WUJIANG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Aug 25, 2014) - The board of directors of China Commercial Credit, Inc. (
The resignations were submitted due to personal reasons, said China Commercial Credit.
Subject to final approval by the Jiangsu Province Finance Bureau, Mr. Ling Jingen, one of CCC's original shareholders and board members, will be appointed as the CEO of Wujiang Luxiang; and Mr. Xinhua Sun, a branch president of Wujiang Rural Commercial Bank since 2002, will be appointed as its general manager.
At China Commercial Credit, Mr. Qin will be replaced as chairman and chief executive officer by the company's CFO, Mr. Long (Leo) Yi, who will serve as interim chairman and CEO until a replacement or replacements can be found.
The CEO position at Pride Financial Leasing will remain vacant until a permanent CEO is appointed, at which time the subsidiary will commence operations.
Expressing the board's gratitude to Mr. Qin for "His many years of dedicated service to China Commercial Credit," Mr. Yi said the company will now broaden its executive search to hire experienced banking professionals to lead CCC's next stage of growth and development.
Mr. Yi added that CCC's 10 major pre-IPO shareholders remain "fully committed" in their support for the company and will continue to provide guarantees for funds borrowed by CCC via its line of credit from Agriculture Bank of China. Four of these shareholders are public companies listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Exchanges.
"A permanent chairman and CEO for CCC will likely be appointed by the end of third quarter," Mr. Yi said.
About China Commercial Credit China Commercial Credit ( http://www.chinacommercialcredit.com ), founded in 2008, provides business loans and loan guarantee services to more than 240 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), farmers and individuals in China's Jiangsu Province. Due to recent legislation and banking reform in China, these SMEs, farmers and individuals -- which historically had been excluded from borrowing funds from State-owned and commercial banks -- are now able to borrow money at competitive rates from microfinance lenders. According to 2012 data, SMEs account for eight of ten jobs in China and comprise nearly 60 percent of the nation's GDP. Utilizing proceeds of the recently completed secondary public offering, the company intends to commence its financial leasing business. It also recently launched a peer-to-peer online lending platform designed to pair SME borrowers with willing lenders.
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