China BAK Battery, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr. J. Christopher Paugh as an independent director, a member of each of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective September 5, 2012. Mr. Paugh is an accomplished and versatile attorney with counseling and litigation experience in labor & employment, professional liability, premises & products liability, commercial, construction, personal injury, contract and insurance coverage matters.