BEIJING, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Youku Tudou Inc.
(NYSE: YOKU), China's leading
Internet television company ("Youku Tudou" or the "Company"), today
announced the addition of two members to its leadership team -
Teddy Gu as Chief Product Officer,
and Jerry Li as Senior Vice
President.
As Chief Product Officer, Teddy
Gu will be responsible for the Group's product strategy and
operations, and drive the Group's direct-to-consumer businesses.
Teddy Gu has become Youku Tudou's
first CPO since its founding.
Teddy Gu worked at Tencent for a decade, responsible for Tencent's
key services including QQ members, QQ Show, and e-Commerce. Teddy
had held senior positions including the Chief Marketing Officer of
51Buy, a business-to-consumer branch of Tencent, and Deputy General Manager of Tencent's
e-Commerce business, etc. Teddy most recently served as Vice
President of JD.com, overseeing its wireless business.
Teddy graduated from the Beijing University of Post &
Telecommunications majoring in business administration.
As Senior Vice President, Jerry
Li will be responsible for Youku Tudou's Talent Management
and Corporate Business Development. Before joining Youku Tudou,
Jerry was Vice President of AsiaInfo Group, responsible for talent
management, organizational development and driving key investment
projects in start-up companies in mobile Internet, cloud computing
and big data. At AsiaInfo, Jerry was also responsible for managing
the human resource integration of AsiaInfo and Linkage, a merger of
equals involving almost 10,000 employees, and post-merger
organizational transformation of the group.
Jerry graduated from Tianjin
University with a Bachelor's degree in engineering. He also earned
an MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and
received Master's degree diploma in Organization & Human
Resource Management (OHRM) from Hong Kong
University.
About Youku Tudou Inc.
Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) is China's leading Internet television company.
Its Youku and Tudou Internet television platforms enable users to
search, view and share high-quality video content quickly and
easily across multiple devices. Its Youku brand and Tudou brand are
the most recognized online video brands in China. Youku Tudou's American depositary
shares, each representing 18 of Youku Tudou's Class A ordinary
shares, are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "YOKU."
For more information, please contact:
Jay Chen
Communications Director
Youku Tudou Inc.
Tel: (+8610) 5885-1881 x 7161
Email: jaychen@youku.com
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