GC China is fortunate to have a distinguished team of senior executives with expertise in specialized wind and power technologies. Their expertise encompasses overall management, finance, marketing, sales, operations and manufacturing.
GC China will maximize the flexibility of its diverse organizational structure to oversee, coordinate, and integrate the organization towards the delivery of significant triple-bottom-line value to our stakeholders.
Mr. Hou Tie Xin is the founder, Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Wuhan Guoce Electric Power New Technology Co., Ltd. (“Wuhan Guoce”) established in 1995. Mr. Hou has overseen the acquisition of over ten subsidiaries and has been awarded the title of Outstanding Entrepreneur by the municipal government. Mr. Hou is a nationally renowned power expert and is a professor of engineering. He has obtained more than 20 patents for his inventions in connection with his research and development of energy technology. Mr. Hou is a member of the China Standardization Committee and an author of China’s Power Quality Standards. He is also a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (“IEC”) and attended the 2007 IEC Assembly in Tokyo as the leader of the Chinese delegation. Mr. Hou obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Power System and Automation from Wuhan University in 1982 and a Masters degree in Power Automation from Huazhong University of Science & Technology in 1990.
Ms. Qi Na has been General Manger of Wuhan Guoce Nordic New Energy Corp. since 2006. From 2004, she was General Manager of Wuhan Guoce Power Investment Corp. as well as Vice General Manager of Wuhan Guoce Science & Tech Corp. In 1999, Ms. Qi founded and was General Manager of Hubei Tai Kang engineering Tech Corp. Prior to 1999, she worked in a variety of managerial roles at Hubei International Financial Technology Consultation Corp., Hubei Chang Jiang HePing Shi Ye Corp., and Wuhan Machine Bidding Corp. Ms. Qi obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree specializing in Marine Power Plants from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1978.
Mr. Xu Jia Rong currently serves as Executive Deputy General Manager of Wuhan Guoce Science & Tech Corp. and has served as Chief Engineer at Wuhan Guoce since 1996. From 1992 through 1996, Mr. Xu served as project leader at the Wuhan Hongshan Electrician Technical Research Institute. Prior to 1992, Mr. Xu taught at the Wuhan Water Conservation Electric Power Institute. Mr. Xu has extensive management experience, and is a power expert in research and development of substation automation and computer-based relay protection. He has published several technical journals and treatises which have earned him recognition as a leader in his field as well as several prestigious technical awards. Mr. Xu attended Wuhan University where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Hydraulics and Electrics in 1982 and a specialized Masters degree in Power System Automation in 1987.
Mr. Laun is currently a senior banker at Wynston Hill Capital, LLC where he is responsible for all aspects of capital raising and advisory engagements for micro- and small-cap ventures. From 2004 through 2008, Mr. Laun held various senior positions at Knight Capital Group. From 2000-2004, Mr. Laun was founder and chief executive officer of Hype (USA) Inc. which controlled the exclusive rights to HYPE Energy Drink in North America. Prior to this, Mr. Laun was a vice president of corporate finance at Brean Murray & Co., Inc. and a research analyst at Greenwich High Yield LLC and Mendham Capital Group LLC. Mr. Laun received a Masters’ in Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.
Mr. Wadsworth is one of the founding partners of Ceyuan Ventures a noted venture capital firm with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and San Francisco. Previously, he was a co-founder and managing director at Manitou Ventures from 2001 to 2004. From 1999 onwards, he worked as the vice president of corporate development and product manager for Atom Shockwave. Mr. Wadsworth also accumulated a varied and extensive series of experiences in the finance and investment industry through his efforts for Fleet Bank, Montgomery Securities and Macro-Media between 1992 and 1998. Mr. Wadsworth received a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.
Mr. Lyrner has been serving as the Chief Technology Officer of Wuhan Guoce Nordic New Energy Co., Ltd. since 2006. Mr. Lyrner began his professional career at the Danish wind turbine manufacturer NEG Micon (later merged into Vestas) in 1985. His main responsibilities were research and development, design and calculations. He was closely involved with the development of a Danish 3-bladed 200 kilowatt wind turbine of which 50-60 machines were produced. From the beginning of 1990 to 1999, Mr. Lyrner worked at the consultant company AF-Industriteknik where he was highly involved in the design and development of 2 prototype wind turbines with the generated power of 400 and 1000 kilowatts. Mr. Lyrner designed and calculated wind turbine offshore foundations for the company Vindkompaniet of which 5 wind turbines were installed and still operating 4 kilometers outside of Nasudden, Gotland, Sweden. From 1999-2004, he was Chief Technology Officer of Nordic Windpower USA, Inc. working with modifications and adoptions to serial production of the Nordic 1000, 1MW wind turbine prototype. He was also responsible for design approval against the Det Norske Veritas compliance rules. Since 2004, Mr. Lyrner has had his own consultant firm named Wind Engineering Consultant (“WEC”). WEC has acted as assistant and advisor for EON Sweden (a European power company) regarding a large wind power offshore project. WEC has also designed docking system for offshore wind turbines and conducted conceptual studies leading to the final layout of 6MW offshore wind turbines through dynamic simulations by means of VIDYN software. Mr. Lyrner received his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm Sweden in 1984.
Ms. Zhao Ying has been Vice General Manager of Wuhan Guoce Nordic New Energy Corp. since 2006. Ms. Zhao is responsible for financing and investment as well as responsible for all communication with the government. Ms. Zhao has been with Wuhan Guoce since 1999 in various positions, such as Assistant of Marketing, Vice Manager of the sales division, Vice Manager of the engineering division, General Manager of the office and Secretary of the board. In 1999, Ms. Zhao obtained a Bachelor degree in management and law from Wuhan Hydro Power University and Wuhan University. In 2006, Ms. Zhao obtained a Masters degree in Finance from Wuhan University.