­ Hero Innovation Group Inc. announced that it has appointed Mao Sun and Wei Shao to the Company's Board of Directors, in place of Peter MacKay and Larry Yen who have resigned as directors. Mr. Shao is the national practice group coleader for the China Service at Dentons Canada and specializes in international business transactions. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, complicated corporate and commercial transactions, and advising clients with respect to business negotiations, policy and regulatory matters, as well as government relations.

Mr. Shao has represented Asian investors and entrepreneurs, sovereign and investment funds, private and public companies as well as major SOEs in various significant transactions in or through Canada. He has also advised Canadian and international companies in their investment in China and other parts of Asia. Mr. Shao is also an interpreter accredited by the United Nations and by the federal government of Canada.

As an interpreter or consultant, he has been involved in numerous ministerial and prime ministerial meetings or negotiations between Canada and China.