Board Directors

LIST OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

Below is a list of the China XD Plastics Company Limited’s directors and a summary of their participation on the Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee.

Chairperson	Member	Financial Expert
I Independent Director	Chairman of the Board

Jie Han - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Han founded Harbin Xinda Nylon Factory in 1985 and co-founded Xinda in 2004. With 25 years of industry experience, Mr. Han is an expert in the modified plastic industry. He currently serves as executive director of China Plastic Processing Industry Association, as an outstanding entrepreneur at the industry of modified plastics, and as director of the Heilongjiang Industry Commerce Association. In addition, Mr. Han serves as a deputy to the Harbin Municipal People’s Congress.

Taylor Zhang - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Zhang is a native of Harbin and has over seven years of experience  in finance and operation in a broad range of industries. Prior joining China XD, Mr. Zhang served as CFO of  Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc (Nasdaq: ABAT). From 2007 to 2008, he served as Executive Vice President of Finance in China Natural Gas (Nasdaq: CHNG). From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Zhang worked as a research  analyst in New York Private Equity . He holds a MBA from University of  Florida.

Qingwei Ma - Chief Operating Officer

Appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2008, Mr. Ma had been serving the company and was General Manager of Xinda Macromolecule from 2004 to 2008, during which Mr. Ma led the successful establishment of sales network, building a comprehensive system ensuring effective and efficient purchase, production, marketing and other functions. Prior to joining Xinda, Mr. Ma worked for Harbin Xinda Nylon Factory, the Company’s predecessor, for 6 years. Mr. Ma has 12 years of experience in the modified plastics industry.

Lawrence W. Leighton - Independent Director & Auditing Committee

Mr. Leighton has had an extensive 40 year international investment banking career.  Mr. Leighton received his BSE degree in engineering from Princeton University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. His previous positions includes Co-Head of the Corporate Finance Department at Clark, Dodge & Co. , Limited Partner of Bear Stern, Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank and CEO of the U.S. investment bank of Credit Agricole, the major French Bank.

Robert Brisotti - Independent Director

Mr. Brisotti has 14 years of experience in the plastics industry as business manager and chemist and 20 years of experience in the securities industry as an investment banker and securities analyst. He is currently Senior Vice President at Buckman, Buckman & Reid, Inc. Mr. Brisotti has a BS in Chemistry from Lehigh University, an MS in Chemistry from University of Rhode Island, and a MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Linyuan Zhai - Independent Director & Chairman of Nominating Committee

Mr. Zhai worked for China FAW Group Corporation for 37 years with abundant experience in terms of technology, production, and business management. He is a Senior Expert in the auto industry. Mr. Zhai served as general manager of automobile manufacturing, successfully led Four Ring  Company, a subsidiary of FAW group, to go public in China. He is one of the pioneers and outstanding contributors of FAW group’s success.

Yong Jin - Independent Director

Jin, professor at Tsinghua University,  academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is an  executive member of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and Chinese society of particuology, vice chairman of China Institute of Ecological Economy, director of Industrial Ecology Economy and Technology Committee, Council Convenor of the Chemical discipline in the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, professional advisers for Beijing Municipal Government, Lectureship Award recipient in fluidization by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the world's leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 40,000 members from 93 countries, consultant for the Germany magazine " Chemical engineering & technology ". Jin has published and presented more than 350 papers in important journals and conferences domestically and internationally, 138 of which were included in Science. Jin also has more than 30 patent applications.