Xu Luode has been serving as the chairman of Shanghai Gold Exchange since 2013. Prior to his appointment, he served as the president at China UnionPay (CUP is one of the world leaders in payment services, reaching 3.5 billion people in over 30 countries with a yearly volume of $3.7 trillion). He graduated with a Bachelor in Economics at the Hunan Institute voor Finance en Economics and has profound economic knowledge, alongside being engaged in macroeconomic analysis and financial market research and management.
