Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 7, 2009

Acorn International, Inc. – Gordon Xiaogang Wang

Gordon Xiaogang Wang joined Acorn International in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wang has over 12 years of experience in corporate finance and strategic business development. From 2003 until he joined the company, Mr. Wang served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Chaoda Modern Agriculture Limited. Mr. Wang also served as Director of Investor Relations at Legend Group Limited from 2002 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Wang held positions in various organizations, including JingTai Securities (Hong Kong), MeetChina.com, Schroders Asia Limited and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited. Mr. Wang received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tianjin University in 1985, a master's degree in computer-aided engineering from Rutgers University in 1989 and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago in 1994. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of Acorn International, your history, products, services and customers?

Mr. Wang: The company was established in 1998, and in the last 11 years we have been