Board of Directors

Liang Zhang is our founder and has served as the chairman of our board of directors and Chief Executive officer since we became a public company in 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Zhang served as chief executive officer of Synutra Illinois since 2000. Mr. Zhang has worked in the food ingredients industry since the 1980s and founded his first entrepreneurial venture, Honnete, in the early 1990s. Honnete has since become the dominant supplier of whey protein products in China. Mr. Zhang has been recognized as a business leader in the dairy industry in China, serving as vice chairman of the China Dairy Industry Association. Mr. Zhang's experience as founder of Honnet gives him valuable insight into marketing strategies in our industry, and his service as vice chairman of the China Dairy Industry Association is invaluable to our Board's discussions of regulatory issues pertaining to the dairy industry. Mr. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in French language and literature from Nanjing International Relations Institute of China.

Weiguo Zhang has been our president since 2005 and interim Chief financial Officer since August 2011 and is primarily responsible for our financial market operations, including investor relations, corporate development, and international strategic development. Mr. Zhang first joined us as president of Synutra Illinois in 2001 to oversee our U.S. operations, including information support in research and technologies and business development. Prior to joining us, Mr. Zhang was the managing director of Bambridge International, Ltd., which he founded in 1995. Mr. Zhang is also a director and a member of the compensation committee and audit committee of Rino International Corporation. Mr. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from the Nanjing International Relations Institute and a master's degree in international economics and American foreign policy from the School of Advanced International Studies from John Hopkins University.

Joseph Chow has served as a director of our board of directors since May 4, 2010 and continues to serve as a member of our management team. Mr. Chow has over 17 years of experience in corporate finance, financial advisory and management and has held senior executive and managerial positions in various public and private companies. Prior to joining us, Mr. Chow was a managing director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLP from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, he served as an independent financial consultant from 2006 to 2008, as chief financial officer of Harbor Networks Limited from 2005 to 2006, and as chief financial officer of China Netcom (Holdings) Company Limited from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that Mr. Chow also served as the director of strategic planning of Bombardier Capital, Inc., as vice president of international operations of Citigroup and as the corporate auditor of GE Capital. Mr. Chow currently sits on the board as an independent non-executive director for Kasen International Holdings Limited and for Intime Department Store (Group) Co., Ltd. Mr. Chow has extensive knowledge of finance and accounting issues from his experience as Chief Financial Officer at Harbor Networks Limited and China Netcom (Holdings) Company Limited. Mr. Chow obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Nanjing Institute of International Relations and an MBA from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Donghao Yang served as our Chief Financial Officer from May 2010 to August 2011 and now serves as a director of our Board of Directors. Mr. Yang has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, commodity trading and international business development. Mr. Yang has held senior executive and managerial positions in various public and private companies, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of Greater China of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) from March 2007 to April 2010, as Finance Director Asia Pacific of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) from October 2003 to March 2007, and as Director in China Minmetals Brazil Holding Limited from January 1999 to April 2001. Mr. Yang earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Nankai University in 1993 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School in 2003.

David Hui Li has served as a director of our board of directors since February 8, 2010. Mr. Li is a managing director of Warburg Pincus Asia LLC, a leading global private equity and venture capital firm. Mr. Li has been with Warburg Pincus since 2002. Before joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Li was an Executive Director of the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC and a Vice President and an Associate of Morgan Stanley's investment banking division in Hong Kong and New York. Mr. Li has been a director of Kasen International Holdings Limited from May 30, 2006 to October 1, 2008. Mr. Li is also a director of Intime Department Store (Group) Company Ltd., Tulip Media (International) Limited and RCS Group., Ltd. Mr. Li's experience as Executive Director at Goldman Sachs provides him with valuable knowledge of capital markets and his experience with Tulip Media (International) gives the Board perspective with respect to marketing and brand building. Mr. Li received his B.S. degree in Economics from Renmin University of China and an MBA from Yale University's School of Management.

Jinrong Chen has served as a director of our board of directors since June 27, 2006. Ms. Chen has served as associate professor at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University in Beijing since 2001, specializing in corporate finance management, securities analysis, financial operations, corporate governance and controls. In addition to her academic career with top business schools in China, Ms. Chen also advises or sits on the board and audit committee of Bosun Tools Co., Ltd. and Citic Development – Shenyang Commercial Building (Group) Company Limited which are listed in China, and certain private businesses in China. Ms. Chen has extensive knowledge of finance and accounting issues from her experience as professor at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, and her experience with Bosun Tools Co., Ltd. and Citic Development – Shenyang Commercial Building (Group) Company Limited gives the Board perspective with respect to corporate governance and brand building. Ms. Chen received her bachelor's degree in accounting from Beijing Institute of Electronics & Information and her MBA degree from Renmin University of China.

Yiu-Chun Chan has served as a director of our board of directors since December 3, 2006. Mr. Chan has over 30 years of experience in marketing agricultural and food products in the Greater China area. Since 1996 Mr. Chan has been the chief executive officer of P R Consultants Limited, a company he founded in 1984 with two other partners. Previously, he served as a partner of Times Direct Marketing Asia—the largest privately held direct marketing company in South East Asia since 1989 and Executive Director of Lintas Hong Kong Limited from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Chan began his career marketing agricultural products at Sunkist Growers, where he was responsible for the advertising and promotion activities in the Hong Kong market. Mr. Chan's experience in the agricultural and food products provides him with valuable knowledge of the dairy industry. Mr. Chan received his Diploma in communications from Hong Kong Baptist University.

Lei Lin has served as a director of our board of directors since October 1, 2007. Since 1992 Mr. Lin has been president and co-chief executive officer of Sinotrust, a leading consulting company in China which Mr. Lin founded in 1992. Mr. Lin's experience as the founder and co-chief executive officer of Sinotrust provides him with deep insight into all aspects of business management. Mr. Lin received his bachelor's degree in applied economic mathematics from Renmin University of China.

Ka-Keung Yeung has served as a director of our Board of Directors since January 8, 2010. Mr. Yeung is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited in charge of corporate finance, human resources and administration. He is also a Qualified Accountant and Company Secretary of Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited. Mr. Yeung has held these positions since he joined Phoenix in March 1996 and has been in charge of all of Phoenix's internal and external financial management and arrangements as well as the supervision of administration and personnel matters. Mr. Yeung is a director of The 9 Limited and Little Sheep Group Limited. Mr. Yeung has extensive knowledge of finance and accounting issues from his experience as chief financial officer at Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited, and his experience with The 9 Limited and Little Sheep Group Limited. These experiences give the Board perspective with respect to corporate governance and brand building. Mr. Yeung graduated from the University of Birmingham and remained in the United Kingdom until 1992 after obtaining his qualification as a chartered accountant. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he worked at Hutchison Telecommunications and Satellite Television Asian Region, a subsidiary of News Corporation, in the fields of finance and business development.