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Acorn International Announces Appointment of New Director

Acorn International, Inc.
2016-10-11 18:30 3569

SHANGHAI, October 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that its board of directors has recently appointed Mr. Eric Haibing Wu as a director, effective as of September 14th, 2016. Mr. Wu will serve on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee. He will be eligible for reelection as a director by the Company's shareholders at the Company's next annual general meeting.

About Mr. Eric Haibing Wu

Mr. Eric Haibing WU has over 20 years of experience in finance. He worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the United States from May 2000 to February 2006 and later worked as a senior manager in the assurance department of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company from February 2006 to October 2007. Since October 2007, he has been serving as the chief financial officer of Plateno Hotels Group (formerly known as 7 Days Group Holdings Limited). Mr. Wu graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (????μ·?o¤é???¤§?-?) with a bachelor's degree in economics in July 1994 and received a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State University in May 2000. Mr. Wu is currently a non-executive independent director of Zhong Ao Home Group Ltd, a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Safe Harbor Statement

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About Acorn International, Inc.

Acorn is a marketing and branding company in China with a proven track record of developing, promoting and selling a diverse portfolio of proprietary-branded products, as well as well-established and promising new products from third parties. Its business is currently comprised of two main divisions, its direct sales platforms and its nationwide distribution network. For more information visit www.acorninternationalir.com.

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Source: Acorn International, Inc.
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