GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sino Agro Food, Inc. (OTC BB: SIAF.OB), is an integrated, diversified agriculture technology and organic food company ("the Company") with principal operations as primary producer, processor, and marketer in the People's Republic of China ("PRC").

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alan Wong as Chief Internal Auditor for Sino Agro Food, Inc. effective August 1, 2014.

In accordance with the Internal Audit Charter, the position will strengthen internal audit functions for the Company in 2014.

Mr. Wong has over 20 years of accounting and auditing experience, most recently practicing in Hong Kong as Alan Wong & Company, with experience in corporate accounting, auditing, restructuring, and tax planning, as well as corporate governance, controls and reporting systems. Mr. Wong is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Accounting and a Master of Arts, both from the University of Hong Kong.

CEO Solomon Lee commented, "We are very pleased with the recent appointment of Mr. Wong as the new Chief Internal Auditor. Our growth demands a level of corporate sophistication that supports this position, and which is well served by the qualifications Mr. Wong brings to the Company. With recent appointments in finance and internal controls our goal of streamlining financial and regulatory reporting throughout the entire Sino Agro Food, Inc. network comes closer to fruition."

About Sino Agro Food, Inc.

Sino Agro Food, Inc. (http://www.sinoagrofood.com) is an agriculture technology and natural food holding company with principal operations in the People's Republic of China. The Company acquires and maintains equity stakes in a cohesive portfolio of companies that SIAF forms according to its core mission to produce, distribute, market and sell natural, sustainable protein food and produce, primarily seafood and cattle, to the rapidly growing middle class in China. SIAF provides financial oversight and strategic direction for each company, and for the interoperation between companies. The Company owns or licenses patents, proprietary methods, and other intellectual properties in its areas of expertise. SIAF provides consulting and services to joint venture partners to construct and operate food businesses, primarily producing wholesale fish and cattle. Further joint ventures market and distribute the wholesale products as part of an overall "farm to table" concept and business strategy.

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SOURCE Sino Agro Food, Inc.