Board of Directors

Mark Qiu, Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Mr. Qiu was appointed Chairman of the Board in August 2009. He is Partner and CEO of CRCI Investment funded by Credit Suisse. He has held various senior positions in multi-national companies, like Salomon Smith Barney/ARCO. Previously, he served as senior VP and CFO of CNOOC and was honored as “Best CFO” by several financial magazines.

Zhang Ge, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Zhang has been the President of EBT's PRC companies since 2002 and Chief Operating Officer of EBT (or its predecessors in interest) since 2004. In January 2006, Mr. Zhang was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of EBT. Prior to joining EBT, Mr. Zhang was Director & General Manager of China Resources Supermarket Company Ltd., a subsidiary of China Resources Group Co., a leading Hong Kong conglomerate with interests in retail and other sectors. Mr. Zhang spent 11 years in the retail industry in Hong Kong and mainland China with China Resources Group. Mr. Zhang is currently the Director of China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA).

Stephen Davidson, Non-Executive Director
Mr. Davidson joined EBT’s Board in July 2006. Mr. Davidson is Chairman of SPG Media plc, Enteraction TV Ltd and Digital Marketing Group plc. He is also a non-executive director of Inmarsat plc, Betex Group plc, EBT Mobile China plc and Datatec Ltd. Stephen has held various positions in Investment Banking, most recently at WestLB Panmure where he was Global Head of Media and Telecoms, Investment Banking, then Vice Chairman of Investment Banking. From 1993 to 1998 Stephen was Finance Director, then CEO of Telewest Communications plc. He was Chairman of the Cable Communications Association from 1996 to 1998.

Adam Epstein, Non-Executive Director
Mr. Epstein joined EBT’s Board in August 2011. Mr. Epstein is the investment director of Audley Capital Advisors LLP, a London-based investment advisor that focuses on niche alternative investment strategies. Previously, he was in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch where he worked in the Financial Sponsors Group, focusing on M&A transactions involving private equity clients in the Healthcare, Consumer/Retail and TMT sectors.

Tim Liu , Non-Executive Director
Mr. Liu joined EBT’s Board in September 2011. Mr. Liu is Chairman/Co-founder of Purplenova Technology Limited. He was Co-founder of ISOFTSTONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and ASIAEC.COM LTD. He also held various senior positions in multi-national companies, like Office Depot and Oracle.