Work Experience & Education
Joined Alibaba in 2012 as founding member of international business development team at Tmall.com, commanding inside experience and working knowledge of Alibaba businesses
In 3+ year tenure at Alibaba, originated strategic partnerships with Apple, Beats, Bose, Amazon, Microsoft and Intel
BA from Dalian University, Computer Science
Lance EC Partners Served
Casio, Philips, MTG Group, ReFa, Hewlett Packard
Work Experience & Education
Started career in investment banking as M&A Analyst at Lazard
One of first five foreigners to join Alibaba Group's Tmall.com in 2014, serving as a key business developer for 3 years. Led China market entry projects for Dyson, Swarovski and Bosch
Previously CFO of Kraft Heinz’s E-commerce division in China
BA (Honors) from Yale University
Lance EC Partners served
SMEG, Lazada
Work Experience & Education
Based in China and Hong Kong for the last 10 years, Jake is a successful entrepreneur and experienced private equity professional specializing in the consumer sector
Mostly recently founded and runs HAWKR, a Hong-Kong based Southeast Asian grab-and-go restaurant chain
Held senior executive positions at private equity firms Cassia Investments and First Eastern Investment Group.
Led private equity investments into apparel, food and beverage, personal care and lifestyle brands. Extensive board and manager level experience
BA (Hons) University of Oxford
MBA (Finance) Wharton Business School
Work Experience & Education
Lived in China, Taiwan, and Japan for over 8 years, Nick is an experienced strategist of Chinese internet and e-commerce firms
Spent 4+ years as only foreign member of Alibaba’s group-level strategy team, bridging corporate strategy, organizational planning, and academic research
Specialties include including multi-sided markets, cross-platform business models, social brand-building, and business applications of data and algorithms
BA (Summa Cum Laude) Yale University