and services provider. Prior to AsiaEC.com, Mr. Liu served as the General Manager of Siemens Business Services and Siemens Nixdorf Information Technologies in 1996-1999, responsible for IT consulting, system integration, and outsourcing businesses in China. Before that, Mr. Liu worked for several consulting and IT companies in the US, including Bechtel and DEC. Mr. Liu holds an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Member of the Audit Committee
 Member of the Nominating Committee
 Chairman of the Compensation Committee

Samuel Yen
Samuel Yen has served as a Director of the Company since October 2007. Mr. Yen is the Vice President of Finance at Alibaba Group, a leading China based e-commerce company operating online marketplaces and services for businesses and consumers. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Yen served as Financial Controller and Company Secretary of Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited and prior to that Mr. Yen served in various positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen & Co., most recently as a Senior Manager. Mr. Yen received a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Toronto and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants and the CFA Institute.
 Chairman of the Audit Committee
 Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

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