BEIJING, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ChinaEdu
Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDU) ("ChinaEdu" or the "Company"), a leading
online education services provider in China, today announced the appointment of Mr.
Brian Stocks as deputy general
manager of international programs. Effective immediately, Stocks
will oversee the development of internationally-focused products
and services, and manage the Company's centers for academic and
curriculum development, student services and overseas
resources.
"Brian is a valuable addition to ChinaEdu's senior management
team," said Julia Huang, ChinaEdu's
chairman and chief executive officer. She continued, "Decades of
experience in international education have prepared Brian to make
immediate contributions at ChinaEdu. With his deep knowledge of
Chinese family views on education and a passion for seeing students
achieve their best performance, Brian will launch and manage
programs that are tailored to meet the demands of parents and
students wishing to study abroad to improve quality of life,
employment opportunities and future income. We are thrilled to
welcome Brian to our team and are confident that he will see
continued success at ChinaEdu."
Stocks joins ChinaEdu from Wall Street English China where he
held the role of senior center director. In this role, Stocks was
responsible for operational management, marketing, and staff
training. Upon arrival at Wall Street English, Stocks was placed in
the two worst performing centers in China and, through dynamic leadership, brought
both centers into the top ten performing centers for Wall Street
English in China. Prior to this,
Stocks spent nearly 20 years working in education in both Mainland
China and Taiwan, where he owned
and operated five language training facilities. Stocks earned a
bachelor degree in pharmaceutical science from Idaho State University. He is fluent in Mandarin
Chinese and has received several advanced studies certificates in
the field of education.
Mr. Stocks is based in ChinaEdu's Beijing office and reports to Alex Wu, general manager of international
programs.
About ChinaEdu
ChinaEdu Corporation is an educational services provider in
China, incorporated as an exempted
limited liability company in the Cayman
Islands. Established in 1999, the Company's primary business
is to provide comprehensive services to the online degree programs
of leading Chinese universities. These services include academic
program development, technology services, enrollment marketing,
student support services and finance operations. The Company's
other lines of businesses include the operation of private primary
and secondary schools, online interactive tutoring services and
providing marketing, support for international curriculum programs
and online learning community for adult students.
The Company believes it is the largest service provider to
online degree programs in China in
terms of the number of higher education institutions that are
served and the number of student enrollments supported. The
Company currently has 17 long-term contracts that generally vary
from 10 to 50 years in length. ChinaEdu also performs
recruiting services for 21 universities through our nationwide
learning center network.
For investor
and media inquiries, please contact:
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Helen Plummer
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Senior Investor Relations
Coordinator
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ChinaEdu
Corporation
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Phone: +86
13911672124
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E-mail:
helen@chinaedu.net
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Jin Yu
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Investor Relations
Manager
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ChinaEdu
Corporation
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Phone: +86
15711096022
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E-mail:
jinyu@chinaedu.net
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SOURCE ChinaEdu Corporation