Acorn International, Inc. announced that the company's board of directors has appointed Pierre E. Cohade as Lead Director of Acorn. Mr. Cohade was also appointed as chair of the company's compensation and audit committees. Since joining the board earlier this year, Pierre has been a highly involved board member, offering valuable insight and guidance in areas such as internal control systems and procedures, best practice optimization, corporate governance and risk control. He will also take the lead as a liaison between management and the independent members of the board.