Gobi Acquisition Corp.

Gobi Acquisition Corp.

Jun 9, 2021 by sam.beattie

SUBSEQUENT EVENT – 7/22/22 – LINK

  • The shareholders approved the early liquidation of the trust account

MANAGEMENT & BOARD


Executive Officers

Jack Li, 40
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Mr. Li is a managing director and a founding member of PAG’s private equity strategy, which he joined in 2010. At PAG, Mr. Li is responsible for sourcing, executing and exiting a variety of deals in a variety of sectors, including investments in Funtalk, Haitong Securities, Tencent Music, Food Union, Yingde Gases, Omnis Mineral Technologies, and a number of publicly listed securities. Prior to PAG, Mr. Li worked in the Global Special Situations group at Merrill Lynch from 2009 to 2010 in Hong Kong and in the Investment Banking Division of N M Rothschild & Sons from 2004 to 2007 in London. Mr. Li holds Bachelor of Arts degrees with honors in Economics and East Asian Studies from the Johns Hopkins University; a Master of Philosophy degree in Finance from the University of Cambridge; and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.


Board of Directors

Thaddeus Beczak, 70
Independent Director Nominee

Mr. Beczak was a director on the SGX Board, where he has served since October 2010 until September 2020. From 2012 to 2014 he was the Chairman of China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and Vice Chairman of China Renaissance Holdings Limited, a boutique China-focused merchant bank. He is presently on the investment committee of Huaxing Capital Partners 1, a Private Equity fund sponsored by China Renaissance, and an independent non-executive director of Arnhold Limited, a building materials company. Mr. Beczak was also involved in a number of private companies, including holding the position of non-executive Chairman of Artisan Du Luxe Holding Limited, the owner of the “John Hardy” jewelry brand. He is also an independent and non-executive director of Phoenix Media Investment Limited and Pacific Online Limited. Previously, Mr. Beczak was the Chairman of Cowen and Company (Asia) Limited and Vice Chairman of Cowen and Company, LLC from 2008 until 2012. He was also the Senior Advisor at Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited and was also the Chairman of Nomura Asia Holdings N.V. from 2006 until March 2008. From November 1997 until December 2002, Mr. Beczak was the Chairman of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Council from 1998 until 2001. From June 2001 until May 2007, Mr. Beczak was the member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. He was a member of the International Advisory Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission from 2009 until 2019. From September 1997 until December 2003, Mr. Beczak was a Director of Kerry Holdings Limited. During this time he also held various Board and operating positions within the group, including Deputy Chairman of SCMP Holdings Limited and Publisher of South China Morning Post Publishers Limited, Deputy Chairman of Shangri-La Asia Limited, Deputy Chairman of Kuok Philippines Properties, a Director of China World Trade Center Limited and a Director of Kerry Properties Limited. Prior to joining the Kerry Group, Mr. Beczak worked at JP Morgan for 23 years and was a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan Inc., and President of J.P. Morgan Securities Asia from 1990 until 1997. Mr. Beczak is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S.F.S.) and Columbia University (M.B.A). He is currently the Chairman of The Hong Kong Forum.


Dan Carroll, 61
Independent Director Nominee

Mr. Carroll is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Brooklands Capital Strategies. Prior to forming Brooklands, Mr. Carroll was a Partner of TPG Capital, joining the firm in 1995 when he co-founded TPG’s Asian investing business, formerly Newbridge Capital. Over 15 years, Mr. Carroll built the firm’s Asia-based investment team which ultimately managed $7 billion in assets through six offices across the region. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Carroll spent nine years with H&Q Asia Pacific, a pioneer in the Asian private equity industry. Previously, Mr. Carroll has served on the board of directors of Shenzhen Development Bank (China) from 2004 until 2010, Myer Department Stores (Australia) from 2006 until 2009, Bank Thai PLC (Thailand) from 2007 until 2008, and Korea First Bank (Korea) from 2000 until 2005. Mr. Carroll holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.


Jane J. Su, 57
Independent Director Nominee

Ms. Su brings over 25 years of experience in private equity, financial analyses and strategic planning. Ms. Su is an investor and advisor through Lake Street Partners, a family office that invests in institutional funds of alternative assets. From 2006 to 2013, Ms. Su served on the board of directors of the largest global commercial real estate services firm, CBRE Group (NYSE ticker: CBG), and was a member of the Compensation Committee. In addition, Ms. Su was a board director of PAG and on the Audit Committee between 2010 and 2013, which is one of the largest Asia based alternative asset investment company with assets under management across private equity, hedge funds and real estate. Until 2013, Ms. Su was a Partner and member of the Management Committee and Investment Committee of Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a private equity firm investing in both private and publicly traded companies. Prior to joining Blum Capital in 2002, she was a principal of Banc of America Equity Partners in Singapore and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in Hong Kong. Ms. Su possesses a deep understanding of investments and business across the Asia Pacific region, particularly China. For many years, Ms. Su also served on the Board of Trustees for the Chinese American International School in San Francisco and for the BASIC Fund, a non-profit that provides partial tuition scholarships to low-income families across the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Su holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ms. Su is a DCI Partner in the Class of 2017 at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute.