Mr. Philip Jiaqi Kuai is our founder, and has served as the chairman of our board of directors and chief executive officer since our inception. Mr. Kuai is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience and expertise in the logistics and internet sectors in China. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Kuai served as a vice president of Anjuke.com, an online property platform in China, from 2013 to 2014, which was subsequently acquired by 58.com, a NYSE-listed online marketplace for classifieds in China, in 2015. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Kuai served as a vice president of AdChina, an internet advertising platform in China. Before that, Mr. Kuai worked at Oracle Corporation, a NYSE-listed company, as product manager from 2007 to 2009, and worked at McKinsey & Company as management consultant from 2005 to 2006, and worked at Accenture, a NYSE-listed company, from 2004 to 2005, respectively. Mr. Kuai was named to Fortune China's list of the '2019 40 under 40 in China', the annual selection of the most influential young people in business. Mr. Kuai received a bachelor's degree in logistics engineering from Tongji University and a master's degree in logistics engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Jun Yang is our co-founder, and has served as our chief technology officer since our inception. Mr. Yang is responsible for our technology, products, data, and corporate strategies. Mr. Yang also our director from June 2020 to February 2022. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yang worked as the head of growth engineering team at Square, a NYSE-listed company, from 2014 to 2015, where he was responsible for user growth strategy and implementation. Prior to that, he worked as an engineering manager at Facebook, a Nasdaq-listed company, from 2010 to 2014, where he was responsible for user growth and ads optimization, and worked as an engineer at Google, a Nasdaq-listed company, from 2008 to 2009. Mr. Yang received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Zhejiang University, and a master's degree and a doctoral degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Mr. Lei Xu has served our director since June 2020. Mr. Xu is chief executive officer and executive director of JD.com, responsible for leading daily operation of JD.com. Mr. Xu served as a marketing consultant for JD.com in May 2007, and joined JD.com in January 2009. Prior to his current role, Mr. Xu held various senior roles in JD.com, including head of marketing department, head of JD Wireless, chief marketing officer of JD.com and CEO of JD Retail. Mr. Xu led the establishment of JD's marketing and public relations system, the mobile products' R&D system as well as the platform operation system, and propelled JD's mobile-based strategic transformation. Mr. Xu also led the launch of JD 618 Grand Promotion and drove the opening-up of JD's supply chain capabilities to empower the society at large. During his tenure as CEO of JD Retail, Mr. Xu has established the business philosophy of 'trust-based and customer-centric value creation' and led the visionary moves on development of supply chain middle platform and omni-channel strategy, which accelerated JD's climbing on second curve of growth. Mr. Xu was among '50 Most Influential Business Leaders in China' in two consecutive years named by FORTUNE China. Mr. Xu also serves as a director of TD Health and ATRenew Inc., a NYSE listed company and Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu was conferred China's professional title as Senior Economist (Enterprise Management) in 2019 and holds an EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School.
Mr. Yui Yu has served as our director since January 2021. Mr. Yu is an executive Director and the chief executive officer of JD Logistics. Mr. Yu is responsible for JD Logistics' overall strategic planning and business direction. He has held multiple executive positions within JD Group including its retail and logistics businesses. In particular, Mr. Yu has extensive experience in operations and management in the logistics industry. He served as head of JD Logistics' Central China department and JD Logistics' East China logistics department from January 2011 to October 2012 and from October 2012 to May 2015, respectively, where he helped to establish JD Logistics' operations across China. Mr. Yu then served as the CEO of Yihaodian from June 2016 to March 2018 before serving as head of JD Group's customer experience and service department from March 2018 to February 2019. He was also chief human resources officer of JD Group from February 2019 to December 2020. Mr. Yu received his bachelor of laws from China University of Political Science and Law in July 2005 and an EMBA from China Europe International Business School in June 2017.
Ms. Sandy Ran Xu has served as our director since November 2019. Ms. Xu currently serves as chief financial officer of JD.com. Prior to joining JD.com in July 2018, Ms. Xu was an audit partner with nearly 20 years' experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Beijing and San Jose offices. Ms. Xu received a bachelor's degree with double majors in information science and economics from Peking University. Ms. Xu was a Certified Public Accountant in both China and the United States. Ms. Xu also serves as a director of JD Digits, JD Health and JD Logistics.
Ms. Christina Xiaojing Zhu has served as our director since May 2020. Ms. Zhu is the president and chief executive officer of Walmart China. Prior to joining Walmart Group in May 2020, Ms. Zhu served as the president of Fonterra Greater China, a global dairy exporter and milk processor, where she led Fonterra group's businesses in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan region, from August 2016 to December 2019, and served as a managing director and vice president from September 2011 to July 2016. Prior to joining Fonterra, Ms. Zhu served as a vice president of Honeywell International Inc., a NYSE-listed technology company, where she was responsible for strategy and development, from January 2005 to May 2008, and served as director for strategy and business development from February 2003 to
January 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Zhu worked as an engagement manager of McKinsey & Company with a focus on serving financial institutions from 1999 to 2003. Ms. Zhu received a bachelor's degree in western studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Ms. Bonnie Yi Zhang has served as our director since June 2020. Ms. Zhang is the chief financial officer of Sina Corporation, a leading online media company in China. From March 2014 to March 2015, Ms. Zhang served as the chief financial officer of Weibo Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed social media platform in China and one of Sina Corporation's subsidiaries. Before joining Weibo, Ms. Zhang was the chief financial officer of AdChina Ltd., an integrated internet advertising platform in China, from May 2011 to February 2014. Prior to that, Ms. Zhang was an audit partner of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu based in Shanghai, with a focus on serving Chinese companies making initial public offerings in the United States and Chinese companies listed in the United States, from October 2007 to April 2011. Ms. Zhang served as a senior manager in the National Office SEC Services group of Deloitte & Touche, LLP from May 2005 to August 2007, where she was responsible for pre-issuance reviews of securities offering documents and periodic reports to be filed with the SEC with a focus on foreign private issuers. Ms. Zhang has served as an independent director of Yatsen Holding Limited, a NYSE listed company since November 2020. Ms. Zhang has also served as an independent director of TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Nasdaq listed autonomous driving company since April 2021. Ms. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in business administration from McDaniel College. Ms. Zhang is a certified public accountant in the State of Maryland and is a member of the American Institution of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms. Baohong Sun has served as our director since June 20, 2020. Ms. Sun is the chair professor of marketing and associate dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Ms. Sun joined Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in 2008, and was a visiting professor of marketing and associate dean of international programs from June 2008 to August 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Sun joined Carnegie Mellon University in July 1997, and worked as an assistant professor of marketing from July 1997 to August 2004, an associate professor of marketing from September 2001 to August 2004 and a professor of marketing from September 2009 to August 2011. Ms. Sun was also an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina from July 2001 to August 2004. Ms. Sun received a bachelor's degree in international economics from Renmin University of China and a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Southern California. Ms. Sun is a member of the American Marketing Association, the American Economic Association and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
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