China Direct Industries Names Hernan Grant Welch Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Welch Brings Extensive International Finance Experience to Support Current Operations and Further Expansion in North and South America
a U.S. based company that produces, sources, and
distributes industrial commodities in China and the
Americas and provides cross border corporate advisory
services announced today that it has named Hernan
Grant Welch to the position of Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Welch replaces Mr.
Andrew Wang who will remain with the company as a
consultant to the accounting and finance department.
Mr. Welch joins the senior management team at China Direct
Industries after spending the last several months as our
Vice President of Finance and SEC Reporting.
Mr. Welch has garnered over 30 years of international
finance experience in working for both public companies and
major auditing firms. Mr. Welch's recent public
company experience includes serving from 2007 to 2009 as
Director of SEC Reporting and SOX Compliance for Core-Mark
International, a NASDAQ listed international logistics
services and distribution company. Prior to his position at
Core-Mark, Mr. Welch was the Director of Financial
Accounting and SEC reporting from for Longview Fibre
Company, a public company engaged in forestry management
and operations from 2006 until its privatization in 2007.
Mr. Welch acted as Director of Financial Reporting for IOWA
Telecom from 2004 to 2006, where he helped manage the
financial reporting process for the company's initial
public offering on the NYSE. From 2002 to 2004, Mr.
Welch was Director of Finance and SEC Reporting for
Accuimage Diagnostics, Inc., a medical diagnostic software
company serving multinational clients domestically, in
Europe and Asia. Mr. Welch assisted in the financial
preparation for the sale of Accuimage to Merge Diagnostics
which took place in January 2005. From 1999 to 2002,
Mr. Welch was Vice President and SEC Reporting Director of
Equus Entertainment, Inc., a NASDAQ listed entertainment,
gaming and real estate company, serving multinational
locations in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Prior to his public company work, from 1996 to 1999,
Mr. Welch was a partner with Ernst & Young International
where his responsibilities as an audit and consulting
partner included the supervision of a staff of financial
professionals in Caracas, Venezuela and Miami, Florida. Mr.
Welch was a Partner with KPMG, LLP from 1989 to 1996
covering engagements in GAAP compliance and SEC
reporting. He began his professional career at
Deloitte LLP (formerly Deloitte & Touche), providing
international audit, tax and management consulting services
in 1980 until 1989 and as a partner at Deloitte, Mr. Welch
worked on a number of leveraged buy-out projects including
KKR Group.
Mr. Welch is a Certified Public Accountant with a
Bachelors of Science degree in Economics and Accounting
from Fordham University, a Masters Degree in Business
Administration in Finance from New York University's Stern
School of Business and a Juris Doctor from George
Washington University.
Commenting on this event, Dr. James Wang, Chairman and CEO of China Direct Industries stated, "We are pleased to welcome Hernan to our senior management team as we look to build China Direct Industries into a truly global organization in 2012 and beyond. Hernan brings a wealth of international financial experience, including work in Asia and South America, to China Direct Industries and also has hands on experience in integrating acquisitions as well as managing financial operations from numerous geographic regions. We are confident his wealth of SEC reporting knowledge will prove to be a valuable asset for our company and the other public companies we service in our Consulting segment. We also thank Andrew Wang for his service and look forward to his continued assistance in helping us build our company for the future."
About China Direct Industries, Inc.
), is a U.S. based company that produces, sources, and distributes industrial commodities in China and the Americas and provides business and financial consulting services. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida with corporate offices in Shanghai, China Direct Industries' unique infrastructure provides a platform to expand business opportunities globally while effectively and efficiently accessing the U.S. capital markets. For more information about China Direct Industries, please visit .
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Contact Information:
China Direct Industries, Inc.
Richard Galterio or Lillian Wong
Investor Relations
Phone: 1-877-China-57
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