mr. zhou xingzeng (周星增), the founder of our group, the chairman of the board, was appointed as a director on may 8, 2018 and re-designated as an executive director of our company on december 20, 2018. mr. zhou has also been a director of jian qiao group since november 2000, a director of jian qiao investment since august 1999, and a director of our university since its establishment, respectively. he is responsible for overall management and strategic development of our group.
mr. zhou has more than 28 years of experience in education. mr. zhou has served as the vice president of the china association for non-government education (中國民辦教育協會) since 2009. and the shanghai association for non-government education (上海市民辦教育協會) since 2012, as well as a deputy of shanghai municipal people's congress (上海市人民代表大會) since 2003. mr. zhou has extensive experience in the education industry. mr. zhou commenced his career as a teacher at guizhou institute of technology* (貴州工學院), currently known as guizhou university (貴州大學), and later went on to serve as the head of the finance and accounting teaching and research office at wenzhou university (温州大學).
mr. zhou has received various awards and recognitions, including distinguished builder of socialism with chinese characteristics (2009), advanced individual in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects in china (2006), shanghai top ten influential young individuals to the economy (2004), star philanthropist in shanghai (2006).
