On the Street -- American Dairy Names Head of Sales and Marketing
December 11/Beijing and Los Angelese/PRNewswire-FirstCall -- American Dairy Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Zhang Guilang ("Oliver") as the new head of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately.
Zhang joined American Dairy in May 2009 as special assistant to the company's CEO and has been working closely with the CEO in developing sales and marketing strategies before transitioning to this position. Zhang has more than 15 years of experience in sales and marketing. From 2001 to 2006, he served as general manager of Want-Want China Holdings' ("Want-Want") Want Zai (Hot Kid) business. Under his leadership, Want Zai grew its annual revenue from RMB300 million in 2002 to RMB 3 billion in 2006, becoming China's number one dairy drinks company in terms of net profits for four consecutive years since 2003. His experience also includes serving in various managerial positions in Want-Want from 1992 to 2001. Zhang received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan and his EMBA from Tsinghua University in Beijing.