SHANGHAI, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTO Express
(Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) ("ZTO" or
the "Company"), a leading express delivery company in China, today announced the appointment of Mr.
Tsun-Ming "Daniel"
Kao, effective October 24, 2017, as
an independent director on its board of directors to replace Mr.
Baixi Lan, who resigned as director of the Company on the same day
but will remain in his position as ZTO's general manager of
operations in Beijing. Mr. Kao has
also been appointed as a member of the corporate governance and
nominating committee, effective October 24,
2017.
Mr. Kao has more than sixteen years' industry experience with
leading e-commerce and Internet companies in the US and China.
Mr. Kao most recently served as the chief technology officer at
Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS) from 2012 to 2016. Before joining Vipshop, Mr.
Kao was the director of site operations and quality engineering at
eBay Inc. ("eBay"). During his tenure at eBay, Mr. Kao focused on
customer service enhancements, as well as online branding and
organization growth strategies. Prior to that, he was the
enterprise architect for Acellops which provides integrated data
center and cloud service monitoring software solutions to
enterprises and service providers. In 2007, he co-founded AdChina
Ltd., a leading integrated Internet advertising platform
in China, where he also served as the chief technology
officer. Earlier in his career, he worked at eBay as a principle
software engineer and software development manager for seven years.
Mr. Kao received a bachelor's degree in computer science
from Iowa State University.
The Company also announced the appointment of Mr. Charles Huang as a member of the audit committee
to replace Mr. Meisong Lai, the
appointment of Mr. Frank Zhen Wei as
the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee
to replace Mr. Meisong Lai and the
appointment of Mr. Frank Zhen Wei as
a member of the compensation committee to replace Mr. Jianfa Lai. Each appointment took effect on
October 24, 2017.
Mr. Meisong Lai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ZTO, commented "I'd like to thank Baixi for his service during our
first year as a listed company. I look forward to working closely
with Daniel. His many years of experience in e-commerce and
Internet companies will contribute greatly towards expanding the
application of new technology and products across our network."
About ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:
ZTO) ("ZTO" or the "Company") is a leading express delivery company
in China and one of the largest
express delivery companies globally, in terms of total parcel
volume in 2015, according to the iResearch Report. ZTO provides
express delivery service as well as other value-added logistics
services through its extensive and reliable nationwide network
coverage in China.
ZTO operates a highly scalable network partner model, which the
Company believes is best suited to support the significant growth
of e-commerce in China. The
Company leverages its network partners to provide pickup and
last-mile delivery services, while controlling the mission-critical
line-haul transportation and sorting network within the express
delivery service value chain.
For more information, please visit
http://zto.investorroom.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
ZTO
Ms. Sophie Li
Investor Relations Department
E-mail: ir@zto.com
Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10- 5900-1548
E-mail: carnell@christensenir.com
In US
Mr. Tip Fleming
Phone: +1-917-412-3333
Email: tfleming@Christensenir.com
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