The TGO Kraken Society, a prestigious executive network for technology leaders, has welcomed four influential professionals in 2025. Their expertise spans data storage, video technology, software architecture, and blockchain infrastructure—key pillars shaping the future of digital transformation. These additions reflect growing demand for cross-industry technical leadership and innovation.
This strategic expansion strengthens the TGO community’s mission to foster peer collaboration among senior tech executives driving enterprise evolution and disruptive startups alike.
New Members Bring Deep Technical Expertise
Li Zhiwei: Advancing Enterprise Data Infrastructure
Li Zhiwei joins as Industry Director at Inspur Group, bringing over 15 years of experience in IT hardware, data storage, and server solutions. His career reflects a consistent focus on building scalable data ecosystems.
At InnoStorage (Innovation Science and Technology), Li led the cloud storage and backup disaster recovery product lines. He was instrumental in launching key products such as BL2000, SVL2000 virtual tape library, UHA high-availability software, and UCIM/UCSM cloud storage management platforms. These solutions supported major deployments including Shanghai Telecom and CCTV Digital Media.
Later at Shangxun Information, he founded the InforCube storage brand—delivering a full stack from storage and backup to CDP and disaster recovery. The product line achieved millions in annual sales within a year, serving high-profile clients like the Second Artillery Corps (now part of the PLA Rocket Force), Hunan Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, and China Mobile Taizhou.
At Fortuna Technologies, Li led the development of Dpu—a comprehensive data ecosystem covering storage, backup, disaster recovery, and sharing. Under his leadership, Dpu grew from zero revenue to RMB 50 million annually and secured inclusion in military procurement lists as one of only three NAS vendors approved for national defense use.
His journey underscores the importance of resilient data architecture in both commercial and mission-critical environments.
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Hou Mingqiang: Shaping the Future of Video Platforms
Hou Mingqiang, co-founder and CTO of Right Swipe, is a veteran in video technology innovation. With a computer science background from Peking University, Hou has spent nearly two decades building large-scale video platforms.
From 2006 to 2014, he co-founded CC Video and Tangdou.com (a popular square dance platform). During this period, CC Video raised $20 million in funding and reached an annual revenue of $7 million. Tangdou emerged as a cultural phenomenon, engaging millions of users across China.
In 2015, Hou joined ByteDance as Head of Video R&D. There, he played a pivotal role in launching Toutiao Video—the foundation of what would become Xigua Video. Under his technical leadership, daily video plays surged from 1 million to over 1 billion.
His current venture, Right Swipe, continues his legacy of building engaging, high-performance video experiences. With mobile video consumption rising globally, Hou’s expertise aligns with growing demand for efficient content delivery and interactive media architectures.
Zheng Ye: Mastering Software Design and Developer Ecosystems
Zheng Ye serves as Chief Architect at Huobi—a leading global digital asset exchange. His career has centered on clean code practices, agile methodologies, and developer empowerment.
Before joining Huobi in 2018, Zheng spent eight years at ThoughtWorks as a Principal Consultant. There, he helped establish offices in Xi’an and Chengdu and created a widely adopted onboarding training program that nurtured future technical leaders.
In 2013, he designed Moco, an open-source mock server framework that simplifies API testing. Moco gained international recognition and won the Oracle Duke’s Choice Award—an honor reserved for outstanding Java innovations.
He later joined Ruff as CTO, where he architected an IoT application development platform from the ground up. This experience equipped him with deep insights into event-driven systems and real-time processing—skills now critical in blockchain environments.
At Huobi, Zheng leads architectural strategy for high-throughput trading systems. His work ensures low-latency execution, fault tolerance, and security—essential components for any financial-grade platform operating in volatile markets.
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Qin Jinwei: Building High-Performance Financial Systems
Qin Jinwei, Senior Technical Director at Huobi, specializes in service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices (MSA), enterprise service buses (ESB), message queues (MQ), and high-concurrency systems.
With a background in applied chemistry from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Qin transitioned into finance and technology—a path made possible by China’s rapid digitalization of banking services.
Early in his career, he developed JAF (a foundational development platform for the People's Bank of China) and ABuilder (a model-driven rapid development tool). He also created Exreport, a financial reporting system—each earning him innovation awards from China’s central bank.
At Taobao Travel (Alibaba), Qin led system architecture redesigns that unified fragmented travel services. His work enabled the platform to handle massive traffic spikes during Singles’ Day sales events—earning him a Distinguished Contribution Award.
Later at Baoshang Bank and Zhonglv Bank, he drove digital transformation initiatives in financial technology. These experiences provided him with deep domain knowledge in risk control, compliance, and real-time transaction processing—skills directly transferable to cryptocurrency exchanges.
Today at Huobi, Qin ensures the platform maintains high availability under extreme load conditions—critical during market volatility or major token listings.
Core Technical Themes Driving Industry Transformation
The collective expertise of these four leaders highlights three dominant trends:
- Data Resilience: As enterprises generate more data than ever, robust storage and disaster recovery solutions are essential.
- Video-Centric Engagement: Consumer behavior increasingly favors visual content; efficient delivery systems are now infrastructure priorities.
- Blockchain Scalability: Cryptocurrency platforms must balance speed, security, and decentralization—posing unique architectural challenges.
These domains intersect in modern fintech ecosystems where real-time data processing, secure transactions, and user engagement converge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the TGO Kraken Society?
A: TGO Kraken Society is a global executive network for CTOs, technical directors, and senior engineers. It fosters peer learning, leadership development, and innovation through regional chapters and summits.
Q: Why are blockchain companies attracting traditional finance technologists?
A: Blockchain platforms require similar skills to traditional finance—high availability, low latency, fraud detection—but operate in a more dynamic environment. This attracts engineers seeking challenging technical problems with real-world impact.
Q: How does open-source contribution influence tech leadership?
A: Open-source projects like Moco demonstrate technical excellence and community engagement—qualities highly valued in senior roles. They also accelerate knowledge sharing across organizations.
Q: What makes video platforms technically demanding?
A: Video requires optimizing encoding, bandwidth usage, content delivery networks (CDNs), recommendation algorithms, and real-time interaction—all while maintaining sub-second latency at scale.
Q: Is data storage still a growing field amid cloud dominance?
A: Yes. While cloud storage is widespread, enterprises still need customized solutions for compliance, performance, and hybrid environments—especially in sectors like finance and defense.
Q: How do former Alibaba engineers influence the broader tech ecosystem?
A: Engineers from large-scale internet companies bring proven practices in distributed systems, DevOps, and agile delivery—skills that help startups scale rapidly and avoid common pitfalls.
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