China Carbon Graphite Appointed Grace King as Senior VPoF

Dec. 15, 2010 - China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc., the largest wholesale supplier of fine grain and high-purity graphite in China and one of the nation's top producers of carbon and graphite products, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Grace King as its senior vice president of finance.
Ms. King has over twenty years of financial transaction experience with extensive contacts and expertise in China. Prior to joining China Carbon, Ms. King acted as the managing partner of APEC Investment, Inc., where she provided investment banking and advisory services to small and mid-sized Chinese companies. Prior to that, Ms. King was the managing director of China business development for Primary Capital, providing a full range of investment banking services to Chinese clients. From 1999 to 2007, Ms. King was a senior investment advisor for Great Eastern Securities, Inc., responsible for overseeing the development of the firm's Asia business. From 1990 to 1998, Ms. King worked as a financial consultant and fund manager for Transpacific Exchange Corp, a private equity fund with a principal focus on China. From 1985 to 1989, Ms. King was employed with Merrill Lynch, as a member of their international corporate group, where she completed transactions including bond underwritings, private placements, privatizations, and mergers and acquisitions. She was one of two key investment bankers who successfully launched Taiwan Fund, Inc., and served as a key banker on Gulf Canada's global offering of over one billion USD. Ms. King graduated with a BS/MBA degree in Finance and International Business in May 1984 from Columbia University.
"We would like to welcome Grace to China Carbon. Grace is a proven leader with extensive financial experience and management skills which will help China Carbon to further position itself as an industry leader. I am very excited to be working with Grace," said Donghai Yu, Chief Executive Officer of China Carbon.