Dr. Paul C. D. Lei has been appointed as the Chairman of the CDIC effective June 30, 2016. Dr. Lei served in several key positions in government, financial, and academic sectors, including Director General of the Finance Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government in Taiwan, Acting Chairman of the Bank of Kaohsiung, Executive Director of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, and professor in several universities. He also has over 20 years’ profound working experiences in the Central Bank. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Cornell University, U.S.A.