UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 333-147086-01
TONGXIN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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199 Pierce Street,Suite 202
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
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This form 6-K consists of the following exhibits attahced hereto:
1. Press release dated December 2, 2008, relating to Tongxin
International Ltd. Marcus Chao to Board of Directors
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TONGXIN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Rudy Wilson
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Name: Rudy Wilson
Title: Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Jackie Chang
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Name: Jackie Chang
Title: Chief Financial and
Accounting Officer
Date: December 2, 2008
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EXHIBIT
Exhibit Number Description
1. Press release dated December 2, 2008, relating to Tongxin
International Ltd. Marcus Chao to Board of Directors
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Tongxin International, Ltd. Appoints Marcus Chao to Board of
Directors
International Business and Manufacturing Experience Adds Depth
to Independent Board
NEW YORK and CHANGSHA, China, December 2nd, 2008 /Xinhua-
PRNewswire-FirstCall/- Tongxin International, Ltd.
("Tongxin") ("Company") (NASDAQ: TXIC- News) a manufacturer of
engineered commercial vehicle body structures ("EVBS"), SUV
passenger vehicle bodies and stamped body parts for the
Chinese commercial vehicle market, today announced the
appointment of Mr. Marcus Chao to Tongxin International's
board of directors. Mr. Chao's appointment will total
Tongxin's board of directors to nine members.
Mr. Chao has over 30 years of management experience in global
corporations. His background covers materials, engineering,
manufacturing, supply management, and business development for
manufacturing companies in the automotive industry. Prior to
his retirement from Delphi Global Supply Management as a
Director in 2005, Mr. Chao was the Chairman and President of
Delphi (China) Holding Company from 1995 to 2001. From 2001
through 2007, Chao developed and served as CEO & President for
the Shanghai-based Lean Enterprise China Inc (LEC), an
affiliate organization to the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)
for greater China. Both LEC and LEI are non-profit
organizations promoting and educating lean manufacturing
practices in China.
Mr. Chao holds a bachelor degree in Taiwan and a Ph.D. in
Chemistry from the University of Kansas. He also received a
MBA from Wayne State University. Mr. Chao has been an active
leader in the Asian-American communities in Michigan and
served as the president of the Association of Chinese
Americans and the Detroit Chinese Professional and Academic
Association. He currently serves on the board of directors
for the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce and Wu
Manufacturing for Excellence Foundation.
Mr. Rudy Wilson, CEO of Tongxin International, welcomed Marcus
Chao to the board. "We believe that Mr. Chao's extensive
experience in corporate and international business will add
great value to our Board", Wilson stated. "Marcus' experience
with lean manufacturing and his work in China for the field
will also provide us valuable insight into our own practices
and areas we can improve productivity, manage costs and
maximize profits." Wilson commented.
About Tongxin International, Ltd.
Tongxin International Ltd. is the largest independent OEM
supplier of EVBS in China. The Company is capable of providing
EVBS for both the commercial vehicle and light vehicle market
segments, in addition to designing, fabricating and testing
dies used in the manufacturing process. EVBS consists of
exterior body panels including doors, floor pans, hoods, side
panels and fenders. Tongxin services more than 130 commercial
vehicle manufacturers in China and select export markets.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking information and
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts, including targeted net income. These
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will,"
"should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate"
or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and
statements which may include discussions of strategy, and
statements about industry trends future performance,
operations and products of the entities referred to above. Our
actual results may differ materially depending on a number of
risk factors including, but not limited to, our ability to
timely and accurately complete orders for our products, our
dependence on a limited number of major customers, political
and economic conditions within the PRC, our ability to expand
and grow our distribution channels, general economic
conditions which affect consumer demand for our products, the
effect of terrorist acts, or the threat thereof, on consumer
confidence and spending, acceptance in the marketplace of our
new products and changes in consumer preferences, foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations, our ability to identify
and successfully execute cost control initiatives, and other
risks outlined above and in the "risk factors" described in
our other public filings. All forward-looking statements are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary
Statement and the risks factors detailed in our reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no
duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
release.
For more information, please contact:
John Mattio
HC International, Inc.
Tel: +1-914-669-5340
Email: john.mattio@hcinternational.net