Comtech Group Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Comtech Group Inc., a provider of customized design solutions for the technology manufacturing sector in China, announced the appointment of Mr. Yi Yuan to the role of chief operating officer. Yuan will be responsible for the company's operations as well as new business and strategic development.

Jeffrey Kang, chairman and chief executive officer commented, " We will leverage COGO's existing customer base as well as Mr. Yuan's broad connections to the US technology industry and deep knowledge of greater China's digital media and mobile handset segments to drive the company's organic expansion in these critical areas.

"Mr. Yuan will significantly improve Comtech's management bandwidth and foundation for organic growth, enabling me to pursue new merger and acquisitions opportunities, which in turn will further fuel the company's long term growth," Kang continued.

Yuan, 48, joined Comtech from TCL Communication Technology where he served as president from September 2005 to February 2008. Prior to joining TCL, he held various positions at Broadcom from March 2000 to August 2005 including chief representative, general manager and director of sales for Greater China, and the director of Asia business development. Before Broadcom, Yuan was global business manager at Texas Instruments where he pioneered the company's business development in China.

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