Mr. Ding Junjie aged 46, has been our independent non-executive director since May 2008. Mr. Ding has about 20 years of experience in the media and advertisement industry. He is a faculty member of the Communication University of China (中国传媒大学) (formerly known as the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (北京广播学院)) and has served as the deputy head of the Advertising Teaching and Research Office, the deputy head of the Advertising Department, and the vice dean of the News and Communication School (新闻传播学院). Currently, he also serves as a vice principal of the Communication University of China, a director of the Asia Media Research Centre (亚洲传媒研究中心), and a vice president of the China Advertising Association (中国广告协会), the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Mass Communication (中国新闻史学会), and the China Advertising Association of Commerce (中国商务广告协会) respectively. Mr. Ding is also an editor of various periodicals, such as the International Advertising (国际广告) and the Annual Book of Chinese Advertising Works (中国广告作品年鉴). Mr. Ding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Journalism in 2003, both from the Communication University of China.