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Online Marketplace MFG.com Expanding Globally

2010-12-22 20:28 3117

Asia Pacific GM Promoted to President

SHANGHAI, Dec. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- MFG.com, the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing industry, today announced the promotion of James Jin to the position of President of MFG.com Asia Pacific (MFG.com APAC). In this role, Mr. Jin will be responsible for the development and execution of MFG.com's business strategy and operations in APAC. Previously, Mr. Jin was Vice President and GM for MFG.com APAC.

In its 10 year history, MFG.com has built a solid community of buyers and suppliers from North America and Europe, and is presently expanding into Eastern European, Latin America and Asia. The Asia-Pacific market has proven itself a critical strategic region in global sourcing, and the promotion of Mr. Jin shows MFG.com's commitment to APAC manufacturing.

"MFG.com APAC has made a huge contribution to our global marketplace in 4 short years," said Mitch Free, founder and CEO of MFG.com. "To build a great business takes a lot of hard work coupled with a lot of good luck. Meeting James is one of those moments that will forever stick in my mind as one of the defining good luck moments for MFG.com. I count him as one of my best friends and I'm extremely proud of him."

A graduate of Thunderbird, Mr. Jin is accomplished in several areas such as international trade, factory management, marketing development, operations management, international procurement, and other areas. Having joined MFG.com in 2006, Mr. Jin has been responsible for developing the APAC market for MFG.com. In that time, the performance of the APAC office of MFG.com has significantly grown in staff and in revenue, and became an important part of the MFG.com global marketplace.

Mr. Jin has been instrumental in building a world class operation for MFG.com in APAC, by not only introducing business opportunities from the online marketplace to Asia manufacturers, but also through tailored events throughout the region for manufacturing companies in the area. Events such as MFG.com Sourcing Fairs, China Sourcing Leadership clubs, and online training have grown in popularity with manufacturers in the industry under Mr. Jin's direction.

About MFG.com

MFG.com is the largest global sourcing marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com's platform enables companies to intelligently connect, source, collaborate and perform due diligence with transparency and intellectual property protection. It supports virtually all manufacturing process and industrial components, is in seven major languages, more than 50 currencies and has more than 200,000 members on five continents. MFG.com is based in Atlanta and has offices in Shanghai, Paris, and Bangalore. For more information: www.MFG.com.

Media contact

Shirley
Tel: +86-21-3203-9588 x6210
Email: shirleyshen@mfg.com

Source: MFG.com
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