“Cyril will be involved in the day to day management of the company and in major operational decisions,” said Richard Yip, CEO. “I am very pleased that Cyril has agreed to accept this position and I am confident he will lead this company well.”

Ip is a co-founder of Oriental Accent, along with his brother Yip and his sister-in-law, Trea Yip. Ip has overseen product development for Oriental Accent since 1979. He will continue to manage the product development team for Oriental Accent.

“I am very excited about this new opportunity to lead our company and meet the challenges our industry is facing today,” Ip said.