Beijing, China - August 28, 2015, Beijing, China - 21Vianet Group, Inc., a carrier-neutral internet data center services provider in China, appointed Sean Shao as an independent director, effective August 24, 2015.
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Mr. Shao will also serve as a member and the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Shao currently also serves as independent director and chairman of the audit committee of: Trina Solar Limited, an integrated solar-power products manufacturer and solar system developer; Jumei International Holding Ltd., an e-commerce company; LightInTheBox Holdings Co. Ltd., an e-commerce company and UTStarcom Holdings Corp., a provider of broadband equipment and solutions.
Mr. Shao also serves as independent director and chairman of the audit and compensation committees of China Biologic Products, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and independent director and chairman of the nominating committee of Agria Corporation, an agricultural company. He served as the chief financial officer of Trina Solar Limited from 2006 to 2008.
In addition, Mr. Shao served from 2004 to 2006 as the chief financial officer of ChinaEdu Corporation, an educational service provider, and of Watchdata Technologies Ltd., a Chinese security software company.
Prior to that, Mr. Shao worked at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. for approximately a decade. Mr. Shao received his master's degree in health care administration from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1988 and his bachelor's degree in art from East China Normal University in 1982. Mr. Shao is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The Board has also appointed Mr. Shao as the chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Special Committee and Steve Zhang will resign from the Special Committee.
Terry Wang, the chief financial officer of the Company, has resigned as a director of the board, a member of the Compensation Committee and chair of the Audit Committee.
Kenneth Chung-Hou Tai, who has served as an independent director since October 2012, will replace Mr. Wang as a member of the Compensation Committee. ■