Ms. Haimei Wu co-founded Baide Suzhou in 2012 and has served as Baird Medical’s Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and a director of Baird Medical since January 2021, and as Baird Medical’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2021. Ms. Wu is mainly responsible for the overall corporate strategies and management of Baird Medical’s business operations and development. Ms. Wu has over 20 years of experience in the medical devices industry. Ms. Wu is currently a director and general manager of Baide Suzhou, an executive director and general manager of Nanjing Changcheng, an executive director of Henan Ruide, an executive director of Guoke Baide (Guangdong) Medical Co., Ltd. (“Guoke Baide”), each a subsidiary of Baird Medical. Haimei Wu also served as the executive director and general manager of Guangzhou Daokang Trading Co., Ltd., a company engaged in the sales of medical instruments, equipment and consumables in the PRC. Prior to founding Baide Suzhou, Haimei Wu served as a sales manager at Guangdong Taihua Medical instrument Co., Ltd. from January 2002 to June 2011, and as a sales manager at Guangdong Xintianran Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., from July 2011 to October 2011. Haimei Wu graduated from Henan Province Xinyang Weisheng School with a specialty in anesthesia in July 2000. Ms. Wu completed advanced studies in financial investment and capital operations at Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University in 2016.
Mr. Wei Hou has served as a director of Baird Medical since September 2021. Mr. Hou is primarily responsible for business development and management of Baird Medical’s operations. He has over 28 years of experience in management and sales in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Hou joined Baird Medical in March 2019 as the vice general manager and sales director of Baide Suzhou. Prior to joining Baird Medical, Mr. Hou served as the global sales general manager at Shanghai Aidisen International Mathematics Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., a company engaged in the sales of medical equipment, from June 2014 to December 2018. From January 2009 to May 2014, Mr. Hou served as the vice president at China Health Industry Investment Group, a company focused on investments in medical and pharmaceutical industries. Mr. Hou obtained an associate degree in thermal engineering from Chongqing University in the PRC in 1987 and a professional study diploma in economics from Party School of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in the PRC in 1994. Mr. Hou obtained a Master of Business Administration from China Europe International Business School in the PRC in April 2000.
Ms. Quan Qiu has served as a director of Baird Medical since January 2021. Ms. Quan Qiu is primarily responsible for the supervision and coordination of Baird Medical’s operations. Mr. Quan Qiu joined Baide Suzhou in April 2013, and Mr. Qiu currently serves as assistant general manager of Baide Suzhou, an executive director and general manager of Guizhou Baiyuan, and an executive director of Hunan Baide. Ms. Qiu graduated in medicine operation and management from Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College in the PRC in July 2013.
Mr. Joseph Douglas Ragan III has served as a director of Baird Medical since September 2024. He currently serves as the CFO for the Domtar division of, and the Head of Finance for, the Paper Excellence Group. From 2018 to 2019, Mr. Ragan served as CFO for Resideo/Honeywell Homes, a leading global manufacturer of thermostats and security panels (NYSE-REZI). From 2013 to 2018, Mr. Ragan also served as CFO for Ferroglobe PLC (Nasdaq-GSM), the leading global manufacturer of metal alloys and other metallic products that was created through a merger of FerroAtlántica and Globe Specialty Metals. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Ragan served as CFO at Boart Longyear (ASX-BLY), a publicly traded mining and manufacturing company, and UNICOM Government, Inc., previously known as GTSI, a publicly traded government contractor (Nasdaq-GTSI). Mr. Ragan holds an M.S. in Accounting from George Mason University and a B.S. in Accounting from The University of the State of New York. Mr. Ragan began his finance career with Deloitte, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Ragan also serves as the President and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit USA Judo.
Prof. Mingzhao Xing (Michael) has served as an independent director of Baird Medical since September 2022. Prof. Xing is currently the chairman of our compensation committee and members of both audit committee and nomination committee. Prof. Xing has served as a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine since October 2011 and the dean and professor of School of Medicine at Southern University of Science and Technology in the PRC since July 2019. Prof. Xing was elected as a member of Association of American Physicians in 2019. Prof. Xing was accredited the Paul W. Ladenson Thyroid Award by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2017. Prof. Xing was Prof. Xing was accredited a Paul Starr Award by American Thyroid Association in September 2016 and was accredited an endocrine-related cancer award by the Society for Endocrinology, United Kingdom in March 2014. Prof. Xing graduated from the department of medicine of the Second Military Medical University in China in 1984 and received a Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics from Case Western Reserve University in 1993.
Mr. Lijian Xu has over 30 years of experience working for financial institutions in the corporate management and the financial investment industry. He has worked for financial institutions such as Bank of China, China Fortune Financial Group, CDF Capital and Everbright Private Equity Fund, as well as corporations such as Zhongji Holdings Group, Fenghwa Group (SH600615), Fantasia Holdings Group (1777HK), Times Universal Group (2310HK) and Dasheng Times Cultural Investment Company Ltd (SH600892), where he has served as a director, president, general manager, and in other significant roles.
Mr. Xu was also engaged in capital and credit management and strategic planning of commercial banks, corporate restructuring and listing, equity investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and reorganization of overseas listed companies, securitization of real estate assets, establishment and operation of private equity funds, and real estate investment and development. His investment business spans across various sectors including real estate, clean energy such as nuclear power and natural gas, chemical industry, medicine, information technology, automobile manufacturing and after-sales service, liquor trading, food processing, supply chain finance, energy saving and environmental protection, and retail business. Mr. Xu has also served as a lawyer and an arbitrator in the past.
Ms. Gabrielle Wolfson has over 30 years of experience driving strategy and innovation across Fortune 500 companies in the Health Care, Consumer Products, Technology, and Hospitality sectors, including Quest Diagnostics and Xerox Corporation. As a transformative Chief Digital and Information Officer, she has spearheaded global technology and business transformations, driving industry advancements with pioneering technologies, AI/ML-based data products, and digital consumer solutions. Gabrielle is highly qualified to serve on a board seeking guidance on technology strategy and transformation and operations optimization. Gabrielle's academic background includes a master’s degree in technology management from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Queens College.