Ms. Cynthia Wong Hu, also known as Cynthia, Esq., JD has been General Counsel and Secretary of CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since June 1, 2006 and has also been its Chief Operating Officer since December 2008. Ms. Hu served as the Vice President of CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 1, 2006 to December 2008. Prior to CASI Ms. Wong served as a Senior Associate for the business finance practice group at Powell Goldstein LLP, in Washington, DC., where she advised clients with regard to public and private financing transactions, partnership and operating agreements, various corporate agreements, mergers and acquisitions, SEC compliance matters, stock and asset purchase agreements and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Powell Goldstein, Ms. Wong served as internal counsel for Golden American Life Insurance Company focusing on filings and compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Ms. Hu is also a Co-founder and a Director of Women in Bio, Inc. Ms. Wong HOLDS her J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 1994 and is admitted to the Bar in New York, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.