China Bottles appoints new CEO

CHINA - China Bottles Inc, one of China’s leading plastic packaging solutions and plastic bottle production equipment company, has appointed J. John Cheng as chief executive officer. Chonghui Zhao, the former CEO and CFO will remain as chief financial officer and general manager of China Bottles.

Cheng, whose new position as CEO started effective 15 November, has been involved in the packaging industry for almost twenty years and has held various senior management positions throughout the global packaging industry, including beverages and cosmetics.

In 1989, he led the technical team in PET plastics mold and machinery development with FMT Corp., where he patented 18 separate packaging designs and processes. Between1996 and 2000, Cheng served as a director and led the global plastics technology R&D team for Crown Cork and Seal in the US.

Since then he also served as a director of business development for Constar International in the U S, and V.P. of Rexam cosmetics in the Asia Pacific region. For the last four years Cheng has been a group general manager at Great East Package Holdings Ltd., a major packaging company in China.

"I am excited to be joining China Bottles' management team as CEO. China Bottles has established a solid customer base and has been a key contributor to the development of Chinese packaging technology over the past 15 years," commented Cheng.

"As the company continues to expand its reach into new areas of the packaging industry, I believe my experience across a variety of packaging sectors will be a valuable asset to China Bottles. Moreover, as I have extensive business experience in the US, I believe I will be able to serve as an effective bridge between the Company's management and the US investor community."

Cheng was educated in both China and US and holds a BS and MS in mechanical engineering. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

About China Bottles Inc.
China Bottles Inc., headquartered in Qingyuan, Guangdong province in PRC China, has been a leading manufacturer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) blow molding packaging equipment and molds in China for fifteen years. The company also has significant expertise in the production of beverage bottles and pharmaceutical packaging.

China Bottles produces, markets and sells a full range of packaging production equipment including high speed injection and blow molding machines for production of PET/PP bottles and molds which shape and form the bottles. It also produces bottles that are primarily made of PET/PP which is a plastic resin that is a recyclable, durable plastic with strong resistance to heat, moisture and diluted acid.