– CHINA, Beijing – Zhihu Inc. (HKEX: 2390 / NYSE: ZH), a leading online content community in China, announced the appointment of Dr. Li-Lan Cheng (Ph.D.) to its Board as an independent director effective on May 27, 2025.
“We would like to warmly welcome Dr. Li-Lan Cheng to our board. Dr. Cheng brings deep expertise in finance and corporate governance, and his fresh perspective will be a tremendous asset for us. We look forward to working together closely as we execute on our strategic goals,” said Chairman and CEO, Yuan Zhou.
Dr. Li-Lan will join the audit committee as Chair and as the compensation committee, nomination committee, and corporate governance committee as a member.
The company also announced that Hanhui Sam Sun has resigned from the Board effective May 27, 2025.
About Dr. Li-Lan Cheng
Dr. Li-Lan Cheng is the executive director and CFO of E-House (China) Enterprise Holdings Limited (formerly known as Fangyou Information Technology Company Limited) (HKEX: 2048). He served as acting CFO of Leju from 2017 to 2023 and was its executive director from 2014 to 2017. Dr. Cheng served as COO of E-House (China) Holdings Limited (formerly NYSE: EJ) from 2012 to 2018 and CFO from 2006 to 2012. Before joining E-House, he served as CFO of SouFun Holdings Limited, an online real estate service company in China, from 2005 to 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Cheng served as executive director and CFO of SOHO China Limited, a real estate developer in Beijing.
Dr. Cheng was an assistant director and the head of the Asian transportation sector investment banking group of ABN AMRO Asia from 1997 to 2002. From 1995 to 1997, Dr. Cheng was a senior analyst at the National Economic Research Associates, Inc., an economic and financial consulting firm in New York. From 1989 to 1991, he was an investment trainee and analyst at the Prudential Investment Corporation, the institutional investment subsidiary of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, based in Newark, NJ. Dr. Cheng is an independent director and audit committee chairman of Yunji Inc. (NASDAQ: YJ), a Nasdaq-listed social e-commerce platform in China. He also served as an independent director and on the audit committee of 51job, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: JOBS), LAIX Inc. (formerly NYSE: LAIX), Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd. (formerly NYSE: CCSC), and Le GAGA Holdings Limited (formerly NASDAQ: GAGA).
Dr. Cheng received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Cheng is a chartered financial analyst (CFA).
About Zhihu Inc.
Zhihu Inc. is a leading online content community where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. Since the initial launch in 2010, Zhihu has grown into the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China.
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