Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/30/06 -- American Unity Investments Inc. (OTCBB: AUNI), today formally introduced Mr. Christian Lillieroos as the new company President, Chief Executive Officer. The global investment and management company is certain to prosper under the leadership of Mr. Lillieroos, who has over 25 years of experience in corporate management, strategic planning, international business and marketing.
Mr. Lillieroos, formerly COO of AUNI, grew up in Sweden and has worked in thirty-five countries over the past thirty years. Prior to joining American Unity, Mr. Lillieroos served as Chairman of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Committee in Germany for 10 years. Under his leadership, the organization underwent dramatic improvements with financial revenues increasing ten fold, staff size quadrupling, and athlete tour participation increasing over 5 times. Mr. Lillieroos has also held other senior executive positions in various sports organizations in Sweden, Canada, Mexico, and in the United States. For 10 years, Mr. Lillieroos operated his own business consulting company providing corporate management, marketing and personnel services to large institutional clients worldwide. Mr. Lillieroos comfortably speaks 6 languages.
"It is a very exciting time for American Unity Investments as we have successfully entered the US public market and have substantial new business expansion plans underway," stated Mr. Lillieroos. "I believe that we are in excellent position to increase our market value and bring about additional value to our shareholders. With the combined experience of the newly formed management team, we collectively believe that we are well-equipped to bring the company to the next horizon."
In addition to Mr. Lillieroos' expertise, AUNI's management team boast's outstanding credentials.
Dr. Pingshan GUO, Senior Vice President China Affairs/Director, has wide experience in marketing, investment and finance, especially in stock market and foreign exchange market. Being one of the founders of Henan Bingxiong Refrigeration Group, China, Dr. Guo founded an enterprise with six subsidiaries with total assets of more than US$100 million in eight years. Dr. Guo Pingshan is also an international businessman, spending more than twenty years in China, England, German, Italy, and USA. He studied International Business Law at Washington University, USA and earned one of his Doctorate degrees from Sissio Refrigeration Engineering Institute in Italy.
Mr. Bing LU, Chief Financial Officer, brings with him over 12 years of experience in corporate banking, enterprise valuation and credit reporting and public accounting. Mr. Lu is especially well-versed in dealing with publicly listed enterprises with regards to their capital structure and operations. He was a partner at ZhongTong Certified Public Accountant Firm, overseeing its audit operation. Prior to ZhongTong, Mr. Lu held various consulting and analytical positions at Great Wall Credit Rating Co., and Dagong Global Credit Ratings, credit rating agencies for enterprise bonds and inter-bank bonds. Mr. Lu graduated from An Hui University of Finance & Economics with a Bachelor degree in Finance and Economics. He is also a Certified Public Accountant of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Zhenkai (Henry) JIANG, Chairman of the Board of Directors/Director, is an entrepreneur, being both creative and alert to great business opportunities. After his retirement from the Chinese army, he worked in Beijing Shougang Group for ten years, the biggest iron and steel manufacturer in China. In 1992, he joined Beijing Nisen, the first authorized company in China which is the agent for many famous American movie and sports stars, such as Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Shaquille O'Neal, etc. In 2001, he founded Beijing Huaxialvzhou Food Co. Ltd., an enterprise mainly focusing on organic and pollution-free food, which has a great potential market in China. In 2003, he founded Beijing Dongzhaoxu Forestry Development Co. Ltd and chaired the Board. The company soon bloomed into a multi-million dollar business. Being aware of the capital shortage for some good projects in China, in 2004, he established American Unity Investments Inc.
Mr. Rodger Spainhower, Sr., Director, has over 30 year of extensive financial management and administration experience. In 1984, Mr. Spainhower founded his own business consulting company, Highland, and has since then been providing services to businesses in areas of management, administration, compliance, software development and data management. Prior to founding Highland, Mr. Spainhower served as President and CEO of Hyland Title Corporation. Before Hyland Title, Mr. Spainhower built a broad base of operations experience serving as Vice President at Great Western National Bank and as Operations Officer & Auditor at Valley National Bank in the US. Mr. Spainhower studied at the American Institute of Banking with special emphasis on Banking and Business Administration.
About American Unity Investments Inc:
American Unity Investments (OTCBB: AUNI) is an American public company engaging in international business investments primarily in natural resources and real estate development. The company's corporate headquarters is located on Wall Street, New York City, in the USA and the company maintains strategic branch locations in China, Hong Kong, and the USA.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements," as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such factors are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.