Richard Cong Zhao

Richard Cong Zhao is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. During the 1980s he held management positions relating to China trade at several Hong Kong based businesses. From 1992 to 1995， he was general manager， China Division， at China Strategic Holdings Limited， an investment company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange， where he assisted in the acquisition of approximately 150 joint ventures in China. From 2000 to 2001， he was Vice President of the venture capital arm of PCCW Ltd， one of Asia’s leading integrated communications companies， where， in its Beijing office， he assisted in completing a number of key investments. Prior to that， from 1995 to 2000， he was the chief adviser to the President and CEO of China Investment Group Limited， where he was responsible for providing analysis on political and economic issues and investment opportunities in China. Richard Zhao is the general manager of China focused private equity fund， The Yangtze Ventures Management Limited， a position he has held since 2002. He is also a director of the Investment Adviser and Yangtze Capital Management Limited. He has more than 20 years’ experience of managing and investing in businesses based in Hong Kong and China.