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China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. Announces Appointment of Dr. Xiaping Cao to Its Board of Directors
CHONGQING, China, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: BTOG) ("China Xiangtai " or the "Company"), an emerging growth
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHONGQING, China, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: BTOG) (\"China Xiangtai \" or the \"Company\"), an emerging growth company engaged in agricultural business with a diversified expansion strategy, today announced that the appointment of fintech researcher Dr. Xiaping Cao to the Company’s Board of Directors as independent director effective March 22, 2022 to succeed Mr. Zhaorong Zhu. Dr. Xiaping Cao has years of experience in domestic and overseas teaching, research and management, and has gained a high international reputation in finance and fintech industry. Dr. Cao is a professor of Finance at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Previously, Dr. Cao served as Dean of Asia Private Equity College at Singapore Management University, Visiting Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Nanyang Technological University, Director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology REAP Guangzhou Center, President of Southern Institute of Financial Technology, committee member of Major Administrative Decision-making Advisory Committee at People’s Government of Guangdong Province, and committee member of Guangzhou Equity Exchange. Dr. Cao received his PhD Degree in Finance from Boston College, under the supervision of Professor Josh Lerner from Harvard Business School, a well-known scholar in VC and PE. Dr. Xiaping Cao currently also serves as the associate editor of international renowned economic journal Economic Modelling and Frontier in Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Cao has been invited to serve as the featured chief editor of Pacific Basin Finance Journal, a well-known international financial Journal. Dr. Cao has published many papers as the first author in top international financial and management journals, including Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Quantitative and Financial Analysis, and Management Science. In addition, he is working as an adviser to the Securities Investor Association, initiated by Singapore Exchange (SGX). Ms. Zeshu Dai, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “I would like to thank Mr. Zhaorong Zhu for his years of hard work and contributions to our company and wish him well in his future endeavors. We look forward to having Dr. Xiaping Cao join as our independent director. Dr. Cao is a...