NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) board of
directors has appointed Ms. Fumbi Chima and Mr. Michael Scown as new members of the board,
effective from Sept. 12, 2016.
Ms. Chima and Mr. Scown fill existing casual vacancies on the
board and will hold office until the Company's next annual general
meeting, at which they will then be subject to re-appointment by
the Company's shareholders.
Merle A. Hinrich, Global Sources'
executive chairman stated: "Global Sources welcomes Ms. Chima and
Mr. Scown to our board. Both leaders have in-depth industry
knowledge in the Asian region with emphasis on technology strategy,
retail and finance. Their expertise and leadership will be
instrumental as we focus on driving the growth of our
business."
Fumbi Chima
Since 2015, Ms. Chima has been the Chief Information Officer for
Burberry plc, where she oversees Burberry's technology division
that is central to its strategy development. From 2010 to 2015, she
held several leadership roles, including most recently the Chief
Information Officer for Asia
(2014-2015), at Wal-Mart Stores, a multinational retail corporation
that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores
and grocery stores. Prior to recent experiences in retailing, she
spent over 15 years in the financial services industry. She was the
Vice President of Corporate Systems at American Express
(New York) from 2006 to 2010.
Prior to that, she spent two
years at JPMorgan Chase (New York)
and a number of years at TXU Gas & Electric (Dallas) and PricewaterhouseCoopers
(London) as a consultant. Ms.
Chima serves on external boards and participates in mentoring
networks which include: World Affairs Council -- Washington,
DC; STEMconnector®;
United Nations ESCAP Task Force; Information Technology Senior
Management Forum (ITSMF); Executive Leadership Council (ELC);
International Women's Forum (IWF); and most recently, B20
Employment Taskforce. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree
from the University of Hull in the U.K.
Michael Scown
Mr. Scown is the Asia Managing Director, Treasury, for Intel
Capital (since 2006). From 1999 to 2006, he served as Intel
Capital's Asia Regional Counsel. Before joining Intel, he
practiced law as an associate and partner with Russin & Vecchi,
LLC in the firm's San Francisco
and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
offices (1988-1998) and worked in hotel development as Asia
Assistant Regional Counsel for Marriott International,
Inc. (1998-1999). Prior to commencing his legal practice, Mr.
Scown served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department
of State (1985-1988). From 2007 to 2015, he served on the
board of directors and audit committee of eLong, Inc. a
NASDAQ-listed mobile and online travel service provider in
China. He has also served as a director of the Hong Kong
Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (2008-2013) and was
the Chairman (1995-1996) and a founding member (1994-1998) of the
Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Chapter.
He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley
(A.B.), the University of San Francisco
School of Law (J.D.) and a member of the California Bar.
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company
and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China.
The core business facilitates trade between Asia and the world using English-language
media such as online marketplaces (GlobalSources.com), trade shows,
magazines and apps.
More than 1 million international buyers, including 95 of the
world's top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and
company information to help them source more profitably from
overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with
integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate
sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries
and territories.
Now in its fifth decade, Global Sources has been publicly listed
on the NASDAQ since 2000.
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