About Xtep

Dr. Bao Ming Xiao (鮑明曉), aged 62, is an independent non-executive Director. Dr. Bao has over 36 years of experience in physical education. Dr. Bao was a professor of physical education theory at the Capital Institute of Physical Education from 1998 to 2000. He has been a researcher and the chairman of the Research Center of Physical Education Sociology and Science at the Research Institute of Physical Education and Science (體育科學研究所體育社會科學研究中心) of the General Administration of Sport of China (國家體育總局) since 2001. In 2011, Dr. Bao was appointed as deputy chairman of the Second Sport Committee of China Sport Science Society (中國體育科學學會). Dr. Bao graduated from Anhui Normal University (安徽師範大學) with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983. Dr. Bao then obtained a master’s degree in education and a doctoral degree in education from Shanghai University of Sport (上海體育學院) in 1988 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Bao was appointed as director of the China Sports Economy Research Center (中國體育經濟研究中心) in 2016 and was appointed as the head of China Sports Policy Research Institute (中國體育政策研究院) in 2018.