George Wang Appointed Chief Information Officer for NorthPole, Ltd.

Headquarters in Xaiman, China 

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February 24, 2004 – Dallas, Texas, USA – Taylor Winfield, Inc. announces the placement of George Wang as Chief Information Officer of NorthPole, Ltd.  Mr. Wang, an experienced bilingual information system executive with strong business orientation and technical background, is an SAP integration specialist.  He brings to NorthPole Ltd., his expertise in traditional and web based information systems, global IT strategy & execution, ERP system implementation and integration in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and e-commerce environments.   Mr. Wang joins NorthPole from Cybiko, a wireless handheld computer manufacturer, where he was the CIO responsible for all IT operations in North America; and Fiber-Craft Materials Corporation, a global consumer products and manufacturing company.

About NorthPole
NorthPole Limited, with over 6000 employees worldwide, is the largest producer of tents in the world with a 56% share of the United States tent market and an estimated 35% share of the global market. Headquartered in Hong Kong, NorthPole develops, manufactures, and markets outdoor sporting and travel-related products such as tents, mobile furniture, soft luggage, and backpacks for export to North America, Europe and Asia. Design and manufacturing are carried out by subsidiaries in China, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, while sales and marketing are conducted by subsidiaries in the United States, Hong Kong, Japan and Denmark. NorthPole has steadily gained market share in North America by establishing partnerships with mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Kmart Corporation and Sears. Outside of the US, NorthPole has also been building sales in Europe and Asia.

Warburg Pincus led a financial restructuring of the company that established NorthPole in 1999.  Prior to the investment, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Jinwoong Inc., a publicly listed Korean company founded and controlled by Youn-Jae Lee, now the chairman of NorthPole.