- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
August 25 2011 - 8:57AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
REPORT OF
FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2011
Commission File Number: 001-34884
Global Education & Technology Group Limited
9F Tower D, Beijing New Logo
A18 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100081
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Global Education & Technology Group Limited
Form 6-K
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Global Education & Technology Group Limited
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By:
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/s/ Yongqi Zhang
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Name:
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Yongqi Zhang
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date: August 25, 2011
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Exhibit 99.1
Global Education Announces Resignation of CFO Hannah Lee and Appointment of
COO Xu Zhang
BEIJING,
August 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Global Education & Technology Group Limited (NASDAQ: GEDU) (Global Education or the Company), the largest test preparation provider for the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS) and a leading provider of educational courses and related services in China, today announced that Hannah Lee, its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is resigning from her positions at the Company for
personal reasons, effective September 15, 2011.
Ms. Lee joined Global Education in November 2009 and made important contributions
to the Companys growth and development, including guiding the Company through its successful initial public offering in October 2010, and enhancing the Companys financial systems and internal controls.
The Company is in the process of engaging a professional search firm to assist in appointing a successor. Ms. Lee will also assist in the search to
facilitate a smooth transition.
Hannah has made significant contributions to the Companys IPO process, financial management and
investor relations. We are grateful for her service to the Company and wish her well in her new endeavors, said David Yongqi Zhang, Founder and CEO of Global Education. We have initiated the process of hiring a new Chief Financial
Officer, and will take the time necessary to ensure that we find a strong candidate to build on Hannahs accomplishments.
It
has been a great experience working with Global Education and its management. I wish the team well. commented Ms. Lee.
The Company
further announced the appointment of Ms. Xu Zhang as the Chief Operating Officer, effective August 17, 2011. In her role, Ms. Zhang will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Global Education, overseeing
corporate operations and human resources.
Ms. Zhang has rich experience in human resources, business management training and consulting.
From June 2007 to August 2011, Ms. Zhang served as the HR Executive Director of Lenovo (Beijing) Limited. Previous to this, she worked for Nortel Networks (China) Limited from October 2005 to June 2007 providing HR consultation and solutions.
Ms. Zhang received her masters degree in business administration and strategic management from the University of Western Sydney in 2002, a masters degree in applied linguistics from South China University of Technology in 1991, and
a bachelors degree in English from Sichuan Normal University in 1989.
I am delighted to announce the appointment of
Ms. Zhang as our COO. She brings with her a unique blend of business management training, consulting and human resources experience. We look forward to her strategic and operational contributions to the Company. said David Yongqi Zhang.
About Global Education
Global Education & Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: GEDU) is the largest test preparation provider for IELTS and a leading provider of educational courses and related services in China. Under its
Global brand, the Company also offers diversified services that span a students educational life cycle, including after-school courses, overseas study consulting, and professional certification test preparation. As of
March 31, 2011, the Companys network comprised 95 directly operated and 284 franchised learning centers across China, as well as an online course delivery platform with more than one million registered members. For more information,
please visit www.gedu.org.
Contact Information
Global Education & Technology Group Ltd.
Fay Zhang, VP
Phone: +86 10 6212 5800
E-mail: ir@gedu.org
ICR Inc.
Rob Koepp
Phone: +86-10-6583-7516 or +1-646-328-2520
E-mail: robert.koepp@icrinc.com
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