BEIJING, July 26,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM;
HKEX: 2518) ("Autohome" or the "Company"), the leading online
destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that each of Mr.
Zheng Liu and Mr. Jun Lu has resigned from their positions as the
Company's directors due to other personal commitments, effective
immediately. The Company further announces that Ms. Keke Ding has been appointed as a director and a
member of the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of
the Company (the "Board") and that Dr. Fan
Lu has been appointed as a director of the Board, effective
immediately.
Ms. Keke Ding has over 26 years
of experience in 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. ("Ping An Property
& Casualty Insurance"), a subsidiary of Ping An Insurance
(Group) Company of China, Ltd.
("Ping An Group"). 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.
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 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. Prior to 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 PhD 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.
Mr. Quan Long, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of Autohome, stated, "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. We would
also like to express our sincere gratitude to both Mr. Zheng Liu and Mr. Jun
Lu for their valuable contributions to the Company during
the tenure."
About Autohome Inc.
Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) 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,
and 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. For further
information, please visit https://www.autohome.com.cn.
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any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable
law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Autohome Inc.
Investor Relations
Sterling Song
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86-10-5985-7483
E-mail: ir@autohome.com.cn
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: autohome@tpg-ir.com
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