BEIJING, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: EFUT) ("eFuture"), a leading provider of front-end supply chain management software and services in China, today announced the appointment and hiring of Mr. Deliang Tong as chief operating officer in charge of business strategy planning and new business development. Mr. Tong currently serves as president of Beijing eFuture Royalstone Information Inc., a subsidiary of eFuture.
"We're pleased to announce that Mr. Tong, who we appointed in March, has undertaken his role as chief operating officer effective July 1st," said Mr. Adam Yan, eFuture's chairman and chief executive officer. "Mr. Tong's years of successful experience in management and strategic business development will be an invaluable asset to eFuture as we continue to harness China's rapidly growing retail sector and provide high-performance front-end supply chain management solutions to a growing number of domestic and international clients."
Mr. Tong founded Guangzhou Royalstone System Integration Co. Ltd ("Guangzhou Royalstone") in 1992, and served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer until eFuture acquired Crownhead Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiary Guangzhou Royalstone in August 2007. Under Mr. Tong's leadership, Guangzhou Royalstone had become a significant player in China's supply chain management software and service industry with a strong presence in Southern China and a client list that included a number of China's 100 companies. eFuture subsequently renamed Guangzhou Royalstone to eFuture Royalstone Information Inc., and Mr. Tong has served as the subsidiary's president since the acquisition.
From 1991 to 1992, Mr. Tong served as general manager of Southern China for Beijing Stone Group and as department manager for Sichuan Xinchao Computing Group from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Tong received his bachelor's and master's degrees in software engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
About eFuture Information Technology Inc.
eFuture is a leading provider of front-end supply chain management software and services in China. eFuture provides integrated software and service solutions to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's front-end supply chain market, especially in the retail and Fast Moving Consumer Goods ("FMCG") industries. eFuture currently serves more than 1,000 clients, including Fortune 500 companies, over 770 retailers and over 200 distributors operating in China. eFuture is also one of IBM's premier business partners in Asia Pacific and is a strategic partner with Oracle, Microsoft, JDA, Motorola and Samsung Network China. The company has over 650 employees and 20 branch offices across China.
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http://www.e-future.com.cn/.
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cost-effective manner; the expected growth of the Chinese economy and software market in the retail and consumer goods industries; and Chinese governmental policies relating to private managers and operators of software and applicable tax rates.
Further information regarding these and other risks is included in eFuture's annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of July 4, 2008, and the company undertakes no duty to update such information or any other forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.
