Jinzhong, China - June 24, 2010, Jinzhong, China - Deyu Agriculture Corp. announced that it has hired David Lethem as chief financial officer.
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Additionally, the company appointed Weijun Tian as its President and Executive Director and Mr. Jianbin Zhou as its Chief Operating Officer. The company also appointed Mr. Junde Zhang as Vice President of its Grains Division, Yongqing Ren as Vice President of its Corn Division, and Li Ren as vice president of its brand operations.
Mr. Lethem is an internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance expert with over 25 years of auditing, accounting, finance, and operations management experience. Since November 2007, Mr. Lethem served as President at Audit Management Solutions, Inc.
Before that, Mr. Lethem served as Director of Internal Audit at NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, Mr. Lethem was Internal Audit Manager at Source Interlink Company, where he implemented internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Mr. Lethem graduated from the University of Dubuque with a B.A. degree in 1981 and the California Coast University with an MBA degree in 2007. He is also a certified internal auditor.
Mr. Tian has more than 10 years of experience in corporate management with a strong focus on investment in agricultural businesses. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Chairman of Dongsheng International Investment Inc. Before that, Mr. Tian was Chairman of Shanxi Dongsheng Auction Co., Ltd.
Mr. Tian has also served as a director of Detian Yu Biotechnology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., one of the Company's subsidiaries, since December 2009. Mr. Tian is the holder of an undergraduate degree.
Mr. Zhou is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in business operations. Before joining Deyu Agriculture, Mr. Zhou was Vice President of Dongsheng International (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd.
Before that, Mr. Zhou was the General Manager of Antai Global (Beijing) Risk Management Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Beijing Kangqiaoshidai Education Development Co., Ltd. Zhou is the holder of an undergraduate degree.
Mr. Zhang has more than 10 years of experience in grain breeding, cultivation, processing, marketing and management. Since April 2004, Mr. Zhang has been Production Director and General Manager of the Company's Cereal Crops Division.
As a successful entrepreneur, Mr. Zhang was appointed a member of the Yuci People's Congress and awarded the honorable title of Industrial Restructuring Leader by the Yuci Municipal Government. Zhang is the holder of an undergraduate degree.
Mr. Ren has substantial experience in corn cultivation, breeding, processing, marketing and management. Mr. Ren has been Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Corn Division since April 2004.
Mr. Ren was conferred the honorable title of Industrial Restructuring Leader for two consecutive years and the prize of Top-Ten Youth Career Development Contributor by the Yuci Municipal Government. He is the holder of an undergraduate degree.
Mr. Ren joins Deyu Agriculture as Vice President in charge of brand operations. Mr. Ren is a renowned branding expert in China's consumer goods industry and one of the few experts in developing local Chinese brands.
Most recently, Mr. Ren was an independent branding consultant, and before that, he served as Vice President at Hebei Zhongwang Group and he successfully established Beijing Wu Gu Dao Chang Company. ■