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Chien Chih Liu, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Liu has over 15 years experience in international trade, marketing and manufacturing. Born in Taiwan, Mr. Liu immigrated with his family to the USA at the age of 10. Fluent in English and several Chinese dialects, Mr. Liu earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Over his career he has started several of his own businesses. He has also invested in real estate in the United States and China. Prior to joining Rotoblock, Mr. Liu served for more than five years as a Vice President for Tianyi Group of Nanjing, China, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate involved in manufacturing of automotive components and commercial equipment with over 10 subsidiaries. Mr. Liu served a variety of roles with Tianyi Group, which operates several factories in China. He managed Tianyi's extensive portfolio of real estate developments and other investments. He also managed the subsidiary Hikom Gottell, one of the largest manufacturers of air conditioning in China. Hikom is the sole sponsor of the Shanghai Sharks Professional Basketball team, for which Yao Ming played before being recruited to the NBA. Click Here for a message from Mr. Liu.

Richard H. DiStefano, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. DiStefano is a business strategist with 13 years experience managing multiple product lines in both the corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has broad-based experience with companies like IAC, match.com, Premier Wireless, and Hansen Beverage Company involved in management, planning, business development, product development and marketing. In February DiStefano was promoted to Senior Director for IAC (InterActive Corp.). Prior to this, he spent the past three years as Director of Mobile Products for match.com, which was acquired by IAC in 1999. DiStefano was instrumental in developing and launching SMS alerts, an integrated WAP site and Brew downloadable client applications with AT&T, Sprint, Virgin, Alltel and Telefonica in Spain. He led the global on-deck expansion into the UK and Spain with Vodafone and Orange. He also created and launched an off-deck model for match and MSN dating and personals in the US and 14 additional countries. Mr. DiStefano is also an entrepreneur, founding San Francisco-based Premier Wireless in 2003, which now operates 12 outlets that have formed dealer relationships with Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile and Metro PCS. In 1994, he was the founder of Video City in Davis, California which he turned to profitability in its first year and led the sale to new ownership 10 years later. Mr. DiStefano has a diverse business background. From 1998 to 2001, he was Regional Manager for Hansen Beverage Company, involved in marketing and distribution and helping to launch the energy drink segment in the US. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Vice President, Products for Intercontinental Nail Products. Mr. DiStefano has a Law Degree from Lincoln Law School in Sacramento, California and studied Communications and Rhetoric at the University of California, Davis.

 

     
 
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