BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Renren Inc. (NYSE:
RENN) ("Renren" or the "Company"), a leading real-name social
networking internet platform in China, today announced the appointment
of Thomas Jintao Ren as chief financial officer of Renren
Inc., effective September 30,
2015.
"We are pleased to welcome Thomas back to our company to serve
as chief financial officer," said Mr. Joseph Chen,
Renren's chairman and chief executive officer. "Thomas is an
experienced financial leader who brings with him over 15 years of
experience in the financial field. We believe that he will be
able to provide significant strategic contributions and
we look forward to working with him again."
Prior to rejoining Renren, Mr. Ren was the chief financial
officer at Chukong Technologies. Mr. Ren was previously at Renren
between 2005 and 2013, where he served as our senior finance
director. Prior to that, Mr. Ren had worked at KPMG for
five years. Mr. Ren holds a bachelor's degree in economics from
Renmin University of China. He is
a certified public accountant in China and the United
States.
The Company also announced that it will hold its annual general
meeting of shareholders at 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15
Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong,
China on November 13, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. (local time).
No proposals will be submitted for shareholder approval at the
annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will
serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of
the Company's ADSs to discuss the Company's affairs with
management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of
business on October 15, 2015 as the
record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive
notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company's ordinary shares at the close
of business on the record date will be entitled to attend the
annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof
in person. Beneficial owners of the Company's ADSs are welcome to
attend the annual general meeting in person as well.
In order to assist us in our preparation for the annual general
meeting, please RSVP by email to ir@renren-inc.com.
The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, which
includes the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2014, with
the SEC. The 20-F can be accessed on the investor relations section
of the Company's website at http://ir.renren-inc.com. Holders of
the Company's ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the
20-F free of charge upon request in writing to Investor Relations
Department, Renren Inc., 1/F, North Wing, 18 Jiuxianqiao Middle
Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
100016, People's Republic of
China, or by email to ir@renren-inc.com.
About Renren Inc.
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) operates a leading real name
social networking internet platform in China. It enables users
to connect and communicate with each other, share information and
user generated content, play online games, watch videos and enjoy a
wide range of other features and
services. Renren's businesses primarily include the main
social networking website renren.com and the game operating
platform Renren Games. Renren.com had approximately 227 million
activated users as of June 30,
2015. Renren's American depositary shares, each of which
represents three Class A ordinary shares, trade
on NYSE under the symbol "RENN".
Safe Harbor Statement
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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" and similar statements. Renren may also
make written or oral forward-looking statements in its filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("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 Renren'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. Further information is
included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents
filed with the SEC. All information provided in this
press release and in the attachments is as of the date of
this press release, and Renren does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement, except as required under
applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Cynthia Liu
Investor Relations Department
Renren Inc.
Tel: (86 10) 8448 1818 ext 1300
Email: ir@renren-inc.com
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