China Director in U.S. Says Never Mind When CV Proves False

Gene Michael Bennett, a director for at least four Chinese companies trading in the U.S., has come under the scrutiny of a short seller who says he’s not what he claims.

Absaroka Capital Management LLC posted a letter on its website last week saying Bennett didn’t work for the accounting firm listed in his biography, has no law degree from the University of Michigan and fails to comply with rules of the audit committee he leads at China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources Inc. Bennett, who hasn’t been accused of anything by regulators, says he’s done nothing wrong and blamed some of the confusion about his background on misperceptions.