He was a member of the board of directors on Shanghai Electric Group until his resignation in August 2006. In 2008 Zhang was convicted of giving government employees $4.1 million in bribes and was sentenced to 19 years in prison.
Zhang held a position on the board of directors for Shanghai Electric Group until he resigned in August 2006.  In 2008, he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 19 years in prison after giving government employees $4.1 million in bribes.