Acorn International, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr. Cosimo Borrelli and Mr. David Leung as directors, effective immediately, to hold office until the previously-announced extraordinary general meeting of the Company's shareholders to be held on May 4, 2015, where they will be eligible for election as directors by the company's shareholders. Mr. Cosimo Borrelli currently serves as the Managing Director and is a Co-Founder of Borrelli Walsh Limited since September 23, 2006. Mr. David Leung currently serves as the Senior Director of Finance & Administration at Duke Kunshan University. Prior to joining Duke Kunshan University, Mr. Leung served as Chief Financial and Business Officer
at the Shanghai American School and from 2007 to 2013.