Greater China Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1010
New York, New York 10020
Tel: (212) 765-4547 Fax: (212) 218-4223
JWA@greaterchinacorp.com
GREATER CHINA CORPORATION
Greater China Corporation
Directors and Advisors
December 2008
Greater China Corporation (“GCC”) has a powerful network of Directors and Advisors who are actively involved in helping GCC expand its activities. These individuals provide GCC with a continuing flow of opportunities and assist in evaluating, implementing and managing selected Projects. They include:
Directors
John W. Allen Chairman & CEO of GCC. Involved in Asia and China for over 30 years. Also, Trustee of the Chinese Cultural Foundation and a member of the China Investment Group LLC. Co-founder and CEO of Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. Helped to found AIESEC in China and was Chairman of the Board of AIESEC, US and of AIESEC Yale. Headed the international investment subsidiary of the Bank of Boston and was Assistant to James D. Wolfensohn (former head of the World Bank) at Schroder Bank and Trust. Served as a Trustee of the Soros Open Society Institute and as one of three Trustees of the International Science Foundation along with George Soros and Nobel Laureate James Watson. Involved in starting and building more than 30 companies worldwide, several of which have grown into $ multi-billion enterprises. Received his BA from Yale University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
William Knight London based International Investment Banker specializing in Emerging Markets. Serves as a Director and Advisor for JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust, Fidelity Asian Values Fund, Thai-Euro Fund, Evolvence (India) Fund, Axis Private Equity Fund and was instrumental in starting the Vietnam Fund. Founding partner of Emerisque Capital, an "East-West" management buy-in firm. Began career with Lazard Brothers and continued with Lloyds Bank International in London and Hong Kong.
Laurence B. Levine Senior Managing Director of Greater China Corporation.
International Investment Banker and Attorney. Director of Perfect Fit Industries, and
Chairman of Blair Holdings. Represented Federal Express, Shell, Nedlloyd, Maersk, Lykes
Bros., CargoLifter AG (Germany), Thomson Newspapers, & General Reinsurance. Founded
Signature Financial Group and EdVerify, an educational service company. Was Director of
Corporate Finance for Rothschild Inc., Smith New Court Securities and Henry Ansbacher
LLC, and Senior Vice President of Burnham and Company. Received his BA from Princeton
University and JD from Stanford Law School. Served in the US Marine Corps.
Mark Young Investment Banker, Financial Advisor and Founder of Aravali Partners LLC a Municipal Bond management company. Over 20 years experience with: McKinsey & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co., Salomon Brothers and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. Successfully funded numerous companies through venture capital, private equity and public offerings. Certified CFA, CPA, Series 3,7 & 63 and registered SFA. Received his BS from Boston College and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Advisors (* New Members)
Thomas P. Au Prominent global investor, financial advisor (CFA), author, speaker and follower of the Chinese securities markets. Published “A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing” (Wiley). Over 20 years experience as a securities analyst and portfolio manager with Value Line, Cigna Investment Management and R.W. Wentworth. Received his BA cum laude in Economics and History from Yale University and MBA in Finance from New York University.
James Borton Well-known writer and editor for major publications including: Asia Times, The Washington Times, and Foreign Affairs (published by the Council on Foreign Relations). More than 100 recent articles and web-reports on Venture Capital and entrepreneurial activities in China, Viet Nam, and other countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. Founder of Venture Japan (sold to Investor Dealers Digest) and Asia Pacific Communications, Inc. Lecturer at: University of South Carolina, West Virginia School of Journalism, New School University, Pace University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hanoi School of Business. Educated at Yale University, the University of Maryland (Masters of Arts Degree with honors) and recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship.
Cornelius E. Colley International investment banker and investment manager with specific expertise in restaurants, consumer markets and real estate. Helped design and build restaurant franchises as well as structure and place related financings. A leader in development of international mutual fund products and services and manager of multiple $billion portfolios in global markets. Served in senior management positions with Coutts & Co., Citibank N.A., The Boston Company and Merrill Lynch. A BA graduate in Sociology and Economics from Hobart College.
Harry Edelson CEO of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp. and President of the China Investment Group, LLC. One of the world’s leading Venture Capitalists, having managed five highly successful funds for AT&T, Viacom, 3M, Ford, Colgate-Palmolive, Reed Elsevier, Asea Brown Boveri and UPS, with investments in more than 90 companies. Results for these funds ranked first amongst the 130 VC fund peer group. Many years experience in technology, securities analysis and Venture Capital with AT&T, CS First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Drexel Burnham Lambert. First outside investor in ten companies that have achieved a market value of from $1billion to over $40 billion (two in China). Received his BS in Physics from Brooklyn College, and MBA from New York University. Former President of the Wall Street Analysts Club, recipient of numerous awards and frequent speaker at major conferences around the world.
Guying Guo Senior lawyer with King & Wood in Beijing and Schiff Hardin in NYC. Admitted to practice in New York and China. Was foreign counsel for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and headed Greater China practice for Lee & Lee in Singapore. Law Degree from Beijing University and Master of Law from both the National University of Singapore and New York University. Has successfully completed a number of China related transactions for major Chinese and U.S. clients. Frequently on Asia Business News, CNBC.
Liang Heng Author, journalist, and for the past 25 years personal representative to George Soros on China affairs. Has well-established relationships in the Chinese media and financial communities. Wrote “Son of the Revolution” and founded and was Editor –in-Chief of the quarterly publication, “The Chinese Intellectual”. Received his Bachelors degree from Hunan University and Masters Degree from Columbia University.
Karen Jagoda Author and Internet entrepreneur. Founder and President of the E-Voter Institute, Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. and Turtleback Interactive. Host of numerous symposia relating to the use of the Internet for on-line political advertising and advocacy and on Global Trends In Technology. Author of a number of publications in collaboration with the New York Times and others including: Crossing the River: The Coming of Age of the Internet in Politics and Advocacy. Received her BA in Mathematics and Political Science from Goucher College and MS in Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins University.
* David Jin President of AlphaBridge International, Inc. a medical technology company specializing in U.S. and Chinese opportunities. Maintains professional relations with leading Chinese and U.S. companies and research centers including the Buchang Group, Shanghai Chinese Medical University, the State Center for Disease Control, (SCDC), Chongming Island Economic Development Committee, Shanghai 2010 World Expo Committee, Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Health System, the INOVA Health System and others. He graduated summa cum laude from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and received his M.D. and PhD from the State University of New York. He has directed over 15 clinical trials and published over 30 papers in leading medical journals.
* Howard Krongard Most recently Inspector General of the U.S. Department of State and Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors where he oversaw operations and audits for 260 diplomatic missions and broadcasting operations in 61 languages. He was previously Of Counsel to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, General Counsel to Deloitte & Touche, and member of Peat Marwick Mitchell and Cravath Swaine & Moore. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School and was a Knox Fellow at Trinity Hall College at Cambridge University. He is member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
David N. Laux Trustee and former Chairman of the NYSE-listed Taiwan Greater China Fund. Served as Director of Asian Affairs on the National Security Council, was Chairman and Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (the U.S. substitute for an Embassy) and was President of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council. He was also the first Commercial Counselor at the American Embassy in Beijing in 1981-1982. With earlier experience with China in the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments, he is considered one of the leading American experts on economic, business and political affairs in China and Taiwan.
Daxi Li Chairman of the Chinese Association for Science and Business and Advisor to the Chinese Government in developing China’s Five Year Plans for Policy and Economic Development. Graduate of South China Normal University with Masters Degree from Sun Yat-sen University and PhD in high-energy physics from the City University of New York. Developer of Entrepreneurial Innovation Centers in Shenzhen and Guangzhou China. Frequent speaker at major China conferences.
* lizabeth Ning Mann President of the International Outdoor Recreation Corporation, a China based membership Club which provides outdoor vacation facilities for China’s growing middle class. A highly experienced and successful international executive who has started and built several multi-million dollar companies in the U.S. and China. Was President of BNU Corporation, the U.S. real estate and financial services subsidiary of COFCO, China’s largest food company. Was also Vice President of AmBanc Ltd. responsible for their international business division, and Asian Project Manager for Eli Lilly International. She received her Bachelor of Business degree from Beijing University, her Masters degree from American Graduate School of International Management, and was a PhD candidate at Penn State University.
Robert McGrath, Jr. International Investment Banker and Advisor with expertise in real estate, financial services, waste management, port development, power generation and cross border transactions. Negotiated agreements with Central Banks and Finance Ministries in China, the Philippines, Panama, Papua New Guinea and other emerging countries for numismatic issuance. Received his BBA in Accounting from Notre Dame and MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Robert Mundell Nobel Prize Laureate and Professor of Economics at Columbia University. “Father of the Euro” and frequent advisor and speaker on currency issues in China, the U.S., Europe and Asia. Founder of the Mundell International University of Entrepreneurship in Beijing. Awarded the Global Economics Prize at the World Economics Institute in Germany, the Companion of the Order of Canada and the Cavaliere di Gran Croce in Italy. PhD in Economics from MIT and attended or taught at the London School of Economics, McGill University, University of Waterloo and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
John W. Murdock Global strategist and advisor to numerous international corporate, government and NGO organizations. President of MITC and co-founder of Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. as well as the International Systems Development Corporation. Served in executive, director or advisory capacities with the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Agency for International Development and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s technology support program in Southeast Asia. While at Battelle Memorial Institute developed programs on information systems in Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. M.S. in Nuclear Physics from Iowa State University, B.S. in Physics and Electrical Engineering from Marshall University, attended Executive Management Program at Northwestern University and taught at Johns Hopkins University School of Continuing Studies.
Egon Ali Oglu Internationally renowned architect, inventor and entrepreneur. CEO of COMPONOFORM™, Inc. his proprietary structural building system used in the design of a state-of-the-art Shanghai based healthcare center and a multi-purpose development project in Mongolia. Developer of the Solarmagic™ auto-tracking photovoltaic solar system. Worked with Campbell & Aldrich, Hugh Stubbins & Associates, William Riseman & Associates and London County Council. Collaborated with leading architects including Walter Gropius, Luigi Nervi and others in the Harvard/MIT community. In the field of Solar Energy received honors from the Governor of Massachusetts the Ford Foundation and SANCST of Saudi Arabia, where he completed 20 solar projects. Received his BA, MBA and PhD in architecture, building systems and technologies and has served as Associate Professor and Lecturer at Harvard School of Design, Carleton University, University of Nova Scotia Technical College, King Faisal University, King Saud University and MIT.
Tong Ich (Tom) Pham President and CEO of Global C&D, Inc., a real-estate development company with major activities in Vietnam and with a successful record of building more than one million square feet of housing for the Vietnamese community in the US. Instrumental in normalizing relations between the US and Vietnam and achieving recent membership for Vietnam in the World Trade Organization. Highly regarded by the political and business leadership in both the US and Vietnam which has resulted in Global C&D receiving a franchise for development of 1,100 acres of prime beach-front property (“Dragon Beach”) and in development of master plans for Ha-Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. A major supporter of education and job opportunities for young Vietnamese, and author of two important publications which assisted the Vietnamese government and people to re-join the global community: “Achievement Without War” and “Vietnam: Year 2020”.
* Richard Radez President of Russell & Company, an international investment bank specializing in financings for new ventures in Asia. Has performed financial advisory services for, amongst others: ABS Ventures, AIG, Asian Development Bank , GE Capital, Hambro International, IBM, Jardine Fleming, Morgan Stanley, Paine Webber, Robert Fleming, Rockefeller & Co, , Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Shui On Holdings. Worked in Hong Kong, New York and Australia with Jardine Fleming, McKinsey & Co. J. Henry Schroder Bank and Barclays Bank International. Received BS with distinction from West Point and MBA with distinction from Harvard.
Jane Ren International investment banker and advisor. Partner of Centenium Capital Partners, LLC, a China focused asset management group and Senior Investment Advisor for China Investments for CITIC’s China International Economic Consulting Group. Also held executive asset management positions with Nomura Securites, Reuters, and Lehman Brothers. Received MA in Economics from Tufts University, BBA from University of Tokyo, attended Guanghua Business School at Peking University, and serves on the Brown University Advisory Council for China and Asia.
Jeremy J. Schoenfelder Experienced real estate and asset management entrepreneur. President of Sienna Partners, LLC and Director of Development for Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. Managed two real estate investment funds responsible for project analysis, due diligence, acquisition and administration. Member of the Board of MITC, a NGO that analyses innovative new technologies for application in global community development projects. Received a BS in Mathematics from Northern Arizona University.
* Phillips G. Smith Managing Director of Investment Banking at vFinance Investments, Inc. which recently combined with National Holdings, Inc. to form a nationwide network of 50 brokerage offices which make a market in approximately 3,500 public companies. He has specialized in small-cap financings as well as international infrastructure projects. He was previously SVP of Matrix USA, LLC, Co-Chair of the Investment Committee of Spencer Clarke LLC, and for 15 years SVP of Bank of New York responsible for Fortune 1000 clients and clients in Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia and Latin America.. He received his MBA with distinction from Wharton, his BE with honors from the Stevens Institute of Technology and served in the U.S. Navy.
Marcela Speert Founder and President of Marcelka, Inc. and Global Management Associates, LLC. And a seasoned executive in the direct selling industry. She has served in senior positions with Pepsi, Colgate-Palmolive, Mary Kay, Aramark, Confab and Nice-Pak Products. Her start-up of Mary Kay in Central Europe was recognized throughout the industry as one of the most successful in history. She has been an advisor on M&A and the direct selling industry to Permira, The Blackstone Group, Oak Hill Capital, Thompson Street Capital Partners, Cerberus Capital and CCMP Capital Advisors (formerly JP Morgan Capital Partners).
* Charles Tang Chairman of the Brazil - China Chamber of Industry & Commerce; Member of the Fernand Braudel Institute of World Economics; Founder of IPEDE – Institute for Research and Study of Economic Development. B. S. Cornell University; Completed Law School at Estácio de Sá University; Doctoral Course at Paris V, Sorbornne; was Assistant Professor of Economic Development; Member of the International Advisory Board of the Wuhan Government; Economic Counselor to the Government of Jilin Municipality; Introduced leasing into Brazil as executive of the Bank Boston.
Bin Wang International Investment Banker with over 25 years experience in China and the U.S. specializing in the Aeronautical and Financial Services Industries. For the past 13 years was Vice President, International Financial Services at JP Morgan Chase and recently became a Founding Partner of Eon Capital which specializes in advising and financing medium and large-size Chinese companies. Frequently interviewed on CCTV and by other major Chinese media organizations. Received his Masters of Engineering Degree from Xi’an Jia-Tong University and Master of Arts in Economics from Illinois State University.
Elizabeth B. Wang Founder of the Chinese Cultural Foundation, the Elizabeth Wang Gallery and most recently, the Greater China Art Fund. Has organized major cultural events at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, the World Economic Forum and China-U.S. Business Summits in Beijing, the Asia Capital Forum in Dongguan, the Institutional Investor - China Investment Forum in New York City and on numerous occasions at the United Nations, Bank of China, National Arts Club and other important venues. Maintains close relationships with Chinese and American political, business and cultural leaders and organizations. She was China’s National Classical Dance Champion and earned her Masters Degree in Arts Administration from the City University of London.
Qing Yang, CPA, is an Accounting Executive at American Express Company responsible
for the preparation and filing of the Company’s 10Q and 10K audit reports as well as for
SEC and other regulatory filings. Prior to joining American Express, she held positions at
IBM and Avon Products with responsibility for the Asia Pacific region’s sales forecasts and
analysis. She has extensive experience in financial accounting and analysis, consolidations,
management information systems and SEC reporting. She started her career with Ernst &
Young after receiving her Bachelor’s Degree from Beijing University School of Foreign
Studies and Masters Degree from Columbia University.
Balin Zheng Leading international banker currently serving as Senior Advisor to Citigroup in Shanghai. Retired after 25 years experience with Bank of China, most recently as CEO in the United States, and also served in Shanghai, Hong Kong and London. Actively involved with the Institute of International Bankers, the China Chamber of Commerce and the United Nations, where on behalf of the UN he has been a guest speaker in Brazil and other countries on Foreign Direct Investment. Graduate of Peking Foreign Languages College and a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School.
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