GONGYI, China, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. (AMEX:CHGS), a leading China-based high-tech industrial materials manufacturer producing heat resistant, energy efficient materials for a variety of industrial applications, today announced that Mr. Ningfang Liang has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Liang replaces Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Hongfeng Jin, who has been appointed GengSheng's Financial Controller, effective immediately.
Mr. Liang has over 15 years of finance and accounting experience, including over six years at U.S. public companies, where he managed SEC reporting, internal control, GAAP compliance, as well as internal auditing, financial analysis and management reporting activities.
"We are delighted to have a seasoned financial professional such as Ningfang join our executive team, and believe that his vast experience in SEC reporting, GAAP regulations and the U.S. capital markets will prove invaluable as we continue to execute on our growth strategy and work toward the next level of success," said Mr. Shunqing Zhang, Chairman and CEO of China GengSheng Minerals. "On behalf of the entire GengSheng team, I would like to welcome Ningfang to the company and thank Hongfeng for his numerous contributions to our business during his tenure as Interim CFO. I am grateful that Hongfeng has elected to remain with the company and confident that he will thrive in his new role as Financial Controller. I believe that Ningfang and Hongfeng will be a dynamic team that will significantly bolster the capabilities of our finance department and the strength of our financial controls."
Prior to joining GengSheng, Mr. Liang worked as Finance Manager at White Mountains Re Ltd, the reinsurance subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Additionally, he has held senior finance and accounting positions at American International Group, Inc., Celgene Corporation and China Construction Bank.
Mr. Liang is a licensed CPA in the states of New Jersey and Illinois and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Bachelor's degree in finance from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
About China GengSheng Minerals, Inc.
China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. ("GengSheng") develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of high-tech industrial material products, including monolithic refractories, industrial ceramics and fracture proppants. A market leader offering customized solutions, GengSheng sells its products primarily to the iron-and-steel industry as heat-resistant components for steel-making furnaces, industrial kilns and other high-temperature vessels to guarantee and improve the productivity of those expensive pieces of equipment while reducing their consumption of energy. Founded in 1986 and based in China's Henan province, GengSheng currently has over 200 customers in the iron, steel, oil, glass, cement, aluminum and chemical businesses located in China and other countries. GengSheng conducts business through GengSheng International Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, and its Chinese subsidiaries, which are Henan GengSheng Refractories Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Duesail Fracture Proppant Co., Ltd., Henan GengSheng Micronized Powder Materials Co., Ltd, Guizhou SouthEast Prefecture Co., Ltd., GengSheng New Materials Co., Ltd, and Henan GengSheng High Temperature Materials Co., Ltd.
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Forward-looking Statement
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