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Gulf Resources, Inc. Appoints New Independent Director
Published Oct 30th, 2007
Brings expertise in building global brands and managing marketing divisions, in addition to corporate governance
LOS ANGELES and SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: GUFR - News) a leading producer of Bromine in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Richard E. Khaleel as an independent board member who will also serve on the Company's Audit Committee.
Mr. Khaleel's career includes extensive experience as a chief marketing executive. Most recently from 2004-2007, Richard served as Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for The Bank of New York, where he helped create and implement programs that significantly grew its institutional asset servicing, wealth management, and asset management businesses. From 1996-2004, Mr. Khaleel was Chief Creative Marketing Officer at Alliance Bernstein LP, where he led development and execution of marketing programs as the firm grew from $150 billion to $500 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining Alliance in 1996, he was vice president of marketing at CNBC, where he successfully re-launched the channel as the market leader for business news and information. In addition, he served as president of the software division of Scholastic, Inc. and has held senior positions at leading advertising agencies managing global financial services and consumer products clients. He received a degree in Political Science from Princeton and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.