Hong Xu – Executive Director and CEO
Mr. Hong Xu (‘‘Mr. Xu’’), an executive Director, has been appointed as the chairman of the Board with effect from April 19, 2024. Mr. Xu is responsible for participating in formulating the Company’s corporate and business strategies. Mr. Xu was appointed as an executive Director and the chief technology officer (the ‘‘CTO’’) of the Company on May 6, 2021, and was also appointed as the chief executive officer (the ‘‘CEO’’) and general manager of the Company on September 1, 2023. He joined the Group as the chief technology officer of Hangzhou Broncus Medical Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of the Company and hereinafter as ‘‘Broncus Hangzhou’’) in February 2018, and is mainly involved in overall strategic planning, business direction and operational management. In June 2022, Mr. Xu obtained the Qualification Certificate issued by Zhejiang Province Human Resources and Social Security Department in the field of Medical Devices and obtained the title of Senior Engineer.
Mr. Xu has over 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Xu served as the associate general manager at Shenzhen Chuangling Image Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of APT Medical Inc., an electrophysiological and vascular interventional medical device company from September 2014 to February 2018 and held positions of manager of R&D, associate manager of R&D department and R&D engineer at APT Medical Inc. from July 2010 to March 2015. Mr. Xu obtained a bachelor’s degree in polymer material and engineering from Sichu an University in Chengdu, China, in June 2010.
Elaine Lu - Vice President and Vice General Manager
Ms. Lu is responsible for the business operations of Broncus Medical Inc. and Uptake Medical Technology Inc. Prior to joining Broncus, Ms. Lu started her career with Arthur Andersen and has held various senior management positions. Ms. Lu is well-versed in business operations, corporate finance, tax, audit, SEC reporting, HR, FP&A, and international operations. She has managed finance operations for billion-dollar companies, successfully raised critical capital, and built strong strategic partnerships with financing companies. Ms. Lu played a key role in the successful IPOs for both Broncus and Spansion Inc. Ms. Lu is a licensed CPA.