BEIJING, April 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sohu.com Inc.
(Nasdaq: SOHU), China's leading online media, search and mobile value-added services company, today announced the appointment of John Deng, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors and audit committee, effective immediately.
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Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sohu, stated, "We are delighted to welcome Dr. John Deng to our Board of Directors and audit committee. Dr. Deng is recognized internationally as a premier business leader in China and a catalyst behind creative design throughout our country. His perspectives on technological trends and business innovation will be invaluable for Sohu as we continue to drive leading developments in China's Internet space."
Dr. John Deng is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading Chinese semiconductor design company. He has received numerous prestigious awards and accolades in both China and the U.S. for his achievements in developing China's personal computer industry. These include three Chinese national medals and China's National First Class Award for Science and Technology in 2005, which were presented by Chinese President Hu Jintao. In 2005, he was selected by China Central Television (CCTV) as China's Man of the Year and received a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of California at Berkeley, College of Engineering. In September 2006, Dr. Deng received the honor of presenting alongside Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as the main representative of Chinese business enterprises. Dr. Deng received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, a M.S. degree in Economics and a M.S. degree in Physics, all from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHU) is China's premier online brand and indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication. Sohu has built one of the most comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties and proprietary search engines, consisting of the mass portal and leading online media destination www.sohu.com ; interactive search engine www.sogou.com ; #1 online alumni club www.chinaren.com ; #1 games information portal www.17173.com ; the top real estate website www.focus.cn ; wireless value-added services provider www.goodfeel.com.cn ; and leading online mapping service provider www.go2map.com .
Sohu corporate services consist of brand advertising on its matrix of websites as well as paid listing and bid listing on its in-house developed search directory and engines. Sohu also offers two types of consumer services. Sohu offers wireless value-added services such as news, information, music, ringtone and picture content sent over mobile phones. The company also operates a massive multi-player online role-playing game and a casual game platform. Sohu.com, established by Dr. Charles Zhang, one of China's Internet pioneers, is in its eleventh year of operation.
Sohu.com Contact Information
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