David Shan founded Massimo Motor Sports on June 30, 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2009 and will become Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company upon consummation of this offering. Since founding the Company in 2009, he has designed and implemented the Company’s long-term business plan, and, over the years, he has led the Company to expand its product line to include a range of UTVs, ATVs, solar systems, electric coolers, and electric scooters. In 2018, Mr. Shan also founded Massimo Marine, a subsidiary of the Company that mainly focuses on manufacturing Pontoon Boats. Mr. Shan has consistently demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit by successfully establishing, building, and managing multiple businesses. His track record as a business leader and operator exemplifies his entrepreneurial mindset and ability to identify opportunities, create value, and drive business growth. Mr. David Shan holds a bachelor’s degree in international trade from Qingdao Ocean University of China.
Dr. Yunhao Chen has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2023 and will serve as a director upon the consummation of this offering. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Chen served as the Chief Financial Officer of a Nasdaq-listed company, where she led the company through its initial public offering process and directed and managed the company’s financial reporting and accounting functions. Dr. Chen oversaw the company’s investor relations and capital market functions and successfully executed several private placements. Dr. Chen, as our Chief Financial Officer, has extensive knowledge and experience with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting and compliance requirements. As part of her experience, she has conducted analyses and research regarding a large amount of formal filings of SEC registrants, with focuses on financial disclosure, capital market anomaly, business valuation, internal control and auditing, corporate tax avoidance, and earnings-returns relation. With a Ph.D. in Accounting and an MBA in Finance and MIS from the University of Minnesota, and a BE degree from University of International Business and Economics of China, Dr. Chen has been active in academia. From 2007 to 2014, she served as a faculty member at the University of Miami and Florida International University. In addition, from 2011 until present, she has been teaching courses at the Southern Medical University in China’s Healthcare MBA program, including but not limited to Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation, Accounting for Managers, and Accounting Theories and Studies, among other undergraduate and graduate courses. She has presented research results and implications for policymakers at national and international conferences. Dr. Chen has also published research results in both accounting and finance journals, such as Financial Management, the Journal of American Tax Association, and the Journal of Information System.
Michael Smith will serve as our Vice President of the Company upon the consummation of this offering. Mr. Smith joined Massimo Motor Sports in 2019 and then subsequently joined Massimo Marine in 2020. He is currently the Vice President of Massimo Marine. Mr. Smith has played a key role in launching Massimo Marine in the mainstream marketplace. Prior to joining Massimo Marine, in 2001, Mr. Smith founded a mobile detail company, which he sold in 2005. In 2006, he founded an online powersports retail company, which he later sold in 2011. In 2011 until 2019, Mr. Smith founded and served as an executive of another powersports retail company, which designed products and distributed its products throughout the United States. Mr. Smith holds multiple design and utility patents and dedicates his career to developing new innovative products that have the potential to be profit drivers in the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. While receiving a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University for Biomolecular Engineering, Mr. Smith ultimately decided to pursue International Business and Marketing at the University of California San Diego.