Light | Strong | Durable | Versatile | Green

Galaxy Magnesium is the world’s premiere direct source of magnesium, revolutionizing entire industries with light, strong, versatile, durable and energy-efficient magnesium. The correct Galaxy magnesium alloy is superior in many ways to steel or aluminum alloys, without compromise for performance or safety.

An international company based in the United States, Galaxy is streamlining global supply chains, offering both standard and custom alloys for unparalleled performance. We offer Galaxy Finance — all-inclusive guaranteed long-term pricing, direct from the most productive mines in the world, and soon — real-time 24/7 commodity trading.

From automotive, aerospace, energy and construction to pharmaceuticals, Galaxy Magnesium is paving the way to a lightweight future through reasonable, stable cost, guaranteed quality commercial magnesium.

With offices in New York, Atlanta, London, Geneva, Honolulu, Yulin, Xi’an, Beijing and Shanghai, Galaxy is well positioned to responsively serve global markets.

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Management

Michael North
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board

Michael North is an experienced entrepreneur and private investor, with extensive relationships across China, the US and Europe. Michael works with investment banking professionals to identify, research, assist in corporate development, and provide capital to sound, growing businesses. He has managed large enterprise software projects, manufacturing operations, secure network management projects, and international trade for both private and public sector clients. More at http://www.michael-north.com

Xiaofang Zhou North;
Co-founder, Chief Communications Officer and CEO, Galaxy China

Xiaofang Zhou North is a seasoned business manager, who has developed complex financial services, international investment and trade projects in both China and the United States. She is the co-founder of an international non-profit organization, Zhou Enlai Peace Institute. Xiaofang is president of Galaxy in China, and established the company’s first full-time office in Beijing in 2016. More at http://xiaofangzhou.com/experience

Roger Epstein
Co-Founder, Chief International Counsel, Board Member

Mr. Epstein practiced law with Cades Schutte, the largest law firm in the State of Hawaii from 1972-2016, and was the chair of its Tax Department since 1985, arguing cases at the State and Federal level, and the US Supreme Court. He has been a leader in legal connections between the US and China since the early 1980s.

Dan Abens
President, Galaxy Power

Dan is the President of Galaxy Power.  Abens has led Galaxy Power in this role for a year. Prior to the appointment he has served in executive leadership roles with domestic and international expertise in both the public and private sectors. Abens experience spans many markets and technologies including;  Professional Sports, Desalination, Subsurface Vehicles, Imaging, Biometrics, and Native American Company Operations. Abens is a graduate of St. Josephs College, a University of Georgia Master Gardener, and an adopted member of the Alaska Native American Inuit Bear Clan.

Charlie Gay
Senior Vice President, Galaxy Trade and Technology
and President, Galaxy Energy

Dr. Gay has over 45 years of experience in renewable energy. He has significant private-sector experience, including past tenures as president of Applied Solar for Applied Materials, chairman of the technology advisory board for SunPower Corp, president and chief executive officer of ASE Americas, president and chief operating officer of Siemens Solar Industries, and president of ARCO Solar. Dr. Gay’s public service includes Director of the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office and Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He is co-creator of the Greenstar Foundation, an organization that delivers solar power and internet access to villages scaling microenterprise in the developing world. Charlie has a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Riverside. He holds numerous patents for solar devices, won the Gold Medal for Achievement from the World Renewable Energy Congress, was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for leadership in the development of the global photovoltaic industry and in 2019 won the Charles Greeley Abbot Award from the American Solar Energy Society.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chgay/

Dong Yuming
General Manager, Galaxy China

Dong Yuming is a business leader and executive, with deep experience in engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and materials science. He is also an academic and lecturer, with many resources in China’s top academic institutions. Based in Xi’an, the ancient capital of China, he has access to the best minds and the most sophisticated import-export infrastructure in modern China.

Ding Xiaoyun
Co-Chief Financial Officer, Galaxy China

Ding Xiaoyun is a highly qualified financial manager, with full expertise in accounting and financial planning, to professional Chinese standards. He graduated from Xidian University in Xi’an with a bachelor degree, and trained as an IPA-certified senior accountant and engineer. He served in the Yulin Post and Telecommunications Bureau as capital assets manager, helping to implement fully-computerized accounting.

Daniel Roubeni
Vice President, International Market Development

Daniel Roubeni has a lifetime of experience in international trade, with a primary focus on Europe and China. A partner of The Roubeni Company in Hamburg, Germany, he advanced trade and relations between Chinese and German industries. The pioneering roots of the organization dating as far back as the early 1960s.

David Catzel
Advisor, United States Market Development

David Catzel is an experienced business development and strategic investment executive, active in business innovation, developing new user paradigms and driving technology innovations around software and hardware technology, media production, smart cities and 5G, big data and analytics, , image and streaming media recognition, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity fields for more than 30 years.

Ma Mengjia
Director of Special Projects, International Trade Representative

Ma Mengjia is a materials engineer, project manager, and marketing communications executive. She holds advanced technical degrees, has received several patents, worked in China and internationally, and organizes large, complex, influential public events.

Arthur Lipper
Advisor, Royalties Finance

Arthur Lipper is a leading innovator in the field of financial services, with more than five decades of experience in world financial markets. Through the Lipper Index, and the international Lipper Fund Performance Awards, he pioneered breakthroughs in the fields of mutual fund analysis, stock index futures and mutual funds.

Wayne Parris
Industry Executive, Vietnam

Wayne Parris, an entrepreneur based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has resided there for more than a decade. During this period, he successfully founded an education consulting service and an export company specializing in the export of goods manufactured in China and Vietnam. Before making Vietnam his home, Wayne spent 14 years in the financial services industry as a financial advisor in the Washington, DC metro area.

Ha Le (“Summer”)
Industry Executive, Vietnam

Ha Le, founder and CEO of Amazing Group JSC, is a Vietnamese entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in education, startups, and social enterprises. With a background in international relations, she has a strong educational foundation and has worked in various industries on a global scale, penetrating markets including the Philippines, Singapore, United States, Australia, and Canada. Ha Le’s network includes clients, young entrepreneurs, and government officials. She is dedicated to sustainable development and bridging business communities with potential international markets, aiming for positive social business impact.