Chairman
Zhen Dai has served as our chairman of the board and director since June 2022. He is one of the founders of NaaS and served as its director between January 2022 and June 2022. Mr. Zhen Dai is one of Newlink's co-founders and has served as Newlink's chief executive officer and chairman since its founding in 2016. Prior to Newlink, Mr. Zhen Dai founded Maoo Coffee, pioneering a delivery service model for coffee in China. Mr. Zhen Dai also served in various management positions in Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. from December 2011 to October 2014 and most recently as the president of its north China operations and was one of the leaders of Red Star Macalline Group's expansion into e-commerce. Mr. Zhen Dai also worked at Zhengyuan Real Estate Development Company Limited from June 2001 to November 2011 and was most recently the deputy manager of its brand management center. Mr. Zhen Dai received dual bachelor degrees in chemical engineering and Chinese language and literature from Yanbian University. He is also a candidate for an Executive MBA degree from the Tsinghua Wudaokou School of Finance.
Chief Financial Officer
Born and raised in Singapore, Mr. Sim holds an MBA from INSEAD. Mr. Sim has over 20 years of combined work experience in Singapore, London, and Mainland China and is well-versed in domestic and international capital markets. He possesses a dual perspective from both financial institutions and corporations, having worked at three of the Big Four accounting firms, including Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young. He has also served as the Vice President of Finance at Sohu (NASDAQ: SOHU) and the Chief Financial Officer at Pintec Group (NASDAQ: PT), where he led Pintec Group's complete process from pre-IPO financing to IPO and internationalization over five years.
