(Global, April 30, TMT2024) Recently, Foxconn, Meituan, Kuaishou, China Unicom, Meizu, EHang, Xiaohongshu, ASML, TikTok, Apple, Amazon, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, X, Samsung Electronics, Sony, Nintendo, Disney, Paramount Global, Spotify, Vodafone, Fortune and other companies have changed their senior management.
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Foxconn launched a rotating CEO system
Liu Yangwei, chairman of Foxconn, said that Foxconn has launched a rotating CEO system to carry out a comprehensive reform of the company's management to train successors. Liu Yangwei said that in order to achieve sustainable development, Foxconn must have a "succession plan", and the rotation system will help cultivate future talent. Foxconn has selected an executive from among the leaders of six core businesses, including smartphones, PCs and TVs, to fill the position, without revealing who has taken the role.
Wang Puzhong was appointed as the CEO of Meituan's core local business
Meituan CEO Wang Xing announced the progress of the integrated organizational iteration. The previously integrated Meituan platform, Daodian business group, Daojia business group and basic R&D platform will be merged into the "Core Local Commerce" sector, with Wang Puzhong as the CEO of Core Local Commerce.
Wang Huiwen recovered and served as a consultant for Meituan
Meituan CEO Wang Xing released an internal email saying that Wang Huiwen is gradually recovering and will be part of the Meituan consultant. In June last year, Wang Huiwen, who was starting a business, was hospitalized due to illness, and the company he founded was also acquired by Meituan Light Year.
A new round of organizational structure adjustment of Meituan Takeaway
Meituan Takeaway announced a new round of organizational adjustments: the establishment of the urban operation business department under the food delivery division, the appointment of Huang Xiaoqin as the person in charge, the establishment of the chain business department, the appointment of Li Jiayi as the person in charge, and the establishment of the supply exploration department, the appointment of Chu Zheng as the person in charge. The above persons in charge all report to Xue Bing, the head of the takeaway business department. At the same time, the campus business department of the original direct business department continued to be headed by Wu Min and reported to Xue Bing. Appointed Wang Guanjie as the person in charge of the god sought-after and reported to Xue Bing. Mao Huining was appointed as the head of the takeaway user growth and operation department, reporting to Zhou Mo, the head of the user growth and operation department of the Meituan platform, and reporting to Xue Bing on the dotted line. Wang Shiyu was transferred to the overseas business and appointed Sun Mujie as the head of the business planning department of the takeaway business department, reporting to Xue Bing. After the adjustment, the staff is younger and the structure is flatter.
Kuaishou's chief audio and video architect resigned
Liu Qi, chief audio and video architect of Kuaishou, resigned. During his tenure at Kuaishou, Liu Qi was mainly responsible for the R&D, maintenance and optimization of Kuaishou's audio and video infrastructure, and participated in the research and development of Kuaishou Cloud Scissors, StreamLake and other products.
Senior Vice President of China Unicom resigned
China Unicom announced that He Biao resigned as senior vice president of the company due to job transfer. The resignation is effective April 1, 2024. China Unicom also announced the appointment of Jian Qin as an executive director and president and Fan Junhua as an independent non-executive director, a member of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee with effect from 10 April 2024.
Liao Qinghong, a former executive of Xpeng, joined Xingji Meizu
Liao Qinghong, a former Xpeng Motors executive, has officially joined Meizu. He was a core executive of Xpeng, successively serving as chief talent officer, vice president of sales, and head of the E platform (model platform), across multiple positions, and has been reporting to He Xiaopeng, CEO of Xpeng Motors.
EHang appointed Wang Zhao as Co-COO
EHang, the city's air mobility (UAM) technology platform, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Zhao Wang as the company's Co-Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 9, 2024. Zhao Wang will be responsible for EHang's business operations, with a focus on business development, product sales, marketing, and commercial operations for UAM services. He previously worked as a technical manager at Sohu and also served as the CEO of Mangrove Technology Group.
Xiaohongshu has a new head of community content
Xiaohongshu ushered in Jiang Yuan, the head of community content, who served in the content operation department of Xiaohongshu, responsible for all the content of the community, and reported directly to Mao Wenchao. Mao Wenchao is the founder and CEO of Xiaohongshu. Jiang Yuan previously worked for another community platform company and has many years of experience in community operation and commercialization.
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ASML has a new CEO
Dutch chipmaking giant ASML has a new chief executive, Frenchman Christophe Fouquet. At the end of last year, ASML announced that long-time Dutchman Wennink at the helm of the company would retire this year and be replaced by a "veteran" of the company. Born in 1973 with a degree in physics, Fuquet has been with ASML for 16 years, serving as the company's vice president and chief commercial officer since 2022.
TikTok's general counsel will step down
TikTok announced that Erich Andersen, the general counsel of TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance in the United States, will step down from this role in June to become the company's special counsel and focus fully on the challenges that the United States forced ByteDance to sell TikTok.
Apple's Vision Pro marketing executive retires
Frank Casanova, now senior director and head of product marketing at Apple's Vision Pro, has announced his retirement after 36 years with the company. In 1997 he became senior director of graphics for Mac OS X, and a decade later he moved to the marketing team to help Apple expand its iPhone business to more carriers around the world. In 2019, he was appointed head of marketing for Apple's augmented reality tools and played a key role in the development and launch of the Vision Pro.
AI expert Andrew Ng joins Amazon's board of directors
Amazon has announced that Andrew Ng, a well-known AI expert, will join its board of directors, effective April 9, 2024. Andrew Ng is the founder of Deep Learning.ai and co-founder of Coursera, an online education platform. As the founder and head of Google's Brain Deep Learning program, Ng drove Google's research in the field of artificial intelligence. He also served as Chief Scientist at Baidu and as Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab.
Former Amazon AWS executives will lead OpenAI's Japan business
OpenAI announced the opening of the company's first office in Asia in Tokyo, Japan, expanding its operations to Asia. Tadao Nagasaki, former president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Japan, will lead OpenAI's Japan operations.
OpenAI's former head of developer relations joins Google
Logan Kilpatrick, the former head of developer relations at OpenAI, has officially joined Google. He will be responsible for the AI Studio product and provide support for the Gemini API.
The head of Microsoft's Surface design team has announced his retirement
Ralf Groene, a heavyweight in Microsoft's hardware design space and head of the Surface design team, has announced his retirement. Groene has played a key role in Microsoft's journey and is one of the key drivers of Microsoft's Surface PC family.
Meta前高管Jason Taylor将加入微软
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott announced that former Meta executive Jason Taylor will join Microsoft as corporate vice president and deputy CTO to help the company "build next-generation systems that advance the frontiers of artificial intelligence." Taylor previously worked at Meta from 2009 to 2022, most recently as vice president of corporate infrastructure.
A third Head of Trust and Safety will be appointed within two years
Nearly a year after Ella Irwin's resignation, X has a new Head of Trust & Safety, Kylie McRoberts, while Yale Cohen will take on the role of Head of Brand Safety and Advertiser Solutions. In less than two years, Kylie McRoberts is the third person to hold the position. In November 2022, Yoel Roth, then head of the Trust & Safety team, resigned, and was replaced by Ella Irwin. In June last year, Ella Irwin announced her resignation.
Samsung Electronics' key figures in mergers and acquisitions are back
Ahn Joong-hyun, head of Samsung Global Research Institute and President of Future Industry Research Division, has joined Samsung Electronics' management support department to be responsible for the group's management strategy and M&A promotion. Two years ago, he moved to the group's think tank after leading Samsung's high-profile M&A deals for nearly a decade.
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Hiroki Totoki, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Group, has taken over as interim CEO of the PlayStation Division. Former CEO Jim Ryan has officially left the company, and Hiroki Totoki will oversee the PlayStation division while continuing in his current role at Sony until a longer-term successor is found.
Former Sony PlayStation executives join Nintendo
Gio Corsi, who has been with Sony PlayStation for many years, joins Nintendo in a completely new role. From 2013 to 2018, Corsi was Senior Director of PlayStation at Sony, where he was responsible for third-party game production, before moving to Global Head of Second-Party Games in 2019. In November 2019, Corsi left Sony. Today, he will be in Nintendo's North America region in the AAA third-party game portfolio management department.
Disney's games division recruits Blizzard and Ubisoft veterans
Disney Games announced the expansion of its leadership team, with the addition of a number of gaming industry veterans from Blizzard and Ubisoft. Ray Gresko, who joins Disney's games division, joins Blizzard's World of Warcraft studio as Chief Development Officer, where he will lead the team in the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Product and Development. Bjorn Tornqvist, who has worked at Ubisoft and its Swedish studio Massive, will serve as Vice President of Game Technology for nearly 20 years. Jay Ong, head of Marvel games after nearly a decade, will move to Disney as head of global game licensing, and Haluk Mentes will take Ong's role as the new head of Marvel games. Sean Shoptaw, head of Disney's games division, also took on the role of executive vice president in this promotion.
Paramount Global CEO is leaving
Paramount Global has announced that CEO Bob Bakish is leaving the company. To ensure continuity of the company's operations, the company will establish an office of the Chief Executive Officer, with three heads of departments jointly managing the company's affairs. The three leaders are Brian Robbins, CEO of Paramount Pictures, George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, and Chris McCarthy, who heads Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.
Four Paramount Global directors are expected to leave
Four directors of the Shari Redstone-controlled entertainment company are expected to leave the board soon as Paramount Global discusses a merger with Skydance Media. Former Spotify executive Dawn Ostroff, lawyer and former Sony Entertainment president Nicole Seligman, veteran investment banking executive Frederick Terrell, and Redstone's longtime lawyer Rob Klieger are all expected to leave the company's board in the coming weeks.
Former Saab Group executives will become Spotify's chief financial officer
Music streaming giant Spotify has announced that Christian Luiga, a former executive of Sweden's Saab Group, will join the company as chief financial officer in the third quarter of this year, replacing Paul Vogel, who left in March this year.
Vodafone Group appoints CEO of Vodafone Commercial
British telecommunications giant Vodafone has appointed Marika Auramo as CEO of Vodafone Business Corp., effective July 1. Prior to joining Vodafone, she served as Chief Commercial Officer for EMEA at SAP.
Fortune appoints its first female CEO in 95 years
Fortune Media has appointed Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as its new CEO, becoming the first female CEO to lead the legendary media brand. For the past five years, she has served as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Fortune magazine. She will succeed Alan Murray, who has been Fortune CEO since 2018 and announced in October that she planned to step down in April.