Executive Officers

Jeffrey Jing Xie, 69
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director

Mr. Xie has been our Chief Executive Officer and a director since February 15, 2023.Mr. Xie has served as the Senior Advisor of Global Strategy Committee and Chief Investment Officer, North America and Pacific Rim Region of Standard Financial Group, USA since 2000. Mr. Xie was instrumental in starting the Asian business from obtaining the banking license to expanding its bank branches in Hong Kong while serving a large number of institutional investors and high net worth individual clients. From 1994 to 2020, Mr. Xie served as Director and Senior Vice President of Hong Kong Sinic Financial Group, monitoring Greater China financial market development. Mr. Xie has served on a number of public companies in the United States and Hong Kong and is currently a member of North American Private Banks Association. From 1977 through 1988, Mr. Xie was a professor at China Technology University for a post graduate program with major focus on financial engineering and global business development. He received his PHD degree from South California University in 1994.

Jonathan Ford Combs, 39
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director

Since March of 2023, Mr. Combs has served as a Wealth Advisory Vice President for Fifth Third Private Bank where he performs finance advisory services. Previously, from August 2020 until March 2023, Mr. Combs served as the Managing Director, Business Development of Belleo Capital, LLC, where he was a facilitator for a large Asian state-owned enterprise (SOE with approximately $28 billion in revenue) to assist Chinese suppliers and their customers in the United States in arranging for bank financing of purchase orders for export. In addition, Mr. Combs arranged bridge financings for customers in the PPE, technology and retail space. Since January 2022, Mr. Combs has served as a director of Canna Global Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed on Nasdaq (“CNGL”). Since July 2021, Mr. Combs has served as a director of Furutech Acquisition Corp., and previously he served as a director at AIT Investment Inc., a SPAC from July 2021 until December 2021. From 2016 until 2019, Mr. Combs served as Director, Sales and Business Development of CASH International Asset Management, LLC, a branch of Celestial Asia Securities Holdings (Cash) Limited – Hong Kong, where he structured investments including debt, equity and convertible securities. From August 2016 to March 2019, Mr. Combs was the Director of Business Development and Investor Relations at CASH International Asset Management, Ltd. (Hong Kong), where he Developed and launched alongside Chairman, CEO and CFO of CASH a multi-manager fund structure for the firm, led internal and external market research efforts, cultivated and managed ongoing relationships with emerging Portfolio Managers throughout the United States. From July 2014 to August 2016, Mr. Combs was the Director, Business Development for CASH ALGO Finance Group Limited (CAFG), where he oversaw U.S. business development for CAFG’s proprietary algorithmic trading fund. Mr. Combs was the founder of American Health Concepts, LLC where he managed all internal and external aspects of a Start-up nutraceutical E-Commerce company from May 2012 to May 2014. Mr. Combs was an Associate banker in Fixed Income at Morgan Stanley in New York from May 2010 to May 2012. Mr. Combs was Associate, Private Equity Investments at Mass Noble Investments in New York from 2007 until 2010. Mr. Combs received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University in 2007.

Board of Directors

Rejendran Palany, 62
Independent Director Nominee

Mr. Palany is an experienced law practitioner qualified to practice law in Australia, England and Malaysia. Mr. Palany commenced his legal career as legal specialist at the Office of the State Revenue, Government of Victoria, Australia from 1996 to 1997. Since then, he has been a principal lawyer with his own practice. Currently, Mr. Palany is a Managing Director at Messrs. Palany, Fairus & Adib Chambers, Malaysia since 2010 and also the Principal Director at Atherton Palany Lawyers, Melbourne, Australia since 2019. Mr. Palany has authored several articles including Study of Development of the GATT Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Comparative Analysis of The Basic Requirement for Protection: Design Act 1906 (CTH) v Proposed EEC Regulation on Design and Comparative Evaluation of Trade Marks Laws of Australia and Malaysia. Mr. Palany was the Chairperson of the Legal Aid Prison Program Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Council Legal Aid Centre in Malaysia and a Registered Migration Agent with Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Australia between 1997 and 2007. Mr. Palany obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, in 1991, and his Postgraduate Degree in Masters in Law from University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (LLM) in 1994. Mr. Palany has also completed his Common Professional Examinations in Law University of North London, London, United Kingdom in 1993.

Zhao Hui Dong, 49
Independent Director Nominee

Mr. Dong has been Director of International Business Development at Alinta Energy Group (“Alinta”) since 2018, where he developed strategic domestic and international relationships with a variety of industries and authorities. From 2018-2021, Mr. Dong acted as an Alternate Board Director to Alinta. Previously, Mr. Dong was the Chief Representative of China for ADC Forum Australia from 2016 through 2018, where he participated in and organized meetings with business leaders and organizations between China and Australia. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Dong was a Group Executive for Business Development and Government Affairs for Westrac China. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Hui Dong was a business partner for National Australia Bank where he designed supply trade finance facilities and promoted to the resources sector of China. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Dong was the Chief Representative of Australia for the Shanxi Province Chamber of International Commerce. Mr. Dong has been an independent director of the Board of Australian Dairy Nutritionals Group since 2021 (Listed on the ASX as “AHF”). He has been since 2020, serving on the Advisory Board of ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions Australian Research Council – UNSW and Centre for Asian Business and Economics, where which is part of the faculty for Business and Economics of the University of Melbourne. Mr. Dong has, since June of 2022, served as the Chairman of ESG Future Foundation Limited and Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow for the Federation University of Australia, the first in their history. Mr. Dong has served as a director for each of Yao Financial Technology Pvt. Ltd, and Hill & River Holdings Pvt. Ltd since December 2022. Mr. Dong served on the board of directors of Pinewood Community Financial Services Ltd., a Bendigo Bank community branch from 2021 to 2022. Mr. Dong served on the board of directors of Pioneer Sail Australia (PSA), Parent company of Alinta and Latrobe Valley Power Group, and Pioneer Sail Holdings Holding company of PSA, from 2018 to 2021, acting also as an Alternative Director for Latrobe Valley Power Group from 2018- 2021. Mr. Dong obtained his Bachelor of Economics from Shanxi University of Economics and Finance, China in 1997 and his Masters of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Melbourne in 2003.

Manhuai Zhang, 60
Independent Director Nominee

Mr. Zhang will become our director upon effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Zhang has served as the Chief Engineer and Senior Vice President of Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co. Ltd (“Shanxi”) since 2002. Shanxi engages in the production, washing, processing, and sale of coal, is involved in the production and operation of mining and power equipment and provides coal, electric heating, coke, and chemical products. From 1993 until 2002, Mr. Zhang was Head of Underground Mining Construction and Operation for Shanxi Coking Coal Company, a subsidiary of Shanxi. From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Zhang was a Tutor of Coal Mining Operation Training College, a subsidiary of training school for senior management team of Shanxi. Mr. Zhang graduated from Taiyuan University of Technology, School of Mining, with a bachelor’s degree and has been involved in coal mining operations for 30 years.