Xiao Ping Yang is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 11 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman for Chia Tai Energy Development (China) Co. Ltd., Executive Director & General Manager at Shanghai Fortune World Development Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer at Chia Tai Worldwide Investment Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Chia Tai Holding Group Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cpg China Ltd., Co-Chairman for China Minsheng Investment Group Corp., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Chia Tai Land Holding Co. Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of CPG Overseas Co. Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer of CT Bright Holdings Ltd. Xiao Ping Yang is also President at Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Senior Vice Chairman-Food Business Division at Chia Tai Group Co., Ltd. and on the board of 12 other companies.

In his past career he occupied the position of President at Jilin Association of Enterprises With Foreign Investment, Senior Vice Chairman-Agro Industry & Food Business at Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd., Manager at Nichiyo Co., Ltd. and Vice President-China Rural Research Institute at Tsinghua University.

Xiao Ping Yang received an undergraduate degree from Jiangxi University of Science & Technology and a doctorate from Tsinghua University.