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HONG KONG, June 23, 2011 – Mr. Robert Lees has retired as a director of Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) at the company's annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2011.

"On behalf of our board of directors, I wish to extend our sincerest gratitude to Robert Lees for his significant contributions to the company over the past years," said Global Sources' chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs.

Robert Lees has been a director of the company from July 30, 2007 to June 22, 2011. He is a senior executive and global expert and has nearly 30 years of experience working with decision-makers in business and government at the most senior levels across the Asia-Pacific region. He is a senior advisor to the University of Cincinnati. Lees served for many years as secretary general and then president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, the Asia-Pacific region's oldest business organization. He serves as a director of the Japan America Society and Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cincinnati and the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Hawaii Foundation in Honolulu. Lees holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from The Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also completed studies at the Institute of International Studies and Training in Japan.