BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate
Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed
real estate developer and property manager primarily in
China and recently in other
countries, today announced the retirement of Ms. Yinfei Hao as Director of the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Board") and Executive Vice President of the
Company. The Company has appointed Mr. Wells Tian as an independent
director, effective immediately. Mr. Tian will serve as a member of
the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
Compensation Committee, and Audit Committee.
Mr. Tian brings 18 years of management experience in various
multinational corporations to Xinyuan. He is currently a Senior
Partner at Korn/Ferry International where he leads its talent and
leadership consulting business for Chinese companies. Prior to
joining Korn/Ferry, Mr. Tian was at Aon Hewitt and held the roles
of Vice President of its China
division, General Manager of its North
China division, and Director of its leadership and senior
executive compensation consulting practice in China. Mr. Tian
received his bachelor's degree in Accounting from Qingdao University and holds an MBA in
Administrative Engineering from Tsinghua University.
"It has been a great pleasure working with Yinfei since she was
appointed Director in December 2010.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Yinfei for her
significant contributions to the Company and wish her luck in her
retirement," said Mr. Yong Zhang,
Xinyuan's Chairman. "We're excited to welcome Wells Tian to the
Xinyuan Board. His management expertise and proven leadership will
be tremendous assets to Xinyuan as we continue to focus on creating
long-term shareholder value."
The Company also announced the appointment of Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of the Board, as Chairman
of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real
estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries. In
China, the Company develops and
manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten
tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an,
Suzhou, among others. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real
estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few
years has been active in real estate development in New York. The Company aims to provide
comfortable and convenient real estate related products and
services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please
visit http://www.xyre.com.
For more information, please contact:
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. May Shen
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irmanager@xyre.com
ICR, LLC
William Zima
In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583 7511
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com
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