Peter Michael Yu is the founder of Cartesian Capital Group LLC, PineBridge Capital Partners LLC. Mr. Yu is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cartesian Growth Corp. II since 2022 and at Cartesian Growth Corp. III since 2024. Mr. Yu is Chairman at Flybondi Ltd. and TH International Ltd. since 2018. Mr. Yu is Director at Cartesian RE GP LLC, Flemingo International Ltd., PolyNatura Corp. (United States), Burger King (China) Investment Co., Ltd, Simba Sleep Ltd. since 2019, Cartesian Royalty Holdings Pte Ltd., Nitron Group LLC, ASO 2020. Maritime Ltd., NB Reinsurance Ltd., Flemingo International (BVI) Ltd., Polynatura Corp., Tim Hortons (China) Holdings Co. Ltd., Aqua Comms DAC, John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation, Pangaea Foods China Holdings, Ltd., Pangaea Foods China Intermediate Ltd., Viva Air Procurement S A, Simba Sleep Canada Ltd., Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIB Ltd. since 2020, TH China Partners Ltd. as President & Director, and Member-Global Council at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Former roles include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cartesian Growth Corp. from 2020 to 2023, Chairman at Cartesian Re Management Co., Director at Westport Innovations, Inc., Iris Reinsurance Ltd., Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. as Independent Director, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services LLC, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, Banco Daycoval SA as Independent Director, Director at The National Economic Council from 1993 to 1995, Brasil Midia Exterior SA, Independent Director at Westport Fuel Systems, Inc. from 2016 to 2020, Independent Director at AlTi Global, Inc. from 2020 to 2024, and President at The Harvard Law Review Association. Education includes graduate degree from Harvard Law School and undergraduate degree from Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs.
Gregory R. Armstrong
Mr. Gregory R. Armstrong is an Independent Director at TH International Ltd. and a Partner at Cartesian Capital Group LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at TH International Ltd., Cartesian RE GP LLC, NB Reinsurance Ltd., Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIA Ltd., Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIB Ltd. and Tim Hortons (China) Holdings Co. Ltd.
Mr. Armstrong was previously employed as a Chief Financial Officer & Director by Cartesian Growth Corp., an Independent Member-Supervisory Board by Przedsiebiorstwo Handlu Zagranicznego Baltona SA, an Associate by Association International Des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels, a Principal by Broadview International LLC, and an Associate by PineBridge Capital Partners LLC. He also served on the board at Cartesian Re Management Co. and Iris Reinsurance Ltd.
He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Meizi Zhu
Meizi Zhu is currently a Director at Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIB Ltd., a Director at Tencent Investment, and an Independent Director at TH International Ltd. In the past, Ms. Zhu worked as an Associate at A.T. Kearney (Shanghai) Management Consulting Co. Ltd. Ms. Zhu received an undergraduate degree from Zhejiang University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Hai Bing Wu
Hai Bing Wu is currently an Independent Director at TH International Ltd., a Member at Shanghai Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Venture Partner at HongShan Capital Growth Fund VI LP. He previously held positions such as Independent Director at Acorn International, Inc., Director at Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd., Independent Director at CooTek (Cayman), Inc., Independent Director at Shanghai MicroPort Endovascular MedTech Co., Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Dongpeng Holdings Co., Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at Plateno Hotels Group Co., Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Zhong Ao Home Group Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd., Senior Manager-Assurance Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Chief Financial Officer at 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd., and Partner at Vision Knight Capital General Partners Ltd. He holds an MBA from Michigan State University and an undergraduate degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Rafael Odorizzi de Oliveira
Rafael Odorizzi de Oliveira is currently Non-Independent Non-Executive Director at Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd. since 2022, Director at BK Scandinavia. AS since 2019, Independent Director at TH International Ltd. since 2022, and President-Asia Pacific Region at Restaurant Brands International, Inc. since 2022. Former roles include Vice President at Crescent Capital Group LP. Education includes an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
Derek Cheung
Derek Cheung is currently the Managing Director at Ascendent Capital Partners Ltd. and an Independent Director at TH International Ltd. He previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Silver Crest Acquisition Corp., Director at Bosera Asset Management Co., Ltd., Executive Director-Greater China Private Equity at D. E. Shaw & Co. International LLC, Director & Portfolio Manager at Verdant Capital Management Ltd., and Chief Investment Officer at Verdant Capital Group Ltd. Mr. Cheung completed his undergraduate degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Yongchen Lu
Yongchen Lu is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Tim Hortons China and the Chief Executive Officer & Director at TH International Ltd. Previously, he worked as a Principal at GE Aerospace and as the Chief Financial Officer at Burger King (China) Investment Co., Ltd from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Lu completed his undergraduate degree at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Paul Hong
Mr. Paul Hong is an Independent Director at TH International Ltd. and a Partner at Cartesian Capital Group LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at TH International Ltd., Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIA Ltd., Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIIB Ltd. and PolyNatura Corp. (United States).
Mr. Hong was previously employed as an Independent Director by Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd., an Attorney by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and a Senior Vice President & General Counsel by PineBridge Capital Partners LLC.
He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College (British Columbia), a graduate degree from Columbia Law School and a graduate degree from New York University School of Law.