CHINA: China Organic Agriculture appoints CEO
One of China’s leading producers of organic rice China Organic Agriculture has appointed Zhidong Li as its CEO.
In a statement, the company said that Li has held positions as CEO, COO and marketing director, as well as investment banker, fund manager and asset manager. At age 27, he was the youngest fund manager for Alliance e-Finance in Australia, managing hundreds of millions of dollars in investments, the company said.
“We are very excited about welcoming Mr. Li to China Organic and we believe his unique mix of experience and expertise will assist us during this high-growth period of our company’s development,” said Huizhi Xiao, chairman of China Organic Agriculture. “I believe that his insightful leadership will serve every member of the China Organic team and ultimately enable us to reach ever higher levels of shareholder value. His decision-making and business tactics will benefit the Company greatly by allowing us to explore new business opportunities to expand our operations.”