AmCham-China Members Select New Leaders in Annual Board of Governor Elections

BEIJING, Nov. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The results are in as members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham-China) have elected a new slate of governors to lead the organization in 2009. A new Chairman, three Vice-Chairs and ten Governors were announced after member voting concluded on November 12.

The results from the AmCham-China 2009 Board of Governor elections are:

Chairman:

John Watkins, Cummins (China) Inc.

Vice-Chairs:

Ted Dean, BDA China

Mark Duval-Motorola China

David Wang, Boeing China

Board of Governors:

Michael Barrett, GE Money

Jon Christianson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP

Barry Friedman, Wal-Mart

Greg Gilligan, McDonald's China

Roberta Lipson, Chindex International

Malcolm Lee, Microsoft China

Malone Ma, MetLife

Wang-Li Moser, Intel China

Lester Ross, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Sharon Ruwart, APCO Worldwide

AmCham-China's current Chairman, James Zimmerman of Squire, Sander & Dempsey L.L.C., will serve in his position until the end of 2008 when the new Chairman and other officers take their posts. Zimmerman served the organization and its members as Chairman for two one-year terms and was precluded by term limits from running again.

"This was an exciting election season and, on behalf or our members, I congratulate our incoming Chairman John Watkins, the Vice-Chairs and Board of Governors," said AmCham-China President Michael Barbalas. "I especially want to thank Jim Zimmerman, our current Chairman, for his outstanding work and dedication to AmCham-China these past two years. His tireless service and contributions have helped make AmCham-China a more effective and valuable organization for our members."

About The American Chamber of Commerce in China:

AmCham-China is a Beijing-based, non-profit organization representing the interests of some 2,800 companies and individuals doing business throughout China. For more information, visit: http://www.amcham-china.or.cn