21Vianet Announces Change in Leadership Team
21Vianet Group, a major carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center service provider in China, announced the resignation of COO Chunfeng Cai, effective October 1, 2021, due to personal reasons. CEO Samuel Shen expressed gratitude for Cai's contributions, particularly in implementing a dual-core strategy in the IDC market. 21Vianet operates across more than 20 cities in China, servicing over 6,000 clients from various industries, and remains focused on providing reliable hosting and cloud services.
- Cai's resignation opens the door for potential new leadership perspectives.
- Company's robust operational framework supports continuity despite leadership change.
- Leadership transition may lead to short-term uncertainty in strategic execution.
- Potential experience gap in the executive team following Cai's exit.
BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 21Vianet Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("21Vianet" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, today announced that Mr. Chunfeng Cai, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), has decided to resign from his current post and leave the Company due to personal reasons, effective on October 1, 2021.
Samuel Shen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “The company and I would like to thank Chunfeng for his contributions over the past few years. We appreciate his dedication to 21Vianet, as his leadership played a pivotal part in the Company’s transition to the dual-core strategy in both retail and wholesale IDC markets. We wish him nothing but the very best in the future.”
About 21Vianet
21Vianet Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China. 21Vianet provides hosting and related services, including IDC services, cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security and speed of its customers' Internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and equipment in 21Vianet's data centers and connect to China's Internet backbone. 21Vianet operates in more than 20 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 6,000 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from Internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.
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Investor Relations Contacts:
Xinyuan Liu
+86 10 8456 2121
IR@21Vianet.com
Julia Jiang
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IR@21Vianet.com
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