Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd Announces the Appointment of Ms. Li Wu as Interim Chief Financial Officer

XI'AN, China, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd ("Kingtone" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: KONE), a China-based software and solutions developer focused on wirelessly enabling businesses and government agencies to more efficiently manage their operations, today announced that it has appointed Ms. Li Wu to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Li Wu replaces Ms. Ying Yang, who formally tendered her resignation as the Company's Chief Financial Officer on the Company's meeting of the board of directors last night for health reasons.  The board accepted Ms. Yang's resignation which will be effective May 31, 2011 after her attending the Company's earnings call for the first six months of fiscal year 2011 that day.

Ms. Li Wu has been a Director of Kingtone since April 2010 and she has served as Finance Director of Kingtone Information, our contractually-controlled PRC operating company, since 2004. Prior to this position, she worked as the Deputy Finance Director at the state-owned Xi'an Metalforming Machine Factory from 1981 to 2003. Ms. Wu graduated from Shaanxi Finance and Economics College and obtained her Bachelor's degree in 1990.  In addition, Ms. Yao Ti, who has been serving as the Company's CFO assistant, will continue her assistance to the CFO including to provide Ms. Li Wu with English translations as necessary.

"Ms. Wu has a very strong background in accounting and has seven years of experience in the business and the finances of the Company. I am confident that her extensive experience will enable a smooth transition," Mr. Peng Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of Kingtone, commented, "We also extend our appreciation to Ms. Yang for her previous contributions to the Company.  We understand her situation and will truly miss her passion and dedication.  We thank Ms. Yang and wish her well."

About Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd

Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd (Nasdaq: KONE) is a China-based software and solutions developer focused on wirelessly enabling businesses and government agencies to more efficiently manage their operations. The Company's products, known as mobile enterprise solutions, extend a company's or enterprise's information technology systems to include mobile participants. The Company develops and implements mobile enterprise solutions for customers in a broad variety of sectors and industries, to improve efficiencies by enabling information management in wireless environments. At the core of its many diverse packaged solutions is proprietary middleware that enables wireless interactivity across many protocols, devices and platforms.

For more information, please visit Kingtone's website at http: www.kingtoneinfo.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Yao Ti:
Tel:  +86-29-8826-6383
Email: [email protected]

Christensen
Christian Arnell
Tel:  +86-10-5826-4939  
Email: [email protected]

Kathy Li
Tel:   +1-480-614-3036    
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd.

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