AirMedia Group Inc., operator of the largest digital media network in Chinadedicated to air travel advertising, today announced the appointment of Mr.Junjie Ding and Mr. Songzuo Xiang as independent directors to the board, replacing Mr. Zhenyu Wang and Ms. Xiaojun Shang.
Herman Man Guo, AirMedia's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Wewarmly welcome Mr. Xiang and Mr. Ding to our board of directors, and I amconfident that AirMedia will benefit greatly from the depth of experience theybring. We are pleased to now have audit and compensation committeescomprising solely independent directors, which reflects AirMedia's commitmentto strong corporate governance. I would also like to express our deepestappreciation for the contributions of our departing directors, Ms. XiaojunShang and Mr. Zhenyu Wang."
Mr. Songzuo Xiang joined AirMedia's audit committee, replacing Mr. XiaoyaZhang, AirMedia's President, who will remain a member of the board. Mr.Junjie Ding joined AirMedia's compensation committee, replacing Herman Man Guo,who will remain the Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Ding is a vice president of the Communication University of China andthe deputy officer of the China Advertising Association of Commerce. Withnearly 20 years of experience in the media and advertisement industry, Mr.Ding is the editor of various periodicals, such as International Advertisingand the Annual Book of Chinese Advertising Works. He received his Ph.D.degree in communications in 2003 from the Communication University of China.
Dr. Songzuo Xiang previously served as the Deputy Director of the FundPlanning Department at the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Branch and was aninvestment manager at Shenzhen Resources & Property Development Group. He wasa visiting scholar at Columbia University from May 1999 to July 2000 and atCambridge University from October 1998 to May 1999. Dr. Xiang received hisMaster's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, hisMaster's degree in Management Science and his Ph.D. degree in Economics fromRenmin University of China.
With these changes, AirMedia's Board of Directors now comprises sevenmembers including four independent and three non-independent directors, andeach of its Audit Committee and its Compensation Committee is composed ofthree independent directors.