BEIJING,
June 26, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES)
("NetEase" or the "Company"), one of China's leading internet and online game
services providers, today announced that it has appointed Mr.
Zhaoxuan Yang ("Charles") as its Chief Financial Officer, effective
June 30, 2017. Mr. Yang will replace
Mr. Onward Choi who, as previously announced, resigned from his
position as Acting Chief Financial Officer due to personal reasons.
Mr. Choi will continue to serve NetEase as a consultant over the
coming year to support a smooth transition.
Mr. William Ding, Chief
Executive Officer and Director of NetEase, said, "Charles holds
nearly a decade of finance and investment banking experience and
in-depth knowledge of China's TMT
industry. We are pleased to welcome him to our management team and
expect these skills, along with his leadership capabilities, to be
excellent additions to our company. I would also like to thank
Onward for his many years of dedication to the NetEase family, and
we wish him well in his endeavors."
"I am very excited to join NetEase. As a significant
player in China's internet
industry, the future is full of opportunity for NetEase, and I look
forward to working with the entire management and finance team to
help the Company to achieve its next stages of growth," Mr. Yang
said.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Yang was an executive
director of the China technology,
media and telecommunications, and corporate finance team at J.P.
Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
Limited based in Hong Kong for
almost a decade. Mr. Yang holds a master's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Hong
Kong and a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan
University with majors in Economics and
Mathematics.
About NetEase, Inc.
NetEase,Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) is a leading internet
technology company in China.
Dedicated to providing online services centered around content,
community, communication and commerce, NetEase develops and
operates some of China's most
popular PC-client and mobile games, advertising services, e-mail
services and e-commerce platforms. In partnership with Blizzard
Entertainment, Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary) and other global
game developers, NetEase also operates some of the most popular
international online games in China. For more information, please
visit: http://ir.netease.com/.
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differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including
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update this forward-looking information, except as required under
applicable law.
Contact for Media and
Investors:
Juliet
Yang
NetEase,
Inc.
hzyangyy@corp.netease.com
Tel:
(+86) 571-8985-3378
Brandi Piacente
Investor
Relations
brandi@corp.netease.com
Tel:
(+1) 212-481-2050
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SOURCE NetEase, Inc.