Yang Wu founded Microvast in December 2006 and is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and President of the company. Mr. Wu is an experienced entrepreneur, with Microvast being his eighth successful business.

Before starting Microvast, he founded water purification business Omex Environmental Engineering in 2000. The Omex company was acquired by Dow Chemical in 2006, resulting in a 55x return on investment in five years.

Mr. Wu holds a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Petroleum University.

He is a U.S. citizen and resides in the U.S.