Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

XI’AN, CHINA--(Marketwire - April 19, 2010) - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) (“Skystar” or the “Company”), a China-based manufacturer and distributor of veterinary medicines, vaccines, micro-organisms and feed additives, today announced the appointment of Michael H. Lan to become the Company’s permanent chief financial officer, effective as of April 16, 2010, to replace Mr. Bennet Tchaikovsky.

Mr. Lan has advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements and has held internal financial control and audit positions with Silgan Containers Corporation and Gilead Sciences. Immediately prior to joining Skystar, Mr. Lan was founder and principal of his own consulting firm and was employed by medium and large enterprises in the implementation of internal audit and financial control procedures. Mr. Lan’s focus as Skystar’s CFO is to engage in all aspects of the Company’s financial control, improve operational efficiencies and promote the culture of financial control and accountability amongst Company executives. Mr. Lan is a graduate of Xiamen University in China and the University of Southern California where he received a Masters of Accounting

Mr. Weibing Lu, Skystar’s chairman and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to have Michael join Skystar as our full time chief financial officer. Mr. Lan’s wealth of accounting and financial experience will aid the Company’s initiatives to improve both financial controls and transparency. We also want to take this opportunity to thank Bennet for his years of service to Skystar and especially for all of his efforts in building the company’s reporting infrastructure, and we wish him well on his future endeavors.”

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About Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company
Skystar is a China-based developer and distributor of veterinary healthcare and medical care products. Skystar has four product lines (veterinary medicines, micro-organisms, vaccines and feed additives) and over 170 products. Skystar has formed strategic sales distribution networks covering 29 provinces throughout China. For additional information, please visit http://www.skystarbio-pharmaceutical.com.

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