At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top China based CFO’ operating in the Automotive space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Nicholas, Yik Kay Chong
CFO of Autohome
Group CFO at Autohome (ATHM) [September 2013 ~] Group CFO, Executive Board Director and Group SVP at Li Ning [February 2009 – October 2012]
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About Autohome: A leading online destination for automobile consumers in China.
Zhen Zeng
Chief Financial Officer of Uxin
Zhen Zeng joined Uxin in 2011 and serves as a chief financial officer. He has also been the company’s director since June 2018. Zhen has over ten years of experience in finance. From 2010 to 2011, he served as a vice president in finance at Civa Printal. From 2006 to 2010, he served as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Zhen holds a master’s degree in Commerce and Accounting from Griffith University.
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About Uxin: Uxin offers car e-commerce platform that enables to consumers and dealers to buy and sell new and used cars.
Zhen Zeng
Chief Financial Officer of Uxin
Zhen Zeng joined Uxin in 2011 and serves as a chief financial officer. He has also been the company’s director since June 2018. Zhen has over ten years of experience in finance. From 2010 to 2011, he served as a vice president in finance at Civa Printal. From 2006 to 2010, he served as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Zhen holds a master’s degree in Commerce and Accounting from Griffith University.
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About Uxin: Uxin offers car e-commerce platform that enables to consumers and dealers to buy and sell new and used cars.

Phillip Tighe
CFO of Blue Bird Corporation
Phil Tighe has been Blue Bird’s Chief Financial Officer since March 2012. Before joining Blue Bird, Mr. Tighe worked for the Ford Motor Company for 36 years, holding a variety of positions that included financial control and strategic planning, both domestically and internationally, and has been stationed in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. Immediately prior to joining Blue Bird, Mr. Tighe was based in Shanghai with Ford where he was Executive Director of Strategy and Business Planning from 2006 to 2011. His prior positions included Vice President, Finance and Planning Ford Asia Pacific & Africa, CFO Ford Mexico, CFO Mazda Europe and CFO Ford Venezuela. Mr. Tighe received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and his MBA from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.
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About Blue Bird Corporation, SEA Electric: Blue Bird offers a complete line of Type A, C and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations.
Jing-Sheng Wu
CFO of BYD Company
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About BYD Company: BYD is engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of automobiles, secondary rechargeable batteries and more.
Albert Li
CFO of BYTON
Albert Li is a seasoned financial expert with over 30 years of global experience in auto and aerospace industries specializing in general management, finance and strategy in growth and business turnaround situations. Internationally, he held many senior executive positions and has deep understanding of Chinese market.
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About BYTON: BYTON operates as an electric vehicle company that designs cars as a fully connected smart device on wheels.
Zichao Zhang
CFO of Newlinks Technology
Zichao Zhang is the CFO at Newlinks Technology.
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About Newlinks Technology: Newlinks Technology is a mobile app that provides car fueling services with card free payments.
Colin Chitnim Sung
Chief Financial Officer of eHi Car Rental
Colin Chitnim Sung has served as our chief financial officer since April 2013. Mr. Sung is currently a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) since February 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Sung also has served as adviser of NeWorld Education Group, Inc. since August 2012 and served as Chief Financial Officer of NeWorld Education Group since August 2011. Mr. Sung served as the deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ: LTON), a wireless interactive entertainment service provider in China, from 2008 to 2011. From 2005 to 2008, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Linktone Ltd., where he also served as the acting Chief Executive Officer in 2006 and as its director of board from 2007 to 2008. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Sung was the Corporate Controller of UTI, United States, Inc., a subsidiary of International Freight Forwarder (NASDAQ: UTIW), and from 2001 to 2004, was a Vice President of finance and Corporate Controller of USF Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of US Freightways. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Sung was Vice President and Corporate Controller for US Operation of Panalpina Welttransport Holding, (PWTN.SW). Mr. Sung received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from William Paterson University in 1992 and his MBA degree from American InterContinental University in 2004. Mr. Sung is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant.
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About eHi Car Rental: eHi is a Chinese car rental platform that utilizes an advanced vehicle management system.
Jie Li
CFO of China Automotive Systems
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About China Automotive Systems: Based in Hubei Province, People´s Republic of China, China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Fang Qian
Music car state CFO of Lechebang
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About Lechebang: Lechebang designs and develops a mobile app that provides automobile maintenance and after-sale services.
Fang Qian
Music car state CFO of Lechebang
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About Lechebang: Lechebang designs and develops a mobile app that provides automobile maintenance and after-sale services.