Nutrastar Appoints Two Additional Members to its Board of Directors
Last update: 1/28/2011 7:00:00 AM
New Independent Majority Enhances Corporate Governance
HARBIN, China, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nutrastar International Inc. (NUIN), a leading producer and supplier of premium branded Traditional Chinese Medicine ("TCM") consumer products, announced today that it has appointed Joshua Kurtzig, an experienced finance professional, and Robert Tick, Nutrastar's CFO, to its Board of Directors. With the new appointments, the board is now comprised of seven members, four of whom are independent.
Ms. Lianyun Han, Chief Executive Officer of Nutrastar, commented, "We're excited to have Joshua and Robert join the board of directors. Joshua's experience in financial management combined with strategic and operational development will be important in helping Nutrastar enhance its corporate governance and shareholder value. His experience as well as Robert's financial expertise and insights are valuable additions to our board and should provide additional confidence to our shareholders and the investment community as a whole."
Joshua Kurtzig is a Managing Director at ARC China Holdings Ltd., where he is responsible for portfolio management, deal sourcing, and overseeing the establishment of regional RMB funds.Before joining ARC China, Mr. Kurtzig was a director at DAC Management from 2008 to 2010, an Asia-focused alternative investment manager. Mr. Kurtzig also has prior financial experience at Stonebridge International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the International Monetary Fund. He holds a B.A. degree from University of Virginia, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business. Mr. Kurtzig speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Russian.
