Mr. Hu is a well-known entrepreneur and also a professional manager with proactive thinking. He has been investing in China since 1996 starting while he was leading China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB). During the period of 1993-2004, he grew the investment portfolio from $ 250MM to $ 3.0Bn, making CDIB one of Asia′s largest investment companies. He expanded business of the bank to the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, and Philippines.