BEIJING, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vimicro
International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) ("Vimicro" or the
"Company"), a leading PC-camera processor and IP-based surveillance
solution provider, today announced the hiring of Jimmy Dong CPA, as
Chief Controller to lead our finance team, effective April 1, 2013. The Company also appointed
David Tang as the Company's Chief
Strategy Officer in charge of investment, investor relations and
strategic business development activities in order to optimize the
responsibilities among our senior management. After assuming his
new role, David Tang will no longer
serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
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Mr. Dong is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (CICPA) and is also a Certified Management Accountant
(CMA). His extensive accounting background includes more than 12
years' experience at several listed companies and international
audit firms. Before joining Vimicro, Mr. Dong served as a financial
controller at NYSE-listed TRW Automotive Holdings, where he was
responsible for the administration and management of the operations
of regional business units. Prior to that, he worked at
NASDAQ-listed Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., where he served as a
China senior financial manager.
Before that, Mr. Dong worked as a senior auditor in the
Beijing offices of both Deloitte
International and Ernst & Young International. Prior to that,
he was a finance and assistant audit manager at Hong Kong-listed Shenhua Group Corporation
Limited. Mr. Dong earned a bachelor's degree in financial
management from the Capital University
of Economics and Business in China.
"We are excited to welcome Mr. Dong to Vimicro's finance team
and we look forward to leveraging his extensive accounting and
financial management experience. We expect his strong background to
be a valuable asset and make a substantial contribution to
Vimicro's audit, reporting, and financial-filing functions. We are
also pleased to announce David
Tang's appointment as Chief Strategy Officer to help guide
the Company in new strategic directions," commented Dr.
John Deng, Vimicro's Chief Executive
Officer.
About Vimicro International Corporation
Vimicro International Corporation is a leading multimedia
semiconductor and solution provider that designs, develops and
markets mixed-signal semiconductor products and system-level
solutions that enable multimedia capabilities in a variety of
products for PC/Notebook, consumer electronics and surveillance
markets. Vimicro is aggressively expanding business into the
surveillance market with system-level solutions and semiconductor
products to capitalize on China's
domestic demand. Vimicro's ADSs, each of which represents four
ordinary shares, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Market
under the ticker symbol "VIMC."
Company
Contact:
Vimicro International
Corporation
Mr. David Tang, Chief
Strategy Officer
Phone: +86 (10) 6894
8888 ext. 8811
E-mail:
tangzhenyu@vimicro.com
Ms. Serena Zhang, Investor Relations Assistant
Phone: +86 (10) 6894
8888 ext. 7552
E-mail:
zhangna@vimicro.com
www.vimicro.com
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Investor
Contact:
CCG Investor
Relations
Mr. John Harmon, CFA,
Sr. Account Manager
Phone: +86 (10) 8573
1014 (Beijing)
E-mail:
john.harmon@ccgir.com
Mr. Roger Ellis, Senior Partner & SVP for M.I.
Phone: +1 (310) 954-1332
(Los Angeles)
E-mail:
roger.ellis@ccgir.com
www.ccgir.com
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SOURCE Vimicro International Corporation