– CHINA, Beijing – Autohome Inc. (HKEX: 2518 | NYSE: ATHM), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced the appointments of Ms. Keke Ding and Dr. Fan Lu (Ph.D.) to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
“We are delighted to welcome Ms. Keke Ding and Dr. Fan Lu to our Board, both of their wealth of knowledge and expertise will be a great asset to our future growth, helping the Company in its ongoing commitment to enhancing ESG governance through Board oversight. Ms. Ding’s joining as a female director represents an important step forward for Autohome’s greater Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, gender diversity and workplace inclusiveness,” said Chairman and CEO, Quan Long.
Keke Ding has also joined the Compensation Committee.
Concurrently, the company announced the resignations of Zheng Liu and Jun Lu from the Board, effective immediately.
About Keke Ding
Ms. Keke Ding has over 26 years of experience in the property insurance industry and business management. Ms. Ding currently serves as the assistant general manager at Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd., a subsidiary of Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd.
Ms. Ding has held multiple management roles relating to insurance and business management within Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance and its several provincial-level branches since May 1997, including managing distribution channels, retail customer marketing, and digital customer platforms.
Ms. Ding received her bachelor’s degree in insurance from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in July 1997.
About Dr. Fan Lu
Dr. Fan Lu has over 17 years of institutional investment management experience, spanning the areas of global macro hedge fund, quantitative investment, A-share market fundamental research, asset allocation, and insurance asset-liability management. Dr. Lu currently serves as the general manager of the asset management department at Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance, fully responsible for the company’s asset-liability management and investment-related activities. Dr. Lu has held a series of management roles relating to investment management within Ping An Group and its affiliates since September 2011.
Before that, Dr. Lu held various positions of investment management at companies including AlphaSimplex, a hedge fund company in Boston, United States, and Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600837; HKEX: 6837), a top securities firm in China.
Dr. Lu received his Ph.D. degree in statistics and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in June 2006 and June 2005, respectively, and received his bachelor’s degree in biophysics from Nanjing University in June 1999.
About Autohome Inc.
Autohome Inc. is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. Its mission is to relentlessly reduce auto industry decision-making and transaction costs driven by advanced technology. Autohome provides occupationally generated content, professionally generated content, user-generated content, AI-generated content, a comprehensive automobile library, and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers, covering the entire car purchase and ownership cycle. The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct their advertising campaigns. Further, the Company’s dealer subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome’s platform, extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales leads for them. The Company offers sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers with improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. Autohome operates its “Autohome Mall,” a full-service online transaction platform, to facilitate transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its websites and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services, including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions, and aftermarket services.
Source: https://www.autohome.com.cn.
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