BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumei International
Holding Limited (NYSE: JMEI) ("Jumei" or the "Company"), China's
leading online retailer of beauty products, today announced that
Mr. Bob Xiaoping Xu has been
appointed as a new independent director, effective August 18, 2014. Mr. Xu will also serve as a
member of the audit committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Xu is the founder of ZhenFund, an angel investment fund
focused on seed investments in the TMT sector such as e-commerce,
mobile, gaming, O2O, as well as in education. Prior to founding
ZhenFund, Mr. Xu co-founded New Oriental Education & Technology
Group (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private education in
China. Mr. Xu, who is the current Chairman of China Angel
Club, is known as one of China's pioneering angel investors,
with distinctions from Forbes China
among "Top 100 Chinese Celebrities in 2004", from Entrepreneur
Magazine as "2011 Best Angel Investor in China", from Founder Magazine as "2013 Best
Angel Investor in China" and "2013
Zhongguancun Angel Investor Trailblazer". Mr. Xu received a
bachelor's degree from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1983
and a master's degree from University of
Saskatchewan in 1992.
About Jumei International Holding Limited
Jumei (NYSE: JMEI) is China's No. 1 online
retailer of beauty products as measured by gross merchandise
volume, with a market share of 22.1% in 2013, according to a
commissioned research report by Frost & Sullivan. Jumei's
internet platform is a trusted destination for consumers to
discover and purchase branded beauty products and fashionable
apparel and other lifestyle products through the
Company's jumei.com website and mobile
application. Leveraging its deep understanding of customer needs
and preferences, as well as its strong merchandizing capabilities,
Jumei has adopted multiple effective sales formats to encourage
product purchases on its platform, including curated sales, online
shopping mall and flash sales.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Jumei International Holding Limited
Mr. Sterling Song
Investor Relations Director
Phone: +86-10-5676-6983
kans@jumei.com
Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: carnell@christensenir.com
In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com
SOURCE Jumei International Holding limited