Our Team
PFC Staff
Gabrielle Harris
Executive Director gharris@mfchina.cn
Country Development Expert
Business Development Services Expert
Gabrielle Harris is an expert in Chinese development issues and Business Development Services for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. She is currently the Executive Director of PlaNet Finance China. Since she joined PlaNet Finance in 2005, she has designed and directed several development projects with microfinance components, in both rural and urban China. Gabrielle is currently involved in projects related to renewable energy, entrepreneurial training at the municipal level, and ecotourism in Western China. Her team of experts is also working with medium-sized banks seeking to begin delivery of micro loans to the SME market. She works with donors like JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, the European Commission, Qualcomm, China Unicom, and Lafarge. Before starting her new career in microfinance, Gabrielle Harris established and ran her own joint venture company, Beijing Han-Link Crafts Company Ltd, which was involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of designer cultural silver jewelry and gifts. Prior to this entrepreneurial work, she was Chief Representative for the high-profile consulting company Kamsky Associates (美国甘维珍咨询有限公司) where she managed a local team. Gabrielle has also worked as Director of Publication and Research for International Data Corporation, where she wrote the first market study on Bank Automation in China (1988). Her first job was as a trade reporter for China Sources of Trade Media (now known as GlobalSources), conducting reporting missions all over China from 1982 to 1986. Gabrielle studied at the School of Oriental & African Studies, London University, and holds a BA Honors Degree in Chinese. She later pursued postgraduate studies in Modern History at Nanjing University.
Jingjie (Jade) Li
Director of Administration and Finance lijj@mfchina.cn
Jingjie Li Joined Planet Finance China in June 2011. As Director of Administration and Finance, she is responsible for general administration and financial management of Planet Finance China and will also contribute as a microfinance technical consultant. Prior to joining PFC, she worked for several MNCs including Royal Dutch Shell Ltd, Motorola China Ltd. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Most recently, Jingjie worked aboard one of Royal Dutch Shell’s internal finance shared service centres based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her role as Credit Team Manager held her responsible for stabilizing Shell’s finance and accounting outsourcing project and training Malaysia’s local credit team. She has over ten years of practical expertise in the areas of financial & managerial accounting, credit management, finance off-shoring, cost management, control and compliance, and tax planning. Jingjie's experiences span a wide range of industries including Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Hi-Tech Telecommunications. Jingjie earned her Bachelors Degree of Taxation from Central University of Finance and Economics and is CPA-certified as of 2004. Jingjie is interested in contributing to agricultural and rural development of China and strongly believes in microfinance as an important tool for development in these areas.
Zhang Han (Justin)
Microfinance Consultant hzhang@mfchina.cn
Justin joined PlaNet Finance China in 2003. First, he served as an information officer being in charge of China Microfinance Web Portal (similar to MIX market). From 2005, he co-organized microfinance trainings and got involved in several TA programs in China. In 2006, he participated to MicroCred Mexico’s 5-months intensive training. Afterwards, he came back to China and has been working as a consultant for MicroCred Nanchong, where he was in charge of operations implementation (policies adaptations, recruitment, Loan staffs, senior and middle management training, branch management, operations diagnosis and suggestion). Justin also was a key member of the diagnostic team for Harbin city commercial bank downscaling program. Justin has a deep knowledge of operations in microfinance in the Chinese context. He is very familiar with all the players in all parts of China, and well versed in the history of recent changes in the infrastructure structure of the China market for small- and micro-loans. Justin has worked in urban and rural contexts on both collateralized and non-collateralized loan systems. Justin is a graduate from the People’s University of China from where he obtained a bachelor degree in Business and Administration.
Lin Yu
Deputy Project Manager ylin@mfchina.cn
Lin Yu joined PlaNet Finance China in August 2011 as Deputy Project Manager. Her main responsibilities revolve around assisting with the implementation of the second EU project in Tongwei County, Gansu Province. Prior to joining PFC, Emily worked in the insurance department of HSBC Shanghai as a sales agent. Lin Yu holds a Master of Economics degree the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, majoring in finance. Lin Yu participated in a one-year exchange program with the University of Lausanne during which her interest in microfinance grew. Her final master's thesis dissertation titled "Alternative Investment: Implementing CDOs into Microfinance" explored new possibilities for investment opportunities within the microfinance industry. While researching and writing her thesis dissertation, Lin Yu engaged in a six-month internship with PFC as a translation and research intern. Lin Yu's academic career and infield experiences have fostered a strong passion for poverty alleviation in China.
Lingxue (Lisa) Meng
Office Manager lxmeng@mfchina.cn
Lisa Meng joined the Planet Finance China team in December 2004. She is mainly responsible for the daily office operations, administrative and financial claims and PFC financial reporting. Between 2005-2009, she was responsible for the Urban CTLC project, her work included regular funding for the partners and auditing financial reports. Lisa majored in International Finance, and she also has a strong interest in the Chinese economy and microfinance.
Katy Wang
Communications & Development Officer swang@mfchina.cn
Katy joined PlaNet Finance China in November 2009, first as an intern and now as the Communications & Development Officer. Her main responsibilities include website maintenance, internal and external communications and intern recruitment. She graduated from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in 2008 with a Bachelors of Commerce degree majoring in finance. Katy first developed a passion for non-profit work in university and is interested in the use of microfinance as a tool to develop social enterprises in China.
PFC Remote Associates
Han Li (Leah)
Rural Microfinance Consultant lhan@mfchina.cn
Since she joined in PlaNet Finance China office in early 2003, Han Li has already lead several training missions to provide training and capacity building to microfinance institutions in Guangxi, Hebei, Tianjin, Fujian, Jilin and Shaanxi provinces through cooperation with Chinese key microfinance players, CASS, CICETE, CRTDC, CFPA, Tianjin Women's Federation and Mercy Corps. She also paticipate in Qualcomm's CSR project, Asia Invest project and the European Commission's Tongwei project. She has worked closely with microfinance experts to develop a set of microfinance training modules that include basic microfinance knowledge to monitoring and evaluation courses. She was also in charge of the training department and Rural Technology Learning Centers sponsered by Microsoft. In this project, she helped CFPA to deliver IT trainings to local microfinance staff, and helped the CFPA microfinance management team go to Europe to establish a long-term relationship with European potential investors. Before she joined PlaNet Finance, she worked for a media group and was in charge of a specialized guild and CEO forum, which invites CEOs and COOs to a round table discussion on finance and management issues. Before that, she was a geography teacher. Han Li graduated from University of International Business and Economics. She is now pursuing a Master's degree in Finance. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Trade English.