Xiao Ping Yang is a businessperson who has been the head of 11 different companies and is Chairman at Chia Tai Energy Development (China) Co. Ltd., Executive Director & General Manager at Shanghai Fortune World Development Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Chia Tai Worldwide Investment Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Chia Tai Holding Group Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cpg China Ltd., Co-Chairman of 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 at CT Bright Holdings Ltd.

He is also President for 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 the past Xiao Ping Yang occupied the position of President of Jilin Association of Enterprises With Foreign Investment, Senior Vice Chairman-Agro Industry & Food Business at Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd., Manager for Nichiyo Co., Ltd. and Vice President-China Rural Research Institute at Tsinghua University.

He received an undergraduate degree from Jiangxi University of Science & Technology, a doctorate from Tsinghua University and an undergraduate degree from Nanchang University.