"As CEO of Comverse, Alexander was sought out by the likes of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who slipped away from official meetings in 2000 and steered his motorcade through a pot-holed section of Tel Aviv to meet with him."
Comverse's CEO, Alexander, was sought out by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin in 2000.  He bypassed official meetings to meet with Alexander in Tel Aviv.