Board of Directors

CJ Xuning Wang has served as the Chairperson of our Board since 2017. Mr. Wang has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JS Global since 2019. Mr. Wang is the founder of Joyoung. He invented the first fully automatic household soymilk maker in 1994 and has been instrumental in the development of soymilk maker industry. Mr. Wang served as the Chairman of Joyoung from 2007 to 2022 and General Manager and President of Joyoung from 2007 to 2019. Mr. Wang holds a Masters of Business Administration from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and a Bachelor of Electric Traction and Transmission Control from Beijing Jiaotong University.

Mark A. Barrocas is the Chief Executive Officer of SharkNinja and a member of the company’s board of directors since July 31, 2023. Prior to that he served as President of SharkNinja, beginning in 2008. During his tenure, Mark has focused on leading our rapid product innovation, international expansion, and continuous development of consumer insights and agile operations. The award-winning corporate culture and team infrastructure he has championed has driven our 5-star customer experience and built a portfolio of trusted global brands. Under Mark’s leadership, our business has expanded to nine countries and twenty-five offices around the world. Prior to joining SharkNinja, Mark held several senior leadership positions, including as the President of Aramark Uniform and the President of Broder Bros Co. He also serves on the Board of the JCC of Greater Boston. Mark holds a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan.

Peter Feld has served as a member of our Board since July 2023. Mr. Feld has served as Chief Executive Officer of Barry Callebaut Group since 2023. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer at Jacobs Holding AG in 2023 and Chief Executive Officer at GFK Group from 2017 to 2022. Mr. Feld holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.

Wendy Hayes has served as a member of our Board since July 2023. Ms. Hayes currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Apollomics Inc., TuSimple Holdings Inc., SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Ltd, Gracell Biotechnologies Inc., iHuman Inc., Burning Rock Biotech Limited and TuanChe Limited. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. in 2020 and Mogu Inc. in 2019. From 2013 to 2018, Ms. Hayes served as the Inspections Leader at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States. She holds a Bachelor’s of International Finance from University of International Business and Economics and an executive Masters of Business Administration from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Ms. Hayes was a Senior Fellow of Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University from 2021 to 2022. Ms. Hayes is a certified public accountant in the United States (California) and China.

Chi Kin Max Hui has served as a member of our Board since July 2023. Mr. Hui was previously a member of the JS Global Board from 2019 to 2023. He has also served as a director of Nova Credit Limited since 2022, a managing director of CDH Investments since 2012 and an investment committee member of its private equity division since 2018. He also serves as a director of multiple private companies. Mr. Hui previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of CDH Investment Advisory Private Limited from 2013 to 2022. Mr. Hui holds a Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Engineering from Princeton University.

Dennis Paul has served as a member of our Board since July 2023. Mr. Paul has served as a Senior Advisor at Blackstone Inc. since 2018 and as the Founder and Managing Member of Thyra Global Management since 2012. Mr. Paul has served as a member of the board of directors of Rubicon Technology, Inc. since 2023. He also serves as a director of multiple private companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

Timothy R. Warner has served as a member of our Board since July 2023. He previously was a member of the JS Global Board from 2019 to 2023. He is currently the Vice Provost for Budget and Auxiliaries Management at Stanford University, a position held since 1994. He served as Co-President of the Board of Trustees of Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio from 2010 to 2021. Mr. Warner holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.