Governance

Board of Directors

Warren Zhao
Chairman and CEO of Tri-Tech Holding, Inc.，Director
Mr. Zhao is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Zhao has more than 23 years management skills, technical and electric engineering expertise in Environmental Protection industry.  Mr. Zhao earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Northwest China Polytechnic University. 
 
Phil Fan
Co-President, Director 
Mr. Fan is our President. Mr. Fan has more than 22 years management skills, technical and engineering experience in water resources and envrionmental sectors. Mr. Fan earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in environmental engineering from Hunan University and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Louisiana State University. Mr. Fan has been a registered professional engineer in the United States since 2001.
 
Gavin Cheng
Co-President, Director
Mr. Cheng is our President. Mr. Cheng has more than 24 years management skills and engineering expertise. Mr. Cheng earned his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1987. He received his Executive MBA from Peking University in 2001.
 
Peter Dong
Chief Financial Officer, Director  
Mr. Dong is our Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Dong has over 17 years management skills and finance expertise. Mr. Dong earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and his master's degree in economics from Renmin University of China.
 
John McAuliffe
Independent Director
Mr. McAuliffe has over 30 years of financial experience in all aspects of the capital formation process, including IPOs, follow-ons, restructurings, private financings, M&A, management consulting and strategic development, particularly for small businesses. Mr. McAuliffe has served as a senior banker at Financial West Securities from September, 2010 until the present. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. McAuliffe served as a Managing Director of the Investment Banking Department of Newbridge Securities Corp. During this time, he was the lead banker and finder for Nexcera Medical, and the banker and finder of Chemrx Corp. Mr. McAuliffe was also the lead banker for Able Labs, M-Systems, U.S.Teleconstructors, MRV Communications and Videospection. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. McAuliffe was a head of Institutional Sales and branch manager of H.J. Meyers. From 1990 until 1998 H.J. Meyers did over $1 billion in financing primarily for technology and biotechnology companies whose road shows were led by Mr. McAuliffe. Since 1990, Mr. McAuliffe has been an investment banker, and has participated and led in excess of 200 financing transactions in his career. Mr. McAuliffe earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Brockport. Mr. McAuliffe was chosen as a director nominee because of his extensive experience in corporate financing. 
 
Peter Zhuo
Independent Director
Mr. Zhuo has over 16 years of financial and accounting work experience. From June 2007 through the present, Mr. Zhuo has been serving as vice president and chief accounting officer of Vanceinfo Technology Inc. (NYSE Arca: VIT). From 2005 to 2006, he was the chief financial officer of Ebis Company Limited, a China based IT company. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Zhuo worked as a controller at Morgan Stanley Properties (China) Co. Ltd. From 1994 to 2004, Mr. Zhuo was an auditor with Arthur Andersen’s Beijing and Sydney offices, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers Beijing office. He is a China Certified Public Accountant and also passed the U.S. CPA examination and China Bar examination. He obtained a bachelor’s degree with a major in international accounting from the Central University of Finance & Economics in China, and a Master of Law degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Mr. Zhuo was chosen as a director because of his accounting experience and his public company leadership experience. 
 
Da-Zhuang Guo, Ph.D.
Independent Director
Dr. Guo has over 15 years of senior level management experience in the Asia Pacific region. From 2006 to the present, Dr. Guo has served as the General Manager of Net Beat Group Limited, an energy and utilities consulting company. From 2003 to 2006, Dr. Guo served as the Asia Pacific Regional Manager for Advantica Ltd., an international engineering consulting and solution company in the energy and utilities industry. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Guo served as the Greater China Chief Representative for LogicaCMG Pty Ltd, 
 
Dr. Peiyao Zhang
Independent Director
Dr. Zhang has been a Director of our Company since 2009. Dr. Zhang is the Chairman of the nominating committee of the board of directors. Dr. Zhang served as the Deputy Director of the SINOPEC Petrochemical Science and Engineering Research Institute from 1999 – 2005, where he was responsible for technical license management. Prior to his work with SINOPEC, from 1994 – 1998, Dr. Zhang served as the Deputy Director and Chief Engineer of the SINOE Department of Developing and Planning, where he directed over forty joint venture projects. Prior to SINOE, from 1992 – 1993, Dr. Zhang served as the Deputy Bureau Chief of Foreign Affairs for SINOPEC, as well as the Deputy Director of Research and Development for SINOPEC from 1990 – 1992. Dr. Zhang has also served as a Director and Senior Engineer for the Yanshan Petrochemical Research Institute, specializing in catalyst research and development, from 1985 – 1990. Prior to Yanshan, Dr. Zhang was an engineer at the Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Co. from 1974 – 1983 and a technician at the Jinxi Chemical Plant from 1968 – 1973. Dr. Zhang received a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University in 1967 and a Ph.D in chemical engineering from the Sweden Royal Institute of Technology in 1988. Dr. Zhang is a visiting scholar at the Sweden Royal Institute of Technology and was awarded the 1994 National Outstanding Scholar Award by the Chinese Government. Dr. Zhang was chosen as a director because we believe we can benefit from his engineering and leadership experience. 
 
Eric R. Hanson
Independent Director
Mr. Hanson has over 30 years of senior level management and financing experience. In 1986, Mr. Hanson started U.S. Strategies Corp. with a focus on business development, strategic planning, and counsel on the complexities of dealing with government. Since founding U.S. Strategies Corp., Mr. Hanson has served as its Chairman and CEO. Mr. Hanson is also the founder and current Chairman of the Rural Broadband Corporation of America, a company focused on providing the infrastructure and financing needed to build high-speed internet networks in rural areas of the U.S. Through both personal and venture capital investments where he served as a limited partner, Mr. Hanson has had a role in the financing of more than 80 companies. He has served on the board of numerous public (NYSE and NASDAQ) and private companies. His accomplishments have been extensive at the local, state, and federal levels. Over the years, Mr. Hanson has been a major benefactor to many charitable causes and organizations. His charitable involvements range from serving on a metropolitan development board, supporting civic opera, and serving as National Chairman of the National Association on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Mr. Hanson serves as Chairman of the US-Panama Business Council. Mr. Hanson also currently serves on the International Board for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Hanson attended the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Mr. Hanson was chosen as a director because of his public company leadership experience and corporate financing background and experience.