TEAM
Na Gai
Chairwoman
Na Gai has served as the executive president for Shenzhen Guoxing Capital Co., Ltd., an asset management and investment company based in China, since September 2015. Ms. Gai also served as a partner of Hunan Zhongsheng Hongcheng Investment Management Partnership (LP), a private equity investment company based in China, from February to May 2017. Since October 2021, she has also served as an independent director for Flag Ship Acquisition Corp., a blank check company like our company that is seeking to consummate its initial public offering. Ms. Gai received a bachelor degree of Business Administration from The Open University of China and an accounting diploma from Changsha University of Science & Technology. Ms. Gai was also certified as AFP Financial planner in August 2017.
Jiangang Luo
Chief Executive Officer
Jiangang Luo has been the manager of Cleantech Global Limited, an investment consulting firm, since 2014, and the president of Prime Science & Technology, Inc., a computer/software consulting and IT outsourcing company, since 2006. Since 2021, he has also been the president of PNE Limited Partner LLC and Luo & Long General Partner LLC, which are special purpose vehicles that were established for the sole purpose of investing in Princeton NuEnergy, a US based cleantech company. From 2011 to 2016, he served as managing partner of Faith Asset Management LLC, a global investment firm focused on the clean energy sector. From 2000 to 2006, he worked for Oracle as a Principal Consultant. Before 2000, he worked as a senior information system professional in various Fortune 500 companies including China Resources Group and Liz Claiborne. Mr. Luo also served as an executive for many non-profit organizations such as Chairman of the Tsinghua Alumni Association in New York and President of New Jersey Chinese Computer Professionals Society. Mr. Luo is a member of Tsinghua Entrepreneur & Elite Club. He has invested in many cleantech/fintech companies over the last 10 years. Mr. Luo received degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Tsinghua University, a Computer Science Masters degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a masters degree in Computational Mathematics from Tsinghua University.
Dr. Jing Lu
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Jing Lu has more than 20 years of experience in the financial service industry. Dr. Lu has served as a Managing Director and then Chief Operating Officer of China Bridge Capital International Inc., a PE/VC investment advisory company specialized in innovative technologies from 2017 to 2019 and since March 2021. She has also served as Chief Financial Officer of Keyarch Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company similar to our company, since March 2021. She also served as Chief Investment Officer for the New Hope Fertility Center (NHFC) from 2019 to 2021, sourcing and managing PE investments, bank loans and government PPP loans. Prior to China Bridge Capital, Dr. Lu was President of ACE AV Consulting Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Dr. Lu was an Executive Director at CIBC World Markets in 2001 working on corporate securities. Between 1998 and 2001, Dr. Lu worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a bank regulator and supervisor, working on Basel Capital Accords as well as examining banks’ implementation of the Basel Accords. Before moving to New York, Dr. Lu was a professor of economics at York University in Canada for four years, specializing her teaching and research in Macroeconomics, Institutional Economics, and Econometrics. Dr. Lu received a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Western University in Canada, a Graduate Certificate in Economics from the People’s University in China, and a B.A in World Economy from Fudan University in China.
Lawrence Leighton
Independent Director
Lawrence Leighton is a seasoned international investment banker with approximately 50 years of experience. He has worked with many major international companies throughout his career, including Pernod Ricard SA (ENXTPA: RI) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Mr. Leighton has served as a Managing Director of Bentley Associates, a boutique investment bank, since 1997. In 1989, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of UI USA, the US subsidiary of Union d’Ètudes et d’Investissements, the merchant banking arm of Credit Agricôle, the largest bank in France. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. Leighton served as a Managing Director of Chase Bank. Previously, he was a Limited Partner at Bear, Stearns & Co., focusing on international mergers and acquisitions. Starting in 1974, he was with Norton Simon as the Director of Strategic Planning/Mergers & Acquisitions. Before Norton Simon, Mr. Leighton was with Clark, Dodge & Co. where he became Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Department. He has been a member of the board of directors of Bon Natural Life Limited, a natural products and ingredients business, since June 2021. Mr. Leighton received a B.S.E. degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Wei Li
Independent Director
Wei Li has five years of Wall Street experience at 1st-tier financial institutions including Barclays Capital and HSBC. Ms. Li is the co-founder and has served as CEO of Hyatt Capital Management, a private investment fund and financial service company dedicated in impact investing in the Asian pacific area, since 2018. Previously, Ms. Li served as Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance at China Renaissance (HK.1911), a leading boutique investment bank in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing (where she was based during her time there), from 2016 to 2018. She was Executive Director & Head of Private Credit Investment at CITIC Securities (SH.600030), an investment bank, from 2011 to 2016. Ms. Li received a M. Phil degree in Land Economy from University of Cambridge and is a Ph.D candidate from University of Rochester. Ms. Li is a CFA charter-holder.
Jun Zhang
Independent Director
Jun Zhang has served as Senior Partner and Associate Director at Mazars (Shenzhen Branch) since 2000. Mr. Zhang also founded Shenzhen Zhonghuan Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd, an accounting firm, in 2009 and has served as Chairman since its founding. From 1994 to 2000, he served as Partner and Associate Director at Shenzhen Wenwu Accounting Firm. From 1989 to 1994, he was the Senior Manager at Shenzhen Shekou Zhonghua Accounting Firm. He served as Project Manager at Wuhan Accounting Firm of Wuhan Finance Bureau from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Zhang received a Master’s degree in Management from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Bachelor’s degree in Financial Accounting from Jianghan University. He is a CPA in China.