On the move
Tujia CEO Luo steps down; Yang succeeds
Luo Jun (pictured), CEO of Chinese major homestay booking platform Tujia, stepped down in late February. Yang Changle, formerly chief operating officer, was appointed the new CEO. Yang joined the company in 2016. Prior, he worked for Qunar, an online travel services firm, as senior director and vice-president of products at its wireless business department. He was then promoted to senior vicepresident. Tujia said Yang has strategic foresight, team-building expertise and experience in quick executive decision-making.
Henan Shuanghui appoints four new VPs
China’s major meat processor, Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development Co, announced last month its four new vicepresidents. He Jianmin, one of them, once led the purchases for slaughterhouse and fresh food departments. Sai Junxuan was in charge of equipment safety management and engineering construction. Jiao Yongli was former director of the corporate management center. Zhou Xiao was former public relations director. All of them were born in the 1970s, suggesting the company is grooming relatively younger executives for larger responsibilities in the future.
Xiaomi names Cui Baoqiu as its vice-president
Cui Baoqiu was appointed vicepresident of China’s major smartphone vendor Xiaomi in late February. Cui graduated from Wuhan University, Hubei province, majoring in computer science. He then received a doctoral degree from the State University of New York. He joined the company in 2012 and built its artificial intelligence and cloud platform team. Xiaomi said Cui contributed a lot to its big data collection, security and privacy protection. Prior, he worked at tech company IBM, Yahoo and networking website LinkedIn.
Lin leaves PICC Property; Xie is Party head at firm
Lin Zhiyong, vice-chairman and president of PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, stepped down last month. Lin joined the company in 1980 and served as general manager of its branch in Fujian province. Xie Yiqun, vicepresident of the parent company, the People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Ltd, was appointed Party chief of PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd. Xie has been working in insurance and finance industry for more than 30 years. He joined the company in 1980.
Fang is CITIC Bank president as Sun retires
China CITIC Bank announced in late February that its president and executive director Sun Deshun has retired. Fang Heying was appointed its new president. Sun has over three decades of experience in the banking industry. In the past, he served as president of the Beijing branch of Bank of Communications. He also had a stint with the People’s Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Fang graduated from Peking University and has served China CITIC Bank since 1996. He led departments like credit and loans, international settlements and retail banking of the Hangzhou branch.