Stevia Corp. announced the appointment of Dr. Jerry W Smartt Jr. to its Board of Directors and Prof. Xie Haihui as research advisor. Dr. Smartt is a board-certified neurologist and established Smartt Neurology, PC, in 2004 and Smartt Services, LLC in 2005 to provide private practice neurology and contracted services.

Dr. Smartt provides contracted wellness center services to the Atterbury Job Corps Center and serves the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration as the physician contractor performing medical chart review and evaluation of disability for the Indiana Disability Determination Bureau. Prof. Xie joins the Company with an extensive research background and is the first author or corresponding author of 19 science citation index papers, holds 3 patents and is currently a professor at South China Institute of Botany as well as a supervisor of postgraduates for master degrees and doctorate degrees and is a member of the Chinese Chemical Society and Japanese Pharmaceutical Society.