GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd, China's biggest electronics retailer, said it appointed Chen Xiao, president of unit China Paradise Electronics Retail Ltd, as an executive director.

Chen, 48, has 20 years of management experience in the electrical appliance retail industry in China and joined the China Paradise group in 1996, Hong Kong-listed Gome said in a statement to Hong Kong's stock exchange on Tuesday night. The company completed its purchase of China Paradise Electronics Retail in January.

The retailer also said it appointed Yu Tung Ho, 61, and Thomas Manning, 51, as independent non-executive directors. Yu is chief operating officer of Hong Kong's Asia Television Ltd and Manning is a consultant who helps find board members for China companies, Bloomberg News reported.