China Distance Education Holdings Limited Company Culture

Mr. Zhengdong Zhu serves as the Chief Executive Officer of China Distance Education Limited. Mr. Zhu co-founded China Distance Education Holdings Limited in 2000 and serves as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for the overall management operations and strategic direction at China Distance Education Holdings. Mr. Zhu co-founded Beijing Champion Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. and serves as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He is a pioneer in distance learning through internet and has rich experience in the internet and telecommunication sector. He worked at the Beijing Huake Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., a communications products and computer facilities company, as an Engineer, Manager of Network Department and Vice General Manager In charge of Marketing and Sales from 1995 to 1998. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Zhu worked as an Engineer in the area of electronic communications technology at the research department of North China Institute of Electro-Optics Technology. He received an award for being one of the ten most outstanding private education entrepreneurs in 2007 by ww.sohu.com. Mr. Zhu graduated from the Radio Engineering Department of the Southeast University, China with a Bachelor's degree in Radio Engineering in 1989 and obtained a graduate certificate from the Management Science department in Sichuan University in China in 2001.

Ms. Baohong Yin co-founded China Distance Education Holdings Limited. Ms. Yin is a Co-Founder and Deputy Chairman of Beijing Champion Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. She served as engineer, Vice Director of laboratory, Senior Engineer, Director of Laboratory and Vice-General Engineer at Beijing Uni-Construction Dadi Concrete Building Components Co., Ltd (previously known as Beijing Residential Construction Component Manufacturer). From 1989 to 2004, Ms. Yin serves as a Deputy Chairman of China Distance Education Holdings Limited. She was also conferred the qualification as a senior engineer by the Beijing Advanced Specialized Technology Committee in 1999. She graduated in 1989 from the Civil Engineering Department of Southeast University in China with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Ms. Yin holds EMBA from Peking University.