Management
Mr. Lei Zhang is the founder and chief executive officer of CCG and has served as the chairman of the board of directors of CCG. Prior to that, he served as chief executive officer of CloudPower Technology Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Zhang also served as an executive vice president of Datang Capital Co., Ltd. from 2008 to 2010. He served as a senior manager in global technology service department at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2001 to 2006. Mr. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in computer science and technology from Wuhan University of Technology in 2001.
Mr. Cheng Zhong has served as the co-chief executive officer of CCG since October 2021. Mr. Zhong has approximately 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining CCG, he served as the co-chief executive officer of Qingsong Group Ltd. from April 2019 to October 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Zhong was the general manager of Anxin P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr. Zhong has been in the People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (the “PICC”) and its subsidiaries for more than 20 years, and worked in PICC Property Insurance Guangzhou Yuexiu Branch, Guangdong PICC Property Insurance Group Insurance Department and PICC Property Insurance Dongguan Branch in his early career. In 2011, he served as the managing director of China People's Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of PICC Group. In 2010, Mr. Zhong was the general manager of the business department of PICC Group. In 2008, he was promoted to the deputy general manager of Guangdong PICC Property & Casualty Insurance. Mr. Zhong received his bachelor's degree in economics from Wuhan University and master's degree in finance from Jinan University.
Mr. Jianxiang Zhou has served as the chief technology officer of CCG since March 2015 and as director since July 2021. Prior to joining CCG, Mr. Zhou served as chief technology officer of CloudPower Technology Co., Ltd. from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, he served as senior manager of the applied business division of Potevio Institution of Information and Technology Co., Ltd. from 2006 to 2011. He also served as a software engineer at the research and development department of Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Zhou received his bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural electrical engineering and automation from Northeast Forestry University in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
Mr. Ting Lin has served as the chief strategy officer of CCG since October 2018. Prior to joining CCG, Mr. Lin served as a vice president at the advisory and BlackRock Solutions divisions of BlackRock Inc. from 2013 to 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Lin served as a senior manager of the global portfolio strategies of Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2010 to 2013 and a senior modeling associate at the Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Lin received dual bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics and finance from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in statistics from Columbia University in 2008.
Mr. Weiqing Xiang has served as CCG's financial controller since November 2020. Prior to joining CCG, Mr. Xiang served as the chief financial officer of Dalian Zeus Entertainment Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SHE:002354) from 2017 to 2020, where he oversaw the group's overall financial planning and internal control over financial reporting. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Xiang was a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, and from 2009 to 2011, he was an accounting manager at Ruihua Certified Public Accountants in China. Mr. Xiang is a Certified Public Accountant and received his bachelor's degree in tourist management from Northeast Petroleum University in 2009.