G. Michael Bennett

Biography

Mr. Bennett has served as an independent director since February 2008. In addition, he is the Audit Committee Chair for the Board of Directors of China Agritech, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAGC) and China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (Amex: SHZ). Mr. Bennett also presently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the American General Business Association in Beijing, China, a non-governmental organization , and has been doing so since 2009. From 2009 to August 2010, Mr. Bennett served as the Chief Financial Officer for China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAEI), whose headquarters is in ZhuHai, PRC. Mr. Bennett was a partner of Nexis Investment Consulting Corporation based in Beijing from 2004-2009. He acted as a partner of ProCFO Company based in California which provided contract chief financial officer service for firms during 2000-2004. During 1998-2000, he was a basic law, accounting and tax professor in University of Hawaii, and an accounting, tax and audit professor in Chaminade of Honolulu. He served as the chief financial officer and member of the board of directors of Argonaut Computers from 1993 to 1998 in Southern California. Mr. Bennett worked as an accounting and audit professor at Chapman University from 1989 to 1993. He worked as an accounting, tax, and audit professor at California State University from 1986 to 1989, and he acted as chief financial officer and a board member of the National Automobile Club from 1983 to 1986. Mr. Bennett graduated from Michigan State University with an MBA in Finance and BA in Accounting. He currently is a DBA candidate in Corporate Governance at City University of Hong Kong. Mr. Bennett obtained his CPA license from the State of Colorado, but is currently inactive. Mr. Bennett’s extensive background in accounting, financial management and reporting, including SEC related reporting qualifies Mr. Bennett to serve as an independent director of our company and the chairman of our audit committee.

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