SHANGHAI, China, March 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Piper Jaffray has added research expertise in its recently-opened Shanghai office with the promotion of Ming Yang to senior research analyst. Yang worked with the clean technology team at Piper Jaffray in New York for the past three years. He will focus on covering China-based cleantech companies as part of the global cleantech team. Additionally, Yang will work with the firm's U.S.-based technology analysts as the senior China technology analyst.
"Ming has done excellent work for clients as a member of our cleantech team in New York," said Joel Denney, head of Investment Research at Piper Jaffray. "We look forward to leveraging his knowledge and industry expertise in Shanghai. Ming will broaden our reach providing clients with unique proprietary research based in Shanghai."
Yang joined Piper Jaffray in 2004 as a research analyst in the electronic manufacturing sector. Prior to that, he was an analyst at Dreman Value Management. He has a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkley, and a master of business administration degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
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