Prior to founding Concept Art House Inc, James Zhang was a studio Vice President, art director, and conceptual designer. With over a decade of industry experience, James brings a unique understanding of the entertainment media industry as both an artist and a studio executive.
James began his career as a concept artist at Lucas Arts Entertainment Company in 1998. During his tenure there, he helped create the vision for a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed video games including Star Wars: Star Fighter, Gladius, and Star Wars: Republic Commando. In 2004, he moved on to Factor 5 where he assumed the role of Lead Artist on the PS3 title "Lair. In 2005, James assumed the role of Vice President of Massive Black where he oversaw the vision and production of numerous studio projects, increased company profits with strategic marketing, and was instrumental in the building of the studio's overseas office.
Matthew brings more than 20 years of consulting, corporate executive and investing experience with McKinsey & Company, AT Kearney, Monitor Group, Monitor Ventures, Gap Inc. and the Keiretsu Angel Forum. In his role as consultant he has advised executive teams of a number of the largest and most successful Consumer, Retail, Entertainment, Information Technology and E-commerce companies on issues of Corporate Governance, Organization, Strategy, Finance, Marketing & Operational Improvement.
John is an investor and financial consultant for Chinese companies that list in the US capital market. He is also the founder and Managing Director of JC Global Capital Partners LLC - a reverse merger consulting firm that specializes in cross border transactions. In 2008, John served as the exclusive financial advisor for the Alternative Public Offering of Sinohub (OTCBB: SIHI.OB) for which he raised $7.5 million capital.
Before joining CAH, Xuan Li was the online marketing manager at MediaZone.com, one of the largest on-line entertainment content broadcasting firms. At MediaZone, Xuan oversaw marketing activities for top-tier sports events, such as Wimbledon, the French Open, Indy500, the Rugby World Cup, and the 2008 Olympics. Xuan built relationships with some of China’s largest and most successful internet and entertainment firms , such as Sina.com, Tenccent.com (over 200 million users), CCTV, Shanghai Media Group, and Hairun, China’s largest TV content producer, AOL and NBC.
Scott Chou is a fourteen year industry veteran with an extensive background as an animation director, a cartoonist, concept artist, and art director. He has worked for high profile media/entertainment companies in China such as: Sunchime Cartoon Group, Aojie digital Art, Interserv International Inc, and Shanghai Animation Film Studio where he managed a team of 60 artists and animators.
In his extensive career in electronic entertainment, Ken has worked for some of the largest companies in China such as Shanda, Network Science Technologies, and The9 Limited. He served as the art director and conceptual designer on some of the best known MMORPG titles in China including 'Three Kingdom' and 'Crystal Age'.