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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________________
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 27, 2008
 
CHINA ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
001-33709
51-05021250
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
105 Baishi Road, Jiuzhou West Avenue, Zhuhai 519070
People’s Republic of China
N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
0086-756-8538908
   
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 27, 2008, the Board of Directors of China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Charles John Anderson as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective immediately. In connection with Mr. Anderson’s appointment, Luo Ken Yi resigned as the Chief Operating Officer and retained his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company.

Mr. Anderson, 54, has served as President of CAE Building Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since February 2008. He has worked in the building envelope industry for more than 33 years. His career began in 1974 and he has experience in sales, estimating, engineering, manufacturing, testing, quality control, installation, project management, contract administration and executive management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Anderson worked as a senior consultant for Israel Berger & Associates, LLC, specializing in building envelope evaluation. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Anderson worked for Glassalum International Corporation, a custom curtainwall manufacturing and installation company, where he was responsible for coordinating engineering, manufacturing and project management activities. While at Glassalum International Corporation, Mr. Anderson served in various positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1987, Mr. Anderson founded Building Research, Inc., which provided consulting, testing and inspection services from inception to 1992. Mr. Anderson also worked for other companies in the curtainwall and related industries, including Midwest Curtainwalls, Inc., Ampat Group, Inc., Construction Research Laboratory, Inc., and Miami Testing Laboratory, Inc.

Mr. Anderson is not related to any of the Company’s executive officers or directors, nor has he been a party to any transaction requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 30, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Anderson as its Chief Operating Officer. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and the information therein is incorporated herein by reference.

The information reported under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, attached hereto, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated June 30, 2008.

 
 

 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
Date: June 30, 2008
CHINA ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Luo Ken Yi  
 
Name: Luo Ken Yi
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated June 30, 2008.