Xia Yafang

Ms. Xia Yafang, was appointed as a Director on 26 January 2011, the executive vice president on 25 February 2012 and an executive Director on 20 April 2012. She is also a director of a number of companies in the Group. She joined the Group in 2004. Ms. Xia is in charge of the Group’s overall day to day operations. She was appointed as chief engineer of Wuxi Jiangnan Cable in August 2011. Ms. Xia has over 22 years of experience in the wire and cable industry in the PRC. From April 2001 to January 2004, she was a director of technology department and vice general manager of Wuxi Jiangnan Wire. From March 1996 to March 2001, Ms. Xia was the engineer for cable research technology and the director of crosslinked cable factory of Wuxi Far East Cable Factory. During this tenure, Ms. Xia was in charge of production and daily operations of the factory. From July 1992 to February 1996, Ms. Xia worked at Wuxi City Jiangnan Cable Factory as a technician. Ms. Xia graduated from Nanjing Jinling Institute of Technology (formerly known as Nanjing Polytechnic University) with an associate degree in mechanical and electrical engineering in July 1992. Ms. Xia was qualified as a senior economist in November 2005 and a senior engineer in September 2007, both by the Jiangsu Province Personnel Department.