Andrew Y Yan

Prior to joining SAIF, he was the Managing Director and Head of the Hong Kong office of the Emerging Markets Partnership from 1994 until 2001. From 1993 to 1994, he worked at Sprint International Corporation as the Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development for the Asia Pacific Region. From 1990 to1993, he worked in the World Bank and the Hudson Institute as an Economist and Research Fellow respectively in Washington, DC. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Chief Engineer at the Jianghuai Airplane Corp. Mr Yan received his Bachelor degree in Engineering from the Nanjing Aeronautic Institute in the PRC; and a Master degree in Sociology from Beijing University in 1986; and a second Master degree from Princeton University in International Political Economy in 1989. Mr. Yan also studied the MBA courses at the Wharton School of Business from 1996 to1997. Currently, Mr Yan is the Independent Non-executive Director of China Resources Land Ltd and Fosun International Ltd; Non-executive Director of Digital China Holdings Ltd, MOBI Development Co., Ltd and NVC Lighting Holding Ltd; and Director of Acorn International Inc., Giant Interactive Group Inc., ATA Inc. and Eternal Asia Supply Chain Co Ltd (all 8 companies are listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, NYSE, NASDAQ or Shenzhen Stock Exchange). Mr. Yan was voted by the China Venture Capital Association as "The Venture Investor of the Year" in both 2004 and 2007. He was also selected as one of the "Fifty Finest Private Equity Investors in the World" by the Private Equity International in 2007; "No. 1 Venture Capitalist of the Year" by Forbes (China) in 2008 and 2009.