Kirk Yang

Linkage Technologies International Holdings Ltd. provides software solutions and IT services. The company was founded in January 1997 and is headquartered in Nanjing, China.

Founded in 1985, Barclays Capital Asia Ltd. is a Chinese brokerage services company. Part of Barclays PLC, the company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Linkage Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of software solutions and IT services for telecommunications industry in China. They develop and implement core operating systems for the three telecom operators in China, namely, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, that address essential software requirements critical to their success in the evolving telecom industry. They believe they are well positioned to capitalize on the competition and other trends in the telecom industry through its market leadership, long-standing relationships with the three telecom operators, comprehensive solution and service offerings, strong development capabilities and superior customer service and support. Linkage Technology was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Nanjing, China.

Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Nomura International HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd., which is ultimately-owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm’s global markets team offers research, sales and trading of global securities to a diverse range of clients globally, including institutional investors, financial institutions, corporates, financial sponsors and government entities. Nomura International HK operates a truly integrated, cross-asset platform which includes research, sales and trading in equities, currencies, rates and credit in cash and derivative products.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., IBM (China) Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes computers. The company is based in Beijing, China. Dah-Chuen Chien has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

Accenture (China) Co., Ltd. operates as an enterprise management company. It provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. The company was founded on March 4, 1998 and is headquartered Shanghai, China.