Qinhai Xia Director of Investments and Acquisitions Qinhai identifies and negotiates the Phaunos Timber Team’s investments in Asia. In 2009, he led the first successful timberland investment in China by an international timberland investment management organization. Qinhai provides investment strategy advice and conducts due diligence for the Fund’s investments in Uruguay. Before joining FourWinds, Qinhai was Strategy and Development Manager at Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). During his tenure there, he was involved in an acquisition project in Eastern Europe that exceeded $100 million. He co-led due diligence for two prospective acquisition projects in North America totaling over $1 billion. Before UTC, Qinhai worked for a number of internet startup companies and consulting firms in both China and the US. Qinhai’s investment management experience spans the spectrum: initial strategy development, acquisition target identification and valuation, due diligence, contract negotiation and integrative planning and execution. Qinhai earned his BS in Computer Science (magna cum laude) from Gordon College, his MS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from Yale University. He is a native Chinese speaker and fluent in English.

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