China Mengniu Dairy Co. (2319.HK) said Thursday it has appointed Sun Yiping as chief executive, with immediate effect.

The Hong Kong-listed company said in a statement that Sun replaces Yang Wenjun, who has completed two terms as the chief executive of Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Company Ltd., the company's main operating subsidiary.
Yang confirmed that he has no disagreement with the board, the statement said.

Sun was deputy general manager of Shenzhen-listed COFCO Property (Group) Co., a unit of COFCO Corp., which is a major shareholder of China Mengniu Dairy.

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