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Form 8-K for CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC


15-Dec-2008

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhib


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On December 11, 2008, Adam Wasserman resigned as Chief Financial Officer of China Wind Systems, Inc. (the "Company"). There was no disagreement or dispute between Mr. Wasserman and the Company which led to his resignation. Mr. Wasserman will continue his employment with the Company as vice president of financial reporting.

On December 11, 2008, the board of directors appointed Leo Wang as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 11, 2008. There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Wang and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Wang was elected as an executive officer. Mr. Wang does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer.

On December 11, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Wang as Chief Financial Officer, for an initial term of three years. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Wang shall receive an initial annual salary of $100,000, subject to adjustment. Mr. Wang shall also receive up to an aggregate of 166,667 shares of common stock of the Company during the initial term of the agreement as follows. The shares shall vest, and be issued, on a quarterly basis at the rate of 13,889 shares each calendar quarter, beginning March 31, 2009, until the termination of the agreement. The shares shall be subject to a nine month lock-up period from the date of issuance.

Mr. Wang is entitled to participate in any and all benefit plans, from time to time, in effect for senior management, along with vacation, sick and holiday pay in accordance with the Company's policies established and in effect from time to time. Mr. Wang's employment with the Company may be terminated at any time, with or without cause. In the event that Mr. Wang's employment is terminated by the Company without cause, Mr. Wang is entitled to a severance payment of the lesser of three months' salary or the salary remaining under the agreement, as well as any previously declared bonus and any unvested shares issued pursuant to the agreement. In the event that Mr. Wang terminates his employment, he shall be entitled to a severance payment equivalent to the lesser of three months' salary or the salary remaining under the agreement.

Mr. Wang was the Company's senior vice president of finance from August 2008 until December 11, 2008. Mr. Wang has been the principal of Cambridge Invest, a New York based investment advisory firm specializing in China, since January 2004. He served as the chief financial officer of Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July to September 2006. Prior to January 2004, Mr. Wang held positions at Global Guardian Group (a New York based hedge fund) and Fleet Boston Financial Corp (now merged into Bank of America). Mr. Wang holds an MBA in finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in economics from University of Oslo. He was also a Norwegian Science Foundation scholar at Harvard University.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Wang's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Employment Agreement, dated December 11, 2008, by and between China Wind Systems, Inc. and Leo Wang.
99.2 Press Release, dated December 15, 2008.


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