Hainan Sirius Acquisition Corp.
MANAGEMENT & BOARD
Executive Officers
Zhifan Zhou, 37
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Mr. Zhou has over ten years of experience in investment banking, audit, private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Zhou had served as the chief executive officers and chairman of board of directors of Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp., a special acquisition purpose company (NASDAQ:HMAC), from November 2021 to August 2023.Mr. Zhou has served as an independent director of Able View Global Inc. (NASDAQ:ABLV) since August 2023. Mr. Zhou has also served as the General Manager of Hainan Winlong Capital, an investment company, since April 2021, where he leads the mergers and acquisitions operations. Prior to that, Mr. Zhou served as Vice President and General Manager of Capital Operations of Shanzhinong Co., Ltd., a B2B e-commerce platform company, from March 2020 to April 2021, where he was responsible for acquiring assets of the agricultural sector in China. He also served as the Head of Finance Department of Wanda Information Stock Co., Ltd., a software company, from December 2019 to March 2020, where he was responsible for due diligence and integration of wholly-owned subsidiaries; Deputy General Manager of Xinghe Real Estate Financial Group Shanghai Company, a financial group company, from March 2018 to June 2019, where he was responsible for platform financing; Deputy General Manager of Cefc Anhui Internal Holding Co., Ltd., an investment company, from October 2014 to March 2018, where he participated in various mergers and acquisitions; and Senior Project Manager in the investment banking department of Zheshang Securities Co., Ltd., a securities company, from June 2013 to October 2014, where he participated in multiple mergers and acquisitions. From September 2010 to June 2013, Mr. Zhou served as Senior Consultant of PricewaterhouseCooper Consultants (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shanghai branch, a consulting company where he provided risk management and internal control services and was experienced with cross-border IPO audits.
Wenyi Shen, 35
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Shen has over ten years of experience in investment banking, audit and private equity investments. Mr. Shen had served as the chief financial officer of Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp., a special acquisition purpose company (NASDAQ:HMAC), from November 2021 to August 2023. During his career, he provided audit services to several large-scale IPOs of Chinese companies, including Agricultural Bank of China and Haitong Securities Co, Ltd., in Hong Kong and Chinese stock markets and focused on several industries including consumer, entertainment, education, and Internet. From May 2018 to August 2021, Mr. Shen served as Vice President for CITIC Culture Capital Management Co., Ltd., an investment company where he was responsible for growth range private equity investments. Mr. Shen served as Vice President for TFTR Investment Co., Ltd., an investment company, from February 2016 to April 2018, where he was responsible for growth range private equity investments. Mr. Shen co-founded Shanghai Yuexing Information Technology Co., Ltd., a start-up mobile travel agent company, where he served as a Chief Strategy Officer from February 2015 to January 2016 and was responsible for the company’s strategy, product development, market operation and capital funding. Prior to that, Mr. Shen was an Associate at E.J. McKay Co., Ltd., a boutique investment banking firm focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions between China and the United States, from June 2013 to February 2015, where he participated in cross-border mergers and acquisitions investment banking activities; and a Senior Auditor at Deloitte Touche Tohmastu CPA Ltd., an accounting firm, from July 2010 to May 2013, where he participated in the audit of large financial institutions.
Zhengrong Zheng, 54
Chief Investment Officer and Director
Since February 2023, Mr. Zheng has served as a representative of the managing partner of Shanghai Hongwa Cornerstone Management Consulting Center (Limited Partnership), a consulting company. Since June 2022, Mr. Zheng has served as the executive director of Shanghai Hongwa Cornerstone Enterprise Development Co., Ltd, an investment company. Mr. Zheng has also been the executive director of Shanghai Mengxi Xuyuan New Material Technology Co., Ltd. since February 2021. Since November 2020, Mr. Zheng served as the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Shuoyuan New Materials (Dongying) Co., LTD, a carbon black production and sales company. Mr. Zheng has been the chairman of the board of Student feelings (Shanghai) Management Service Co., Ltd., a business incubator since December 2018. Since April 2018, he has also served as the chairman of the board of Guangrao Caiirui Investment Management Co., Ltd., an investment company. Since December 2017, Mr. Zheng has served as a director of Wenzhou Kaihong New Energy Co., LTD, a new energy company. Since December 2016, Mr. Zheng has been the executive partner of Shanghai Kuobin Enterprise Management Center (Limited Partnership), an investment company. Since February 1999, Mr. Zheng has been the general manager of Shanghai Tonghe Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd, a consulting company.
Board of Directors
John Roumeliotis, 62
Independent Director Nominee
Mr. Roumeliotis served as an independent director of Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ:HMAC) from August 2022 to August 2023. From 2009 and 2018, Mr. Roumeliotis served as a Creative Director and Chief Financial Officer and of LongKey Software Ltd., a software company based in of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province of China, where he managed financial systems and financial strategic planning. Since 2019, Mr. Roumeliotis has served as the Chief Operation Officer of Jinaxiaoer FinVisor, a public relationship company, where he leads a team with initial tasks of building and promoting the company’s brand and corporate image for the banking industry and government online service sectors. From June 1992 to December 2008, Mr. Roumeliotis opened and managed BuyDesign Inc., a marketing firm which later changed its name to BlackInk Communication Inc. in 1995. From September 1990 to January 1992, Mr. Roumeliotis served as an Executive Manager in Rooms Division of the InterContinental Hotel in Montreal where he initially handled project management overseeing the final stages of construction. Mr. Roumeliotis began his career in the hotel industry in 1978 while still in school. From 1978 to August 1990, he successively served as a Night Manager and a Front Office Manager in Chateau Champlain Hotel (Now the Marriott) in Montreal and Delta Montreal Hotel.
Kun-Lin Liu, 60
Independent Director Nominee
Mr. Liu is a well-known venture capitalist in Greater China and has been engaged in venture capital investment for more than 20 years. Mr. Liu served as an independent director of Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ:HMAC) from August 2022 to August 2023. Mr. Liu has served as an independent director of Dee Van Enterprise, a publicly held company in Taiwan since June 2021; and has served as an independent director of 3S Silicon Tech Inc., a publicly held company in Taiwan since June 2022. Mr. Liu has served as a Partner of Capital First Partners, a venture capital company since July 2019, where he focuses on deal sourcing in Taiwan. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Shanghai Vargo Technology Co., Ltd., a smart phone company, from December 2013 to January 2017, where he set up supply chain network. Mr. Liu was a former partner of Fortune International Partners, a venture capital company in Greater China, from May 2006 to May 2010, where he was responsible for investment in mainland China. Mr. Liu has also been an Industry Consultant for Taiwan Venture Capital Association and Angel Association since April 2010. He was an investor of Lakala Payment Co., Ltd., a third-party payment company, in 2007 and served as a director in the board of Lakala from 2007 to 2010. His most successful investment is Transmedia Communications Inc., a multimedia equipment maker which was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. in 1999.
Yahong Zhou, 58
Independent Director Nominee
Professor Zhou has extensive experience in finance and economics. Professor Zhou has served as the Dean of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics since November 2019. He is also a professor of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics since May 2018.