AI Magazine Issue 3 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 3 2018 5 ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO), a leading express delivery company in China, announced that effective May 1, 2018, Mr. James Guo will resign from the role of Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Huiping Yan, ZTO’s current Vice President of Finance, will be appointed as the Chief Financial Officer. RCG Ventures announces Wilkes Graham has joined the executive team as Chief Financial Officer. RCG Ventures announces Wilkes Graham has joined the executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Graham will lead RCG as it continues to establish itself as the premier leader of value- add real estate in the country. “RCG’s intense focus on creating value at the property level has resulted in a long track record of delivering outsized investor returns,” Mr. Graham said. “Critically, this strategy requires an equally focused financial approach which includes broadening our investor, JV partner and lender relationships and further streamlining our internal systems and processes. I could not be more excited to be joining such a dynamic and energetic team.” Mr. Graham brings over 18 years’ experience to the role, most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Wheeler. While at Wheeler, he oversaw corporate finance, accounting, investor relations and capital and financing strategies. During his two years there, the company raised over $100 million of capital and acquired nearly $300 million of real estate, all while doubling earnings per share. Prior to joining Wheeler, Mr. Graham spent 16 years in the real estate financial services industry. Mr. Grahamworked with Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, a boutique investment bank in Washington, DC focused on the financial services sector. He served as Director of Research and as a Senior Sell-Side Equity Research Analyst. From 2001-2009, Mr. Graham worked as a Vice President and a Senior Sell-Side Analyst focused on the real estate sector at FBR Capital Markets & Co. (NASDAQ: FBRC), a full-service investment bank in Arlington, VA that offers equity and fixed income research services to institutional investors. From 1999-2001, he worked as a Research Associate covering REITs for Raymond James & Associates, a leading diversified financial services company in St. Petersburg, FL. “We’re so pleased to welcome Wilkes to the RCG team,” said Mike McMillen, RCG’s Chief Executive Officer. “Wilkes brings with him a unique combination of analytical, operational and managerial experience over two decades that fits perfectly within our long-term vision of being the nation’s premier value-add real estate investment company.” RCGVentures Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer NEWS / From Around The World On the 8thMarch, leading express delivery company in China, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) announced that effective May 1, 2018, Mr. James Guo will resign from the role of Chief Financial Officer due to personal reasons, and Ms. Huiping Yan, ZTO’s current Vice President of Finance, will be appointed as the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Guo will continue serving the Company as an advisor following his resignation. The Company noted that Ms. Guo’s departure is not related to any issues or disagreements regarding the Company’s financial disclosures, accounting policies and practices. Before joining ZTO in February 2018, Ms. Yan spent over seven years serving as the Chief Financial Officer of a number of Chinese TMT and hospitality companies, including two years at Cainiao Network Technology, the logistics arm of Alibaba Inc. and over four years at Home Inns & Hotels Management, a leading economy hotel chain in China formerly listed on NASDAQ. From 1998 to 2009, Ms. Yan spent 11 years at General Electric Company (GE) in both the U.S. and Asia, serving in many key roles in corporate and operational financial management. Prior to GE, Ms. Yan worked at Deloitte & Touche in the U.S. serving clients across various industries. Ms. Yan studied at Shanghai International Studies University and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an accounting major from Hawaii Pacific University. Ms. Yan graduated from the GE experienced finance leadership program and is a U.S.-certified public accountant with a CGMA designation (AICPA). Mr. Meisong Lai, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZTO, commented, “I’d like to thank James for his indispensable contributions to ZTO over the past two years, especially for his pivotal role in helping the Company go public in the United States. I wish James all the best in his future career pursuits. Huiping has extensive corporate and financial best-practice management experience from both world-class multinational companies and fast growing and well-run Chinese enterprises. I look forward to working closely with Huiping in her new capacity to strengthen ZTO’s corporate management, improve network operational efficiency and to further enhance our market leading position in terms of both market share and profitability.”