Origin Agritech appoints Jian Zhang to board, James Chen as returning CFO

Origin Agritech (SEED) announced the appointment of Jian Zhang as an independent member of its Board of Directors and the reappointment of Zheng James Chen as CFO. Both appointments are effective March 20. Chen has served Origin in multiple senior capacities over more than a decade, including two separate tenures as CFO and one as CEO. Changqing Mao resigned from his position as independent director, effective March 12, due to new professional commitments. Chi Kin Cheng resigned as CFO, effective March 19, for personal development reasons. Zhang currently serves as CEO of ChinaAg JiaNuo Seed Science and Technology . He previously served as CTO of Syngenta Group China Seed Business and as Director of the National Center of Technology Innovation for Maize. Chen rejoins Origin having previously served as the company’s CFO from January 2012 to January 2016, CEO from February 2018 to December 2018, and CFO again from December 2018 to April 2020. He also served as a member of Origin’s Board of Directors from August 2017 to April 2020. Prior to rejoining Origin, Chen served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of China Finance Online and as CFO of Yunji.