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Kelly Jay Michael Tallas
President, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Tallas co-founded WealthCraft and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of WealthCraft since August 2003. From April 2000 until July 2003, Mr. Tallas was head of information technology at Morningstar Asia, a provider of mutual fund research and ratings. He led a team building Morningstar Asia's business and technical infrastructure in Greater China, and pioneered the development of one of Asia's first financial XML web services-based product suite. Mr. Tallas has over fourteen years experience in financial information technology and Asian business expertise. Prior to joining Morningstar Asia, Mr. Tallas had 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur. He co-founded InterconX Communications, which provided consulting services to a broad range of customers including HSBC Bank Canada where he managed the nationwide systems consolidation and implementation at HSBC Securities. Mr. Tallas holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Barry Russell
Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing
Barry Russell joined WealthCraft in December 2009 as Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing. He has lived and worked in Asia since 2006 and brings with him wealth of experience from the inside the financial service industry, having held senior positions in Invesco and latterly Old Mutual where he was Executive Director of Marketing and Client Relationships. A self-confessed marketing nerd, Barry’s other passions are motorcycles, blogging and martial arts.
Jenny Li
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Li has served as Chief Financial Officer at WealthCraft since September 1, 2006. From October, 2004 to August, 2006, Ms. Li served as Asia Region Financial Controller of AD Electronics, an electronics manufacturer. From July 2000 through January 2003, Ms. Li served as Chief Financial Officer and assistant to the General Manager of the Dahing Car Centre, an automotive related company. Ms. Li has over twelve years accounting related experience in various industries, seven years as a financial manager and in other senior positions. Ms. Li holds a MBA degree in Finance from Coventry University, an EMBA degree in Decision Making from US East and West University and a bachelor degree in Accounting from Jinan University. Ms. Li has a CA designation, will complete the ACCA in 2008, and is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Mingnan dialects.