Ji Xiao An was born on August 1957, and is the chairman of the board of the Beijing Hualian Group

Beijing Hualian Group

The Beijing Hualian Group is a leading Chinese retailer, headquartered in Beijing.In Singapore, it recently acquired the Seiyu Group's three department stores and has since renamed its stores to BHG from April 5, 2007...

. In addition to being chairman of Beijing Hualian, he also has ties to the National Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in Hainan

Hainan

Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...

, the Group Investment Holdings Ltd., and the Hualianxin Comprehensive Supermarket Co., Ltd. in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

of which he is the incumbent chairman.