Sanford J. Selman is a highly experienced financial executive with deep domain experience in the energy and environmental sectors. As a specialist in the development of technology on a global scale, he possess a keen understanding of the technical, commercial, financial and societal issues associated with the development and deployment of low carbon, environmentally sustainable technology.

In 2002, Mr. Selman founded the Asia West Environment Fund – a venture capital fund with a unique focus on investing in early-stage companies in North America and Europe possessing proprietary technology that is commercially and environmentally relevant to China and India. Over the past 9 years, Mr. Selman's portfolio companies have undergone the difficult transition process of scaling their businesses from bench-scale technology "experiments" to viable global enterprises. As Chairman of three of his portfolio companies, Mr. Selman guided his management teams over an often bumpy road to realize their commercial objectives. Managing these transitions required Mr. Selman at times to assume operational control as CEO to design and execute a turnaround strategy.

Prior to Asia West, during his industrial and investment banking career, Mr. Selman specialized in developing and financing a diverse range of industrial and infrastructure projects with a particular focus on energy and the environment. He arranged approximately $1.5 billion in project, trade and lease financing serving as financial advisor to governments and private sector clients in North America, Latin America, China, Indian sub-continent and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Selman serves as Non-Executive Chairman of both E-Leather Limited (Peterborough, UK) and Mobius Technologies, Inc. (Lincoln, CA).

Mr. Selman holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (with Distinction) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

US: +1 (203) 434-3005
sandy@asiawestfunds.com

Richard McCombs has over 35 years of professional experience, the majority of which has been in executive-level management positions. He has been CEO or President of MBA Polymers, Inc. for the last twelve years and led the Company from an early-stage, pre-revenue company with unproven technology to a global enterprise with commercial manufacturing facilities on three continents utilizing MBA's revolutionary plastics recycling technology.

Mr. McCombs was responsible for negotiating, constructing and commissioning MBA's first commercial facility in China in conjunction with a Chinese joint venture partner, hiring the Chinese Managing Director and together, developing a customer network including leading global electronic OEMs. Mr. McCombs then repeated these steps for MBA's European plants in Austria and the UK. In order to support this expansion, Mr. McCombs raised seven rounds of private equity financing from some of the largest VC/PE firms in the world.

Prior to MBA Polymers, Mr. McCombs was CFO of a publicly-held company and started a joint venture in the rice industry in Vietnam. This company grew to become the largest foreign-owned exporter of rice during his tenure.

Mr. McCombs has considerable fundraising experience having negotiated equity, debt and non-dilutive financing from diverse sources such as angel investors, venture capital firms, private equity funds, government agencies, banks and public bond markets.

Mr. McCombs earned his MBA from Stanford University and a B.A. from Amherst College.

US: +1 (415) 497-8509
China: +86-135-6000-3980
rmccombs@asiawestfunds.com

Eric Wang has more than 20 years' management experience in multiple industries including recycling, food, agriculture and breeding, direct investment and internet information services. He has been based in the US, Europe, Hong Kong and key cities around Mainland China and has served in senior positions with US and UK public and private companies, JVs, WOFEs, state-owned enterprises and privately-held companies in China.

Prior to Asia West, Mr. Wang served as Managing Director of the Chinese subsidiary of the global leader in recycling scrap plastics from post consumer durable goods, MBA Polymers. Mr. Wang joined MBA Polymers at the time of the ground breaking and was responsible for overseeing the construction of the facility, hiring the entire team and facility commissioning. Under his stewardship, the business grew from a brand new JV start-up to generating over RMB 170 million in annual revenue. Mr. Wang skillfully managed key relationships with foreign and domestic customers, including a global electronics OEM and their contract manufacturer. As Managing Director, Mr. Wang also had to manage the sometimes complicated relationship between MBA Polymers and its Chinese joint venture partner, a State-Owned Enterprise.

While the head of China Business Development (Merger & Acquisition) of a HK$60 billion public company, under Hutchison Whampoa Group, he took a leading role to acquire stakes from twelve TMT companies and set up six JV companies. Among these was a top China newspaper JV, the first one in China in which the overseas party was the largest shareholder.

One of Mr. Wang's key strengths is his ability to bridge the gap between Western and Chinese culture in a demanding commercial environment. His has demonstrated capabilities in post-merger integration, relationship building with government agencies, and corporate finance while always maintaining focus on business development.

He received International Master of Business Administration degrees from University of South Carolina in the US and Vienna Economic University in Austria. He also holds a B.A. in Accounting from China People's University.

China: +86 (0)20 3463-1263
ewang@asiawestfunds.com

Michele Kelsey is a seasoned financial services executive with a strong track record of results and operational excellence. Ms. Kelsey possesses an in-depth understanding of the global capital markets and how financial services clients use data and technology to support workflows. Areas of expertise include fixed income, derivatives, structured finance, risk exposure, pricing and reference data. She has been a frequent industry speaker and author of numerous articles and thought leadership pieces surrounding regulation, legal entity data, accounting practices, workflows, and settlements.

Ms. Kelsey served as Senior Vice President with Thomson Reuters where she was responsible for the Americas region for the Pricing and Reference Data business; she was also responsible for the Americas Enterprise Platform technology segment for three years, and ran marketing globally for Thomson Reuters Pricing and Reference data.

Ms. Kelsey was one of the original employees of Loan Pricing Corporation, a venture capital startup which was subsequently acquired by Reuters. She ran sales, marketing and the global loan pricing service during LPC's high growth period.

Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Ms. Kelsey spent eight years as a credit trained commercial banker and fixed income trader at TD Securities and Bankers Trust. She focused on cable, cellular, project finance, real estate, securitized transactions and syndicated loans. She also spent time in the software industry as head of sales for Alysis Technologies (NASDAQ:IACP) during its successful turnaround and sale to Pitney Bowes docSense in 2001.

Ms. Kelsey holds a B.S. in Psychology/Business from St. John's University, and studied Corporate Finance and Valuations with Harvard Business School and graduate finance at Hofstra University.

US: +1 (516) 857-7135
michelekelsey@yahoo.com