Management & Board of Directors

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Yulong Zhu

Chief Executive Officer

Yulong Zhu is our founder and has been the president of Yulong Bricks, Yulong Concrete and Yulong Renewable since their inceptions. Mr. Zhu is actively involved in government/quasi-government and business/civic organizations at both the provincial and municipal levels. He has been a member of Henan Province Youth League Union since 2007, and was promoted to a standing member in 2013. He is also the vice president of the Middle and Small Entrepreneurs Union of Pingdingshan, Xinhua Area since 2009, and secretary of the Chinese Association of Comprehensive Resource Utilization since 2011. Mr. Zhu is a member of the Pingdingshan branch of the National People’s Congress, including as a member of the standing committee’s law committee. He has been a PhD candidate in economics at Sichuan University since 2011, and is the president of the Song Chamber of Commerce, a local business association since September 2013.

Zan Wu

Chief Financial Officer

Zan Wu was engaged as our chief financial officer effectively on June 1, 2014. From February 2010 to April 2014, Mr. Wu was chief financial officer of SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc., a U.S. public company that sells coal and coke in China. From 2006 to 2009, he was the chief representative of Global American, Inc. (China Representative Office). From 2004 to 2006, he was assistant manager and financial manager at Domino Scientific Equipment Ltd. From 2003 to 2004, he was a financial analyst at VIR Consultancy Ltd. From 2000 to 2001, he worked as an auditor at the Zhong Rui Hui Accounting Firm. Mr. Wu holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Capital University of Economics and Business and a master’s degree in financial management and control from Aston Business School.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Yulong Zhu

Chairman of the Board

Michael W. Harlan

Director

Michael W. Harlan is currently chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Principle Energy Services, LLC, a private-equity backed oilfield service company operating throughout several major oil and gas shale basins across the United States. Mr. Harlan is also the president of Harlan Capital Advisors, LLC, a private consulting firm advising companies on strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity investments, and capital raising initiatives. Mr. Harlan founded U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR), a producer of concrete, aggregates and related concrete products to all segments of the construction industry, in August 1998, and was its chief financial officer from May 1999 to November 2004, executive vice president and chief operating officer from April 2003 to May 2007, and its president and chief executive officer from May 2007 to August 2011, as well as a director from June 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Harlan has been on the board of directors and chaired the audit committee of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN), a solid waste management firm, since its founding in 1997. In August 2013, Mr. Harlan joined the board of directors of Travis Trailer and Body, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialized trailers in the United States. Mr. Harlan began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. He previously served on and chaired the board of trustees for the RMC Research and Education Foundation, the board of directors of the national steering committee for the Concrete Industry Management Education Program, and the board of directors and executive committee of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. In addition, he serves on the University of Houston Honors College Advisory Board. Mr. Harlan is a Certified Public Accountant, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelors of Accounting degree. We believe that Mr. Harlan’s accounting and industry-relevant backgrounds, as well as his experience working with United States public companies, qualify him to be a member of our board of directors.

Alice Io Wai Wu

Director

Alice Io Wai has been providing accounting, consulting and advisory services to public and private companies since September 2011 through her company Wu & Company, Inc. Ms. Wu also has had extensive experience auditing the financial statements and internal controls of public and private companies, including as a partner at Anton & Chia, LLP from August 2013 to May 2014, a partner at Cacciamatta Accounting Corporation from January 2009 to July 2013, and as an audit manager of Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet, LLP from January 2005 to May 2008. Ms. Wu is a 2004 graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a degree with in business administration with accounting concentration. She also holds a diploma in business administration from Macau Management Association and University of Macau, as well as a certificate of third level accounting from The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We believe that Ms. Wu’s accounting background and familiarity with financial reporting obligations of a United States public company qualifies her to be a member of our board of directors.

Wenge Du

DIRECTOR

Wenge Du was appointed as a member of the Yulong’s board of directors in October 2015. Ms. Du is currently the Administrative Manager for Singapore Liang & Dong Pte. Ltd., an import-export company, for which she handles business communications and business relations for the company with corresponding Chinese business partners. From October 2006 to October 2013, Ms. Du was a Project Manager for Henan Jiangshan Land Development Ltd., for which she managed and developed overseas hotel and farmland investment projects. From February 2003 to October 2006, Ms. Du was a Marketing Manager for Rich Mark Development (Group) Pty Ltd., an Australian company engaged mainly in the mineral ores business, including exports of iron ores to businesses in Henan Province. Ms. Du graduated in 1991 with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry and completed a training course in international economics and trade at the Henan Institute of Finance and Economics in January 2000. We believe that Ms. Du’s project development, business communications and business marketing experience as well as her engineering background qualifies her to be a member of our board of directors.

Guosheng Liu

DIRECTOR

Guosheng Liu is nominated to become a member of Yulong’s board of directors. Mr. Liu graduated from the mechanical engineering department of Henan University of Technology (formerly Zhengzhou Institute of Technology) in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree. From 1977 to 2012, Mr. Liu served in various capacities with the transportation department of Henan Province, including as a technician, commissioner of road transport management, chief of the road transport bureau, and commissioner of technology. In July 1993, Mr. Liu was invited to participate in training on highway engineering at the University of Kansas. Mr. Liu has extensive experience about the construction, review and acceptance inspection of expressways and highways. Mr. Liu was also engaged in research and development, evaluation, examination and promotion of the scientific and technological achievements on transportation in Henan. Mr. Liu is certified as a road traffic specialist senior engineer. Mr. Liu retired in June 2012. We believe that Mr. Li’s knowledge and expertise in transportation-related construction and engineering qualifies him to be a member of our board of directors.

Qiang Liu

DIRECTOR

Qiang Liu is nominated to become a member of Yulong’s board of directors. Mr. Qiang Liu was born on August 21, 1969, and now he lives in Beijing. Mr. Liu graduated from China School of Journalism in 1993, and graduated from The Party School of CPC, majoring in science of law. He is a member of CPC. Now, Mr. Liu serves as secretary-general of the board of China Construction News, and he also serves as the director of reporter station of Henan branch of China Construction News. We believe that Mr. Liu’s familiarity with and standing with the government and within the local construction industry as a result of his work with the China Construction News qualifies him to be a member of our board of directors.