Charles Chao
Mr. Charles Chao has serves as the President and CEO of SINA Corporation (NasdaqGS: SINA) since May, 2006. Mr. Chao joined SINA as Vice President of Finance in September 1999 and has served various managerial positions including Chief Financial Officer, Co-Chief Operating Officer and President. Mr. Chao has played a vital role in building SINA into an Internet media and online advertising giant in China. Mr. Chao started his career as a news correspondent at Shanghai Media Group. After that Mr. Chao joined PwC where he served as an experienced audit manager providing audit and business consulting services to hi-tech companies at Silicon Valley. Mr. Chao is currently the co-chairman of China Real Estate Information Corporation (NasdaqGS: CRIC), a company providing online and offline real estate information and consulting services, a director of Focus Media (NasdaqGS: FMCN), an out-of-home media and advertising network company, and a director of NetDragon Websoft Inc., a company providing technology for online gaming. Mr. Chao received his Master of Professional Accounting from University of Texas at Austin. He also holds an MA degree in Journalism from University of Oklahoma and a BA degree in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
