Management

Guangfu Cui

Guangfu Cui
Chief Executive Officer

Guangfu Cui has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2007, and as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2011. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Cui was the Managing Director for FedEx Kinko's China for more than three years. Prior to FedEx Kinko's, Mr. Cui worked for Procter & Gamble for over 12 years, including two and half years working in the United States. Mr. Cui holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BA in Law from Peking University.

Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle
Chief Financial Officer

Mike Doyle has served as our Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") since April 2009, and was a member of our board of directors from December 2004 to May 2009. Prior to becoming our CFO, Mr. Doyle was the Chief Financial Officer of Expedia Asia Pacific, a division of Expedia, based in Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Doyle also served as corporate development director responsible for Expedia's investment activities in Asia. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Doyle worked as Chief Financial Officer of Teledesic, a Seattle-based broadband communications company founded by Craig McCaw and Bill Gates. Mr. Doyle started his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Company in New York and Singapore. While in Singapore, he also worked for the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, making private equity investments in Southeast Asia. Mr. Doyle holds a BA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jason Xie

Jason Xie
Chief Operating Officer

Jason Xie has served as our Chief Operating Officer since May2011, and prior to this was our Vice President of Web & Business Development since January 2008. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Xie had several years of sales and management experience in multinational companies including Procter & Gamble, Citibank and FedEx. Mr. Xie received his MBA from China Europe International Business School and a BA in Economics from Nanjing University.

Sami Farhad

Sami Farhad
Vice President & General Counsel

Sami Farhad has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since June 1, 2008, and also held the additional role of Vice President of Human Resources from October 2008 to February 2012. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Farhad was legal counsel to GE Healthcare China. Before joining GE, Mr. Farhad practiced law in the New York, Beijing and Hong Kong offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He was also previously a law clerk to Judge Jerry Buchmeyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Farhad holds a JD from Columbia University School of Law, a BA from Harvard University, and studied in China at Beijing Language & Culture University and Renmin University School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of New York.

Zhan Hongyong

Zhan Hongyong
Chief Technology Officer

Hongyong Zhan has served as our CTO since January 2011. Since joining eLong in November 2005, Mr. Zhan has held a number of senior IT leadership positions, including Senior Director of Hotel Platform, Senior Architect, and Director of Data Management Office. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Zhan was CTO of PriceSmart China and formerly worked as IT Vice-General Manager of Yunan Huitong Information Technology and Lecturer at the Computer Science Center of Yunan Agricultural University. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Fudan University and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Southwest China Normal University.

Anita Chen

Anita Chen
Vice President of Human Resources

Anita Chen has serviced as our Vice President of Human Resources since February 2012. Prior to joining eLong, Ms. Chen was Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Dangdang.com (Nasdaq: DANG). Before joining Dangdang.com, Ms. Chen was People Manager for China for Wal-Mart, and also previously worked at Edge Software. Ms. Chen holds a BA in French Language and Literature from Dalian Foreign Language University.

Gary Ding

Gary Ding
Vice President of Operations

Gary Ding has served as our Vice President of Operations since May 2011. Since joining eLong in April 2008, Mr. Ding has held a number of leadership positions, including Senior Director of Operations Support and Air Operations, and Director of After Sales and Support. Prior to joining eLong, Mr. Ding was Director of FedEx Kinko's (China) and has experience in operation and supply chain management. Mr. Ding holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Inner Mongolia University of Technology, and an EMBA from Peking University.

Qingning Xia

Qingning Xia
Vice President of Hotel Partner Service Group

Qingning Xia has served as Vice President of our Hotel Partner Service Group since August 2011, and prior to this as Senior Director of Sales and Senior Hotel Partner Service Group Director for East China. Prior to joining eLong in December 2007, Mr. Xia worked for Procter & Gamble in sales and channel marketing. Mr. Xia holds a BA in Engineering from Xian Jiaotong University.

David Rong

David Rong
Vice President of Business Development

David Rong has served as our Vice President of Business Development since August 2011, and prior to this as Senior Director of Sales and Hotel Partner Service Group. Prior to joining eLong in 2007, Mr. Rong had several years of sales and management experience, including at Procter & Gamble, CITIC Pacific and RR Donnelley. Mr. Rong holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Shandong University.