UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2011
Jingwei International Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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333-122557
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20-1970137
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Room 701-702, Building 14, Keji C. Rd., 2nd, Software Park
Nanshan District,
Shenzhen, PRC 518057
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
+86 1085251198
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
(Former Address)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 26, 2011, Rick Luk, the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Jingwei International Ltd. (the “Company” or “Jingwei International”), resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of May 1, 2011. Mr. Luk will continue to serve as a director of the board and as an advisor to the Company. He did not resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
The Company’s board of directors has appointed George Du, the Company’s current president and general manager and Chair of the Board of Directors, as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to replace Mr. Luk, effective as of May 1, 2011.
Mr. Du, age 46, is the founder of Jingwei International. Mr. Du began his career as an engineer at the Shanghai 710 Research Institute (the “Institute”) in 1987 and later became the youngest Deputy Director of the Institute and General Manager of one of its subsidiaries in 1991. In 1993, Mr. Du founded Shenzhen Yulong Communications with fellow researcher, Mr. Guo Deying, to provide mobile paging software systems in China. In 1999, Shenzhen Yulong Communications split into two entities: Jingwei Communication and China Wireless Technologies Limited. In December 2004, China Wireless Technologies Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (ticker: 2369), and subsequently, Mr. Du became the Chairman of Jingwei Communication. Mr. Du received his B.S. in Precision Instruments from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1987 and a special M.B.A. from the joint program conducted by Duke University and Peking University in 2004.
Mr. Du has no family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There have been no transactions in the past two years to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Du had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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JINGWEI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Rick Luk | |
| Name: | Rick Luk | ||
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: April 29, 2011