Derek Palaschuk

Mr. Derek Palaschuk has been our Chief Financial Officer since September 2006. Mr. Palaschuk was previously the chief financial officer of eLong Inc.， a China-based Nasdaq-listed company， form April 2004 until July 2006. Prior to this， Mr. Palaschuk worked with Sohu.com， a China-based Nasdaq-listed company， from July 2000 to March 2004 in Various financial positions including chief financial officer. Mr. Palaschuk also worked as an audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong and Beijing. Mr. Palaschuk holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting from the University of Saskatchewan， and an LLB from the University of British Columbia in Canada. He is also a Canadian Chartered Accountant.