LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. Appoints Chief Technology Officer
February 02 2021 - 4:00AM
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. ("Lexin" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LX),
a leading online consumption and consumer finance platform for new
generation consumers in China, today announced that it has
appointed Mr. Erwin Yong Lu as the Company's chief technology
officer, effective February 1, 2021.
Mr. Lu has over 20 years of experience in the
technology sector and has held various senior positions. Prior to
joining us, Mr. Lu served as the chief information officer of Ping
An Life Insurance. Prior to that, he served as the chief technology
officer and vice president for SINA mobile, a leading online media
company in China. From 2016 to 2017, he was the chief technology
officer of 51Talk (NYSE:COE), a leading online education platform
in China. He also worked from 2014 to 2016 as the general manager
of the advertisement division at Weibo Corporation, a NASDAQ listed
leading Chinese social media company. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Lu
worked at Facebook in Seattle as a software engineer. Before that,
Mr. Lu worked at Microsoft in Seattle from 2003 to 2012 as a senior
software engineer. Mr. Lu received his master’s degree in computer
science from the University of Denver in 2003 and a master’s degree
in chemistry from Zhejiang University in 1998. Mr. Lu is also a
named contributor in five IT patents in the United States.
“We are delighted to welcome Erwin to our team,”
said Mr. Jay Wenjie Xiao, Lexin's chairman and chief executive
officer. “We believe that he will bring strong technology expertise
to the Company. With him joining us as the chief technology
officer, we are very confident that we will further enhance our
market leading technology development capabilities.”
About LexinFintech Holdings
Ltd.
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. is a leading online
consumption and consumer finance platform for new generation
consumers in China. The Company provides a range of services
including financial technology services, membership benefits, and a
point redemption system through its ecommerce platform Fenqile and
membership platform Le Card. The Company works with financial
institutions and brands both online and offline to provide a
comprehensive consumption ecosystem catering to the needs of young
professionals in China. Lexin utilizes advanced technologies such
as big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence throughout
the Company's services and operations, which include risk
management, loan facilitation, and the near-instantaneous matching
of users’ funding requests with offers from the Company's many
funding partners.
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http://ir.lexin.com
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Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking
statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor”
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
terminology such as “will,” expects,” “anticipates,” “future,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and
similar statements. Among other things, the expectation of its
collection efficiency and delinquency, business outlook and
quotations from management in this announcement, contain
forward-looking statements. Lexin may also make written or oral
forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual
report to shareholders, in press releases and other written
materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or
employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical
facts, including statements about Lexin’s beliefs and expectations,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the
following: Lexin’s goal and strategies; Lexin’s expansion plans;
Lexin’s future business development, financial condition and
results of operations; Lexin’s expectation regarding demand for,
and market acceptance of, its credit and investment management
products; Lexin’s expectations regarding keeping and strengthening
its relationship with borrowers, institutional funding partners,
merchandise suppliers and other parties it collaborates with;
general economic and business conditions; and assumptions
underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information
regarding these and other risks is included in Lexin’s filings with
the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the
attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Lexin does
not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please
contact:
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.
IR inquiries:Tony HungTel: +86 (755) 3637-8888
ext. 6258E-mail: IR@lexin.com
Media inquiries:Limin Chen Tel: +86 (755)
3637-8888 ext. 6993E-mail: liminchen@lexin.com
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