BEIJING, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Duoyuan Global Water Inc.
(NYSE: DGW) ("Duoyuan" or the "Company"), a leading China-based domestic water
treatment equipment supplier, announced today that Ms. Ping Wei was appointed
to the Company's Board of Directors and as Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
Ms. Wei is currently the chief financial officer of China Distance Education
Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL). Ms. Wei replaces Christopher P. Holbert, who
resigned from the Company's Board of Directors and as the Company's Audit
Committee Chairperson effective August 26, 2009, to become the chief executive
officer of Asian Financial Inc, an affiliate of Duoyuan.
Ms. Wei brings extensive accounting and finance experience to Duoyuan's
Board of Directors. Prior to her role at China Distance Education Holdings
Limited, where she facilitated its initial public offering in July 2008, Ms.
Wei was the director of finance and controller at New Oriental Education and
Technology Group ("New Oriental") from 2005 to 2008. In 2004, Ms. Wei was the
head of New Oriental's North American operations. Prior to that, Ms. Wei held
positions of acting chief financial officer, controller and assistant
controller at Lorus Therapeutics Inc. ("Lorus"), a Canadian biopharmaceutical
company listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock
Exchange. Prior to working at Lorus, Ms. Wei was an auditor for seven years
with Deloitte & Touche in Toronto and Arthur Andersen in Beijing. Ms. Wei is a
Canadian Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S.
She received her bachelor's degree in international accounting from the
Central University of Finance and Banking in Beijing in 1993.
Mr. Wenhua Guo, the Company's chairman and chief executive officer, stated,
"On behalf of the Board of Directors and management, I am delighted to welcome
Ms. Wei to Duoyuan Global Water. We look forward to her contributions given
her years of extensive experience in international finance, accounting and
auditing."
About Duoyuan Global Water Inc.
Duoyuan Global Water Inc. is a leading China-based domestic water
treatment equipment supplier. Duoyuan's product offerings address the key
steps in the water treatment process, such as filtration, water softening,
water-sediment separation, aeration, disinfection and reverse osmosis. Duoyuan
offers a comprehensive set of complementary products across three product
categories: circulating water treatment, water purification and wastewater
treatment. The Company has an extensive local distribution network, which
provides proximity to end-user customers and responsiveness to local market
demand. Learn more at http://www.duoyuan-hq.com .
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SOURCE Duoyuan Global Water Inc.