UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 12, 2012
GLOBAL STEVIA CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 000-54522 27-1833279
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
No 47, Alley 86, Chua Ha Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi city, Vietnam
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (+84) 96 601 5062
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Effective July 12, 2012, we appointed Dinh Long Tran as chief scientific officer
and Lan Dung Nguyen as chief agronomy officer of our company.
DINH LONG TRAN
Dr. Tran obtained his D.Sc. Doctor in Biological Sciences from the Kishinev
State University. In 1989, he managed the development and plant improvement of
stevia and collected accessions and cultivars from various countries through
careful selection; isolated cultivars capable of producing high contents of
glucosides with high ratios of Steviosides as feedstock for medicine uses for
diabetics' and hypertension patients. Since 2006, Dr. Tran has been a Professor
of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
in Moscow.
We appointed Dr. Tran as chief scientific officer of our company because of his
knowledge of the development and plant improvement of stevia.
LAN DUNG NGUYEN
Dr. Nguyen received a Ph.D. in Microbiology in November of 2012 and in addition
to being a senior specialist of VNU Institute of Microbiology & Biotechnology of
National University, Dr. holds several distinguished positions including: Vice
President of Vietnam Oversea Association, Vietnam Fatherland Front Member,
Chairman of Farmer Technology Supporting Program, Vietnam Foreign Affairs
Committee Member and member of the Vietnam National Assembly Delegation. From
1997 until today, Dr. Nguyen has been a part of the Vietnam National University,
in Hanoi, holding such positions as Professor and Advisory Board Member.
We appointed Dr. Nguyen as chief agronomy officer of our company because of his
knowledge of the propagation of various plants and soil types.
There have been no other transactions since the beginning of its last fiscal
year or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Registrant was or is to
be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which Dr. Tran
or Dr. Nguyen have or will have a direct or indirect material interest which
would be required to be reported herein. There are no family relationships among
our directors or executive officers.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GLOBAL STEVIA CORP.
/s/ Matthew Christopherson
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Matthew Christopherson
President and Director
Date: August 10, 2012
