BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) (“Origin” or the “Company”), a leading technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today announced that the company has approved of Dr. Yingqi Xia and Dr. James Kang as a members of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2010. Dr. Yingqi Xia has been nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Company to replace Mr. Steven Urbach, who has completed his contracted term as a director for the company. Dr. James Kang has been nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Company to replace Mr. Dafang Huang, who has also completed his contracted term as a director for the company. The company is grateful for Steven and Dafang’s broad based experience and service to the company since 2005.
