Winner Medical Group, a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100 percent natural PurCotton products in China, has announced the resignation of one of its independent directors, Mr Horngjon "Tony" Shieh, for personal reasons. Winner Medical's Board of Directors voted to fill the vacancy by appointing Mr Xuedong "Rocky" Wu as a new independent director.

Mr Shieh served on the audit and the governance and nominating committees of the Board and as chair of the executive compensation committee of the Board. Mr Larry Goldman, chair of the audit committee of the Board, and Mr Lawrence Pan, chair of the governance and nominating committee of the Board, expressed their appreciation of Mr Shieh's dedicated service. Mr Xuedong Wu's board appointment commences June 1, 2011. Mr Wu will serve on the audit and the governance and nominating committees of the Board, and will be the chairman of the executive compensation committee of the Board.

Mr Wu is the Vice President of BMI Funds Management , a financial advisory company based in Hong Kong, and was the chief consultant to FLYKE International Holdings prior to before joining Winner Medical. Previously, Mr Wu served as an executive director for Shenzhen Corppal Consultants which specialized in advising companies on overseas listings and mergers and acquisitions. Mr Wu also has experience in the e-commerce and retail space, having served with companies such as China Expert Network where he served as chief executive officer, Learnability , an internet educational resource provider, Shenzhen Space Financial and CATIC Computer, both software development companies.

Mr Jianquan Li, Chairman of the Board, noted, "We are grateful to Tony for his dedicated service. He has been a tremendous asset to the Company and our shareholders. We welcome Mr Wu to the Board as our newest independent director. Mr Wu's experience in the capital markets, business operation, e-commerce and retail areas will benefit the company going forward as we fulfill our responsibilities as a publically listed company and continue to develop our PurCotton retail business."