Chairman Liu Tiebin, Ph.D.

• Born in Zhaoyuan, Shandong

• 1982: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Qingdao Agricultural University

• 1987: Master's degree in Agriculture from China Agricultural University

• 1987: Trained in Germany

• 1991: Ph.D. in Agriculture from China Agricultural University, also taught "Agricultural Ecology" at the university

• 1991–1993: Researcher at the Yantai Municipal Government Research Office, later served as Director of the Economic Development Department and Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation of Yantai High-Tech Industrial Development Zone

• 1994–2002: Director of the National Agricultural New Technology Product Dissemination Network Office

• 2009–2014: First President of the Vegetable Seed Division of the China Seed Association

• 2002–December 2020: Vice Chairman of the China Agricultural Technology Extension Association

• Current: Chairman and General Manager of Luheng Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Major Works:

• "Me and Luheng" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 2015)

• "Footprints of Luheng" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural University Press, 2015)

• "Pesticide Dealers' Handbook" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 2008)

• "Telling Historical Stories, Speaking of Modern Management" (Author, China Commerce Press, 2007)

• "Luheng Topics" (Author, China Agricultural University Press, 2005, 2010, 2015)

• "Complete Directory of Chinese Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Units" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 1997, 2000)

• "Guide to New Agricultural Products in China" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 1998)

• "Manual of Disinfection for Livestock and Poultry" (Editor-in-Chief, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, 1995)

Major Honors and Titles:

• 1987: Awarded a UNESCO scholarship to Germany for training

• 1989: Commended by the Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Commission for technology development and promotion

• 1989: Received the Ministry of Agriculture Science and Technology Progress Award for research on agricultural ecological optimization models

• 1990: Received the Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for research on comprehensive agricultural technology systems

• 1993: Promoted to Senior Engineer out of sequence

• 2005: Appointed as Visiting Professor at the School of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University

• 2008: Elected as one of the Top Ten Outstanding Figures in China's Fruit and Vegetable Industry.