Ms. Albina Iljasov joined our company in September 2021 and currently serves as our Co-Chief Executive Officer, responsible for EU Strategy, Information Governance & Cybersecurity. Prior to this role, Ms. Iljasov served as Head of Europe. Prior to that, Ms. Iljasov served as head of sales and business development for Europe. Before joining our company, Ms. Iljasov worked as a business development manager for the DACH region at EVBox from February 2020 to September 2021. From May 2018 to February 2020, Ms. Iljasov worked in regional sales at E.ON Drive, the e-mobility unit of E.ON.
Mr. Yifei Hou has served as our director and chief executive officer since May 2015. From June 2014 to September 2015, Mr. Hou served as project manager at Tesla APAC. Mr. Hou graduated from the University of Toronto and received his bachelor’s degree there.
Mr. Joel Adalberto Gallo has served as our chief financial officer since September 2025. Mr. Gallo served as the chief financial officer of HD EDU from February 2023 to August 2025. Prior to that, he was the chief financial officer of CoinTiger from July 2022 to January 2023. Prior to that role, Mr. Gallo was the chief financial officer of ETAO International Group from March 2021 to May 2022, and the chief executive officer of Columbia China League Business Advisory Co. from November 2019 to February 2021. From April 2013 to October 2019, Mr. Gallo served as co-founder and principal of GLS Group LLC, responsible for providing management consulting services to financial sector firms. Mr. Gallo is an adjunct professor at New York University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He received a B.A in finance from Binghamton University, a M.A. in international relations from Tufts University and an M.P.A. from Columbia University.
Mr. Aatish V Patel joined our company in May 2022 and currently serves as our president responsible for our business operation and management in the United States. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Patel worked as an operations program manager at Desktop Metal from October 2021 to April 2022. From September 2021 to October 2021, Mr. Patel worked as a supply chain consultant at Deloitte. Prior to that, Mr. Patel worked at Formlabs Inc from October 2019 to August 2021, during which period he worked as a global sourcing engineer. From August 2018 to September 2019, Mr. Patel worked as a project engineer at Fellowes Brands. Mr. Patel holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from New York University and a master of liberal arts degree in management from Harvard University.
Mr. Alexander Jacob Urist joined our company in May 2022 and currently serves as our vice president responsible for the company's marketing. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Urist worked as the head of business development at SupChina Inc. from September 2018 to May 2022. From October 2016 to September 2018, Mr. Urist worked as an associate in business development at Magellan Research Group. Prior to that, Mr. Urist worked at Ascension Capital Group from May 2015 to July 2016, during which period he worked as a director in transactions. Mr. Urist holds a bachelor of arts degree in mandarin and economics from Kenyon College.
Mr. Rui Ding has served as our director and our chief technology officer since May 2015. From November 2013 to September 2015, Mr. Ding served as project manager at Tesla APAC.
Mr. Javier Lázaro joined our company in 2021 and currently serves as our Head of Sales Europe, responsible for driving commercial strategy and business development across the European market. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Lázaro worked at EVBox from 2018 to 2021, during which period he served as Sales Manager for Southern Europe. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Lázaro worked at Alstom, where he held the position of Bid Cost manager. Mr. Lázaro holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering with a focus in economics and management from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.