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Published in House and Home on Thursday, July 14th 2011 at 15:30 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
BEIJING--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) (aOrigina or the aCompanya), a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds and agricultural products in China today provided an update on its management team.
"Irving has provided significant contributions to Origina™s success over the past six years and we wish him all the best in his new position"
Mr. Irving Kau, Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has decided to join Global Hunter Securities LLC. The Company is in the process of selecting a suitable candidate to serve as CFO. Irving will remain as the Interim CFO during the transition period.
Mr. Kau joined Origin in 2005 and was later promoted to Acting CFO in 2009. He has also spearheaded the international licensing program for domestic technology and led the due diligence process for cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Irving played a critical role in capital raises with strategic investors, which enabled Origina™s subsequent expansion.
aIrving has provided significant contributions to Origina™s success over the past six years and we wish him all the best in his new position,a said Dr. Gengchen Han, Chairman of Origin. aWe are also very excited about the potential CFO candidates. As the premium brand and an emerging leader in the genetically modified organism (GMO) Chinese seed market, we remain fully committed to the highest-quality seed and agricultural products. As a US listed company, we remain committed to the highest levels of transparency and corporate governance.a
Mr. Irving Kau commented, aI am very proud to have participated in the growth of Origin where we are developing unique genetically modified crop seed technologies and supporting Chinaa™s roadmap to achieve a higher quality, long-term food supply. After almost six years of valuable corporate management experience, I look forward to bringing my experience to help more companies in China by returning to my industry roots.a
Origin reiterated its revenue guidance for FY 2011 in the range of RMB 600 million to RMB 650 million.
About Origin
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Beijing, Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ GS: SEED) is Chinaa™s leading, vertically integrated agricultural biotechnology company specializing in research, development and production to supply food to the growing populations of China. Origin develops, grows, processes, and markets high-quality, hybrid crop seeds to farmers throughout China and parts of Southeast Asia via a network of approximately 3,800 first-level distributors and 65,000 second-level distributors and retailers, and it possesses a pipeline of genetically modified seed products including glyphosate resistant corn and Bt Corn. The first genetically modified corn seed product for China, Phytase Corn, was approved in November 2009 for which Origin possesses exclusive rights. For further information, please log on to [ www.originagritech.com ].
About Global Hunter Securities LLC
Global Hunter Securities is a full-service investment bank focusing on the Energy, China, Healthcare and Metals & Mining sectors. Global Hunter provides insightful research, innovative capital raising and financial advisory services supported by sales and trading staff with worldwide reach. In 2010, Global Hunter completed 33 transactions, totaling approximately $4.7 billion in aggregate value.
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