DALIAN, China, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China New Media Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CMDI) ("the Company"), China's fast-growing advertising company with current outdoor media networks located in Dalian, Shenyang, Tianjin and Shanghai, today announced the appointment of Mr. Stephen Monticelli as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr.Monticelli will serve as the Chairman of the Auditing Committee. With this change, the Company's Board of Directors now comprises five members, including three independent directors.
"We warmly welcome Mr. Stephen Monticelli to our board," said James Wang, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "His extensive experience in the capital markets and international business will assist the Company from both an operating and financial perspective. Stephen's appointment also shows our commitment to the highest level of corporate governance. We believe that his expertise will further strengthen and improve our profile as a public company."
Mr. Stephen Monticelli has an investment career spanning 23 years and encompassing both private and public equity. Mr. Monticelli founded Mosaic in 1996 and launched its first two funds in 1998. The Mosaic China Fund was launched in 2010. His investment career began in 1987 when he joined The Fremont Group (the primary investment vehicle for the Bechtel family) as a Principal. He was later a Managing Director with Baccharis Capital, a venture capital firm funded by another "Forbes 400" family. Prior to his investment career, Mr. Monticelli was a management consultant with Marakon Associates and a CPA with Deloitte and Touche. During his career, he has served on the Board of Directors of eleven private and public companies. He holds a BS and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
About China New Media Corp.
Founded in September 2000, Dalian Vastitude Media Group Co., Ltd., now known as China New Media Corp., is headquartered in Dalian, the commercial center of Northeastern China. The company owns and operates the city's largest outdoor media network encompassing over 600 bus shelters furnished with billboards and displays; 130 taxi stops with displays; and 13 large-size billboards, including 3 large-size LED displays at major traffic conjunctions. The company also furnishes more than 400 buses with advertising posters and 28 metro-trains throughout Dalian Metro Lines. China New Media provides comprehensive adverting services from art design to ad publishing, from daily maintenance to technical upgrading. Launched in Dalian in 2009, China New Media's proprietary LED multimedia display network, City Navigator®, is one of the country's first web-based outdoor advertising networks.
Forward-Looking Statements
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