BEIJING, July 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:EFUT) (the "Company", or "eFuture"), a leading provider of software and services in China's rapidly growing retail and consumer goods industries, today announced the resignation of Ms. Ping Yu from the position of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Yu, however, will continue to serve as a director of eFuture. Mr. Adam Yan, eFuture's Chief Executive Officer, will serve as Acting CFO effective July 16, 2010, until the appointment of a new CFO is finalized, approximately August.
Ms. Yu has been coordinating with eFuture's Board of Directors and its senior management team on the appointment of a new CFO, as well as implementing measures to ensure a smooth transition.
Mr. Adam Yan, CEO of eFuture, said, "We greatly appreciate the contribution Ms. Yu has made to eFuture. In particular, we are grateful for her efforts in strengthening our financial and management reporting systems and improving our internal controls. She has helped put eFuture on track to achieve its financial objective of profitable growth over the long term, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors."
Ms. Yu added, "Working at eFuture since January 2007 has been a rewarding experience, culminating in eFuture's return to growth in the first quarter of this year. It has been an honor to work together with the management team towards achieving margin expansion on the back of solid top-line growth, coupled with disciplined expense management and rationalization of eFuture's cost structure. I am fully committed to ensuring a smooth transition, and I wish eFuture every success going forward."
About eFuture Information Technology Inc.
eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:EFUT) is a leading provider of software and services in China's rapidly growing retail and consumer goods industries. eFuture provides integrated software and services to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's front-end supply chain (from factory to consumer) market, especially in the retail and fast moving consumer goods industries. eFuture is one of IBM's premier business partners in Asia Pacific and is a strategic partner with Oracle, Microsoft and JDA. eFuture has more than 670 employees and 20 branch offices across China. For more information about eFuture, please visit http://www.e-future.com.cn.
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Further information regarding these and other risks is included in eFuture's annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of July 16, 2010, and eFuture undertakes no duty to update such information or any other forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.