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China Information Technology, Inc. has appointed Daniel K. Lee, CFA, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 12, 2011.

Lee replaced Zhi Qiang Zhao, previously the company's Interim Chief Financial Officer, who will remain as its Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to joining the company, Lee was senior investment advisor at Pine Capital, LLC. Prior to that, he was the chief financial officer of Nutrastar International Inc., where he implemented corporate strategy and branding, financial reporting, investor communications, and capital raising initiatives.

He has a strong investment banking background, most recently with Roth Capital Partners, where he was senior China equity analyst covering five industries.

He began his professional career as an analyst with two U.S. investment banks, first at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, where he worked on research projects, and later at Punk, Ziegel & Company, at which he covered U.S. and international IT services and outsourcing companies.

Lee graduated from The Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in Economics majoring in Finance and Multinational Management and Zicklin School of Business with an M.S. in Accountancy.

He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

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