BEIJING, June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sogou Inc. ("Sogou"
or the "Company") (NYSE: SOGO), an innovator in search and a leader
in China's internet industry,
today announced that Dr. Liyun Ru, the Company's Chief Operating
Officer, has resigned, effective June 30,
2018, to pursue other opportunities. Dr. Ru will remain an
advisor to Sogou until June 30, 2019,
to ensure a smooth transition.
Dr. Liyun Ru was responsible for the development of Sogou's
search division. Following Dr. Ru's departure, Dr. Jingfang Xu, Vice President, will lead Sogou's
search division.
"In more than a decade with the company, Dr. Ru has worked
closely with me to build an outstanding search team, grow Sogou
Search from a fledgling start-up into China's second-largest search engine, and
successfully complete our initial public offering in the U.S. We
are extremely grateful for his contributions and wish him all the
best in his future endeavors," said Xiaochuan Wang, CEO of Sogou. "I'm looking
forward to working with Dr. Xu and the rest of the team as we
continue to drive innovation and develop the next generation of
search."
"It has been a privilege to work for Sogou, one of the most
innovative companies involved in search and AI today," said Dr.
Liyun Ru. "I am pleased to continue to collaborate with Sogou over
the next 12 months as an advisor, and look forward to maintaining
this connection as I pursue new opportunities in the education
sector."
Dr. Jingfang Xu is an industry
veteran with over ten years of experience in search and AI
technologies. Since she joined Sogou in 2011, she has led the
research and development of Sogou's search division and its efforts
to advance AI, helping the team to achieve key breakthroughs.
Before joining Sogou, Ms. Xu worked at Microsoft Research Asia and
the Institute for Network Science and Cyberspace at Tsinghua
University. She received her Ph.D. in Electronic and Information
Engineering from Tsinghua University.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
These statements are based on current plans, estimates, and
projections, which involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We
caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, intense competition in the market
for search and search-related services; our need to continually
innovate and adapt in order to grow our business; our reliance on
Tencent platforms for a significant
portion of our user traffic; and uncertainty regarding the extent
and reach of PRC governmental regulation of sponsored search.
Further information regarding these and other risks is included in
Sogou's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 28,
2018, and other documents Sogou files with or submits to the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Sogou
Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader
in China's internet industry. With
a mission to make it easy to communicate and get information, Sogou
has grown to become the second largest search engine by mobile
queries and the fourth largest Internet company by MAU in
China. Sogou has a wide range of
innovative products and services, including the Sogou Input Method,
which is the largest Chinese language input software for both
mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI development and
has made significant breakthroughs in voice and image technologies,
machine translation, and Q&A, which have been successfully
integrated into its products and services.
For investor enquiries, please contact:
Jessie Zheng
Sogou
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 10 5689 8068
Email: zhengyan@sogou-inc.com
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Rachael Layfield
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: sogou@brunswickgroup.com
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