Lu Simon Dazhong

Dr. LU Simon Dazhong, Ph.D., MBA, has more than 18 years of experience in the investment and consulting business. He is a Managing Director of SIDC Fund Management Company Ltd., a China-based private equity fund manager. From January 2008 to July 2009, Dr. Lu served as the Managing Director and a member of the investment committee of CEL Partners, a private equity firm. From September 2002 to December 2007, he was a partner of Shanghai Newmargin Ventures, a venture capital management company. Dr. Lu has also served as a securities analyst at China International Capital Corporation Limited, and as a financial analyst at Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada. Early in his career, he worked as an auditor and audit and business consulting supervisor at Arthur Andersen in Shanghai and Chicago. Dr. Lu graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Nankai University, his Master of Business Administration from McGill University in Canada, and Ph.D. in Economics degree from Nankai University.