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Alan Qunzhao Tan
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Alan Qunzhao Tan has served as the chairman of the board of directors of Shanda Games since May 2009 and chief executive officer since January 2010. He has served as president and chief technology officer of Shanda interactive from April 2008 to January 2010. Prior to this, Mr. Tan was in charge of the game research and development, operations, and infrastructure management centers and, starting in 2005, became president of Shanda Interactive's games business unit. He led the team that successfully launched and operated the massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), MIR II, and the team that developed and operated the MMORPG WOOOL, which became one of the most successful domestically developed online games. Mr. Tan remains the producer of both games and is leading the teams that are developing the MMORPGs "World Zero" and "Legend of Immortals." Mr. Tan has also served as a member of the board of directors of Shanda Interactive and of Actoz.
Mr. Tan holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Peking University.
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Xiangdong Zhang
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Producer
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Xiangdong Zhang has served as chief producer of Shanda Games since April 2008 and as its chief operating officer since September 2011. Mr. Zhang previously served in numerous capacities at Shanda Interactive, including senior vice president, vice president and director of product management center. Prior to joining Shanda Interactive, Mr. Zhang served as the editor-in-chief of the game channel at China.com from 1999 to 2001.
Mr. Zhang holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Dalian Institute of Light Industry and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Fudan University.
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Richard Wei
Chief Financial Officer
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Richard Wei has served as chief financial officer for Shanda Games since April 2009. Mr. Wei previously served as the chief financial officer of Spreadtrum Communications, a leading provider of baseband processor solutions for the wireless communications market, from 2007 to 2009, of Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, a leading provider of flash memory controllers, from 2005 to 2007, of KongZhong Corporation, a wireless value added service provider, from 2003 to 2005, of ASE Test Limited, a leading independent semiconductor testing services provider, from 2002 to 2004, and of ISE Labs Inc., a subsidiary of ASE Test Limited, from 2000 to 2002. Prior to ISE Labs, he was a research analyst with Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wei holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University.
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Donghai Qian
Senior Vice President, Business Development
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Donghai Qian has served as senior vice president for business development of Shanda Games since September 2011. Mr. Qian joined Shanda Games in April 2009 and served as the vice president for business development. Prior to joining Shanda Games, Mr. Qian served as the head of business development at leading Korean online game companies including CJ Internet Holdings, Webzen Co., Ltd. Wemade Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Actoz Soft Co., Ltd..
Mr. Qian holds a bachelor's degree in economics from National Shinshu University in Japan.
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William Chen
Chief Technology Officer
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William Chen has served as chief technology officer of Shanda Games since September 2011. Mr. Chen joined Shanda Games in December 2010 and served as the vice president for product development. Prior to joining Shanda Games, Mr. Chen served as technical director at leading international publishers including Electronic Arts Inc., Disney Interactive Studios, Inc., and Activision Blizzard, Inc. and worked on leading titles including Call of Duty 3, Final Fantasy VII and Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Mr. Chen holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from California State University.
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Qing Zhang
General Counsel, Board Secretary and Managing Partner of 18 Capital
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Qing Zhang has served as the general counsel and corporate secretary of Shanda Games since July 2011 and served as the managing partner of 18 Capital since November 2011. Prior to joining Shanda Games, Mr. Zhang served in numerous capacities at Shana Interactive from 2005 to 2011, including deputy director of legal department and corporate secretary.
Mr. Zhang holds a master's degree in law from East China University of Politics and Law and a master's degree in law from University of Warwick.
