Board of Directors

Xin Zhou
Xin Zhou
Executive Chairman
Xin Zhou has served as our Executive Chairman since our inception. He is one of the co-founders of E-House, and has served as E-House’s chairman since its inception. Mr. Zhou served as E-House’s chief executive officer from 2003 to 2009, and has been serving as E-House’s chief executive officer since April 2012. Mr. Zhou currently is a director of Jupai. He also served as co-chairman and chief executive officer of E-House’s subsidiary, China Real Estate Information Corporation, from 2009 to April 2012. Mr. Zhou has over 20 years of experience in China’s real estate industry. From 1997 to 2003, he served as director and general manager of Shanghai Real Estate Exchange Co., Ltd., and as deputy general manager of Shanghai Jinfeng Investments Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Zhou was named as the “Person of the Year of Chinese Economy” jointly by SINA and People’s Daily in 2016, received the “China Business Leader Award” from the Eighth China Business Leader Forum in 2016, received the “Outstanding Entrepreneur Award” from Enterprise Asia in 2010, awarded the “Special Contribution Award in China’s Real Estate Services Industry” in 2005, and named one of the “ten most influential people in the real estate services industry in 2005” from China City Property Exposition Commission. Mr. Zhou currently serves as vice chairman of China Real Estate Association, director of The Nature Conservancy China, vice chairman of China Real Estate Developers and Investors Associations, and chairman of Real Estate Service Committee of China Real Estate Association. He is also honorary vice chairman of Shanghai Young Entrepreneur Association and rotating chairman of Shanghai Entrepreneur Association. Mr. Zhou received his bachelor degree from Shanghai Industrial University in China.
Charles Chao
Charles Chao
Director
Charles Chao has served as our director since April 2014. He served as the co-chairman of the board of E-House from April 2012 to December 2016. Mr. Chao currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of SINA and the chairman of Weibo Corporation, a leading social media platform in China and a majority owned subsidiary of SINA. Since joining SINA in September 1999, Mr. Chao has served various managerial positions, including as vice president of finance, chief financial officer, co-chief operating officer and president. Prior to that, Mr. Chao served as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Chao is currently an independent director of NetDragon Websoft Inc., a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company providing technology for online games. Mr. Chao received his master’s degree in professional accounting from University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from University of Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Fudan University in China.
Canhao Huang
Canhao Huang
Director
Canhao Huang has served as our director since March 2014. Mr. Huang currently serves as a director of E-House. He was E-House’s chief operating officer from September 2007 to December 2009, and vice president from 2000 to 2007. Prior to joining E-House, Mr. Huang served as a manager at Shanghai No. 1 Department Store Co., Ltd. from 1985 to 2000. Mr. Huang received a bachelor’s degree from Shanghai University.
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Minyi Zhang
Director

Minyi Zhang has served as our director since August 2021. Mr. Minyi Zhang currently serves as General Manager of Vertical Sales & Operation Department of Tencent Marketing Solution in charge of the department’s overall business strategy & development and leads various teams including vertical sales, operations and marketing insights service. Minyi Zhang joined Tencent in 2009, prior to which he held roles at UBI Soft, E.S.E. Inc US and Swisslog China responsible for business development, consulting and project management. Mr. Zhang received his bachelor’s degree in automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and his MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), with First Prize Scholarship, Dean’s Award and Outstanding Graduate honors.

Jian Sun
Jian Sun
Independent Director
David Jian Sun has served as our independent director since April 2014. Mr. Sun has served as an independent director and a member of the compensation committee of eHai Car Services Ltd., an NYSE-listed car service provider, since November 2014. Mr. Sun has over ten years of consumer industry experience. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Sun served as a vice president of operations for B&Q (China) Ltd., a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, the third largest home improvement retail group in the world, overseeing the operation of 15 B&Q superstores in China. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Sun served as a vice president of marketing for B&Q (China) Ltd., leading B&Q’s market positioning and branding efforts in China. Mr. Sun received a bachelor’s degree in management from Shanghai Medical University.
Min Fan
Min Fan
Independent Director
Min Fan has served as our independent director since April 2014. Mr. Fan is the co-founder of CTRIP.com International Limited, a NASDAQ listed travel service provider in China, and has served as the vice chairman of its board since March 2013 and its president since February 2009. He also served as the chief executive officer, from January 2006 to February 2013, the chief operating officer, from November 2004 to January 2006, and the executive vice president, from 2000 to November 2004, of CTRIP.com International Limited. Mr. Fan currently also serves as the chief executive officer and chairman of SkySea Cruise Line. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Fan served as the chief executive officer of Shanghai Travel Service Company, a leading domestic travel agency in China. From 1990 to 1997, he served as the deputy general manager and in a number of other senior positions at Shanghai New Asia Hotel Management Company, which was one of the leading hotel management companies in China. Mr. Fan currently serves on the board of directors of China Lodging Group, Limited, a NASDAQ listed company operating an economy hotel chain in China. Mr. Fan received his master’s degree in management sciences and bachelor’s degree in industrial management sciences from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Winston Li
Winston Li
Independent Director
Winston Li has served as our independent director since April 2014. Mr. Li is the chief financial officer of BabySpace Corp., a PRC-based provider of cross-border e-commerce services. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Li served as an independent director of ZTE Corporation, a large public telecom equipment manufacturing company in China. Mr. Li served as a partner at the Hong Kong office of Linklaters LLP from 2002 to 2004 and an attorney at the Hong Kong office of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Li received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Peking University and master of science degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his juris doctor degree from Columbia Law School.
Hongchao  Zhu
Hongchao Zhu
Independent Director
Hongchao Zhu has served as our independent director since March 2017. Mr. Zhu is the managing partner of Shanghai United Law Firm and has been practicing with Shanghai United Law Firm since 1986. Mr. Zhu is a guest professor of East China University of Political Science and Law and Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, and is also an arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Association and China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission. Mr. Zhu currently serves as a director of Jupai Holdings Limited, an NYSE-listed third-party wealth management service provider in China. He is a legal adviser to Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of PRC State Council. Mr. Zhu once served as vice chairman of the All China Bar Association and chairman of the Shanghai Bar Association. Mr. Zhu received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in law from Fudan University in China.