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Distoken Acquisition Corp

Sponsors: Xiaosen Sponsor
Raised
$40M
CIK
1818605
SPAC Ticker
DISTU
Focus
Technology
External link: SEC Filings

SPAC Team

Leadership

Jian Zhang has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since inception. He has significant experience in designing, developing and operating message platforms and investing in the informational, biological, block-chain and consumer technology industries. He is currently a director of many technology and investment firms, including Yunnan Jimaoxin Information Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing Wangwang Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Zenyi Tonglian Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Meining Technology Co., Ltd. Since August 2015, he has been the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Partner of Yunnan Xiaosen Venture Capital Co., Ltd., a fund active in angel-round capital raising for the Internet and social media startups. Since August 2017, Mr. Zhang has also been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hangzhou Hechuang Investment Management Co., Ltd., a fund investing in the processing, supply chain and retail channel related to agricultural products. Since August 2018, Mr. Zhang has also been the Chief Executive Officer of Tongzheng Huilian Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a high-tech company focusing on the research of blockchain technology and the development, operation and maintenance of alliance chain. From January 2005 to August 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Kunming Limit Technology Company Limited, a high-tech company mainly engaged in the development of the mobile communication protocol and the application gateway. Mr. Zhang graduated from Guangdong Ocean University with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. We believe he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive investment and operational experience in the Internet and communication industry.

Jirong Lyu has served as our Chief Financial Officer and will serve as one of our directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since March 2016, he has served as a Managing Partner of Dongguan Taihua Tax Accountant Firm, an accounting firm, and Chief Financial Officer at Shanghai Shengkai Technology Co., Ltd., a company focusing on providing technical and operational services to Chinese e-commerce enterprises with cross-border operations. Mr. Lyu served as the Head of the Financial Securities Market at Guangdong Vocational College of Innovation and Technology, School of Finance and Economics from July 2011 to March 2016, during which time he led the editing of three academic textbooks focused on computerized accounting published by major Chinese universities. From July 2006 to June 2011, Mr. Lyu served as the Manager of the Tax Department at Dongguan Wabisen Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd., an accounting firm. Mr. Lyu graduated from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics with a Bachelor’s degree in Management. We believe he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience and academic expertise in financial counseling, international taxation and securities transactions.

Yiwen Ma has served as our Chief Technology Officer since inception. Mr. Ma has substantial experience researching and developing the systems and programs related to instant messaging and big data technology. Since September 2009, he has been serving as the Software Manager of Kunming Limit Technology Company Limited, a high-tech company engaged in the development of the mobile communication protocol and the application gateway. Mr. Ma graduated from Kunming University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

John Wallace, who will serve as one of our directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Delaware Board of Trade, a subsidiary of Ideanomics,Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEX) that is a broker-dealer operating an Alternative Trading System (ATS) for equities not listed on a stock exchange, since December 2015. From July 2019 to June 2020, he served as a director of Ideanomics, Inc. and from January 2015 to May 2020, he served as a director of Gene Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CRMX), a company that manages a portfolio of investments in medical technologies. Since September 2006, Mr. Wallace has also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia Financial Services, LLC, a company providing consulting services to firms in the financial services industry. From August 2008 to October 2011, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Miami International Holdings, Inc., a company that builds exchange technology. From January 1981 to July 2008, Mr. Wallace served in various managerial positions, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange before its acquisition by the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. in July 2008. Mr. Wallace graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and retired honorably from the United States Army, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. We believe he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive managerial and entrepreneurial experience in securities transactions and the U.S. capital markets.

Joseph Valenza will serve as one of our directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. From June 2019 to April 2020, he served as the President and Chief Revenue Officer of the Delaware Board of Trade. From September 2015 to May 2017, Mr. Valenza worked as a NASDAQ Equity Market Maker at Canacord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX: CF), a financial services firm. From June 2017 to May 2019, Mr. Valenza worked primarily on his real estate business. From May 2011 to August 2015, he served as the Vice President of Sales Retail Liquidity at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). From October 2009 to April 2011, Mr. Valenza served as the Head of Sales at Surge Trading, a company that was a market maker in NYSE and NASDAQ securities. From May 2008 to September 2009, he was the President of Drexel Hamilton, LLC, an institutional broker-dealer. Mr. Valenza served as Senior Vice President of the Sales and Development at Lehman Brothers, Inc. from February 2006 to April 2008. He is a former member of the American Stock Exchange Retail Advisory Committee and the Chicago Board of Options Managing Directors Committee. Mr. Valenza attended St. Francis College with a Bachelor’s degree in History and was honorably discharged from the United States Coast Guard Reserve. We believe he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive managerial and entrepreneurial experience in securities transactions and the U.S. capital markets.

Ning Wang will serve as one of our directors as of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since December 2014, he has served as the President of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, or the CECC, an organization comprised of companies, groups and industry organizations engaged in the production, distribution, research of electronic products, and has also served in various managerial positions including the Secretary General and Vice Executive President at the CECC since 1993. He is an independent director at both Jiu Rong Holdings Ltd. (2358.HK), an investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of digital televisions, and Fibocom Wireless Inc. (SHE: 300638), a Shenzhen-based wireless communication module and Internet-of-Things solution provider. From January1990 to March 1992, he served as the director of the Management Division of the National Household Appliances Management Center. Mr. Wang graduated from Remin University of China with a Bachelor’s degree in political economics. We believe he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his substantial experience in the marketing and distribution of electronic products and public company management.