Valence Names President of Asia-Pacific Operations

Advanced Battery Technology,  Jun 2005  

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Valence Technology Inc. has appointed Jin-Rong (J.R.) Hwang president of its Asia-Pacific operations.

Hwang has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical industry. He most recently served as managing director at Pareto Co. Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan, where he led new product development and marketing and sales of chemicals and components to the electronics industry. He also directed sales of integrated battery manufacturing equipment for lithium-ion and polymer batteries.

As corporate vice president of worldwide battery chemicals for OM Group Inc., a producer of metal-based specialty chemicals, and president of OM Group Asia Pacific of Taipei, Hwang established the company's regional operations. He also held executive and managerial positions at several other chemical and research companies and has more than a dozen years of direct experience in metallurgical engineering and research.

"J.R.'s experience in the chemical industry, deep expertise in metallurgy and track record of business success in Asia-Pacific is just what we require of a leader for our operations there," said Stephan Godevais, chairman and CEO, Valence Technology Inc.

Hwang will lead the significantly expanded Asia-Pacific team that Valence has built over the last three quarters, which includes two wholly owned manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China and an engineering and product development operation in Shanghai, China.

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