BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarena International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), today announced that it has appointed Mr. Kelvin Wing Kee Lau as the Company's chief financial officer, effective on March 1, 2020. Mr. Lau succeeds Mr. Dennis Yuduo Yang, who has resigned from the Company and will assist with the transition for a short period of time.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of Square Panda Inc., a U.S.-based AI education start-up company, between July 2018 and August 2019. Between March 2007 and June 2018, Mr. Lau first served as the chief financial officer of Perfect World Co., Ltd., a China-based online game company ("Perfect World") listed on Nasdaq between 2007 and 2015, and later as the chief financial officer of Perfect World Holding Co., Ltd., the holding company of Perfect World. Between November 2004 and February 2007, Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of Beijing Media Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Lau was a group finance director of Shanghai Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Limited Beijing Branch. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Lau worked at Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers, lastly as a senior manager in Beijing. Mr. Lau received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1990. He received his EMBA degree in 2011 from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in China. Mr. Lau is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition to the new chief financial officer appointment, Mr. Arthur Wong has been appointed as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Wong has also been appointed as the chairman of the audit committee of the board, as well as members of the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Jonathan Xiaosong Zhang has resigned from the board for personal reasons. Mr. Zhang's resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company. These changes will be effective on March 1, 2020.
Mr. Wong currently serves as an independent director and chairperson of the audit committees of the following public companies: Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ), China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited (HKSE:1317) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ). Between January 2013 and November 2018, Mr. Wong served as the chief financial officer of Radio Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. an early stage music production company in Beijing, China. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Wong served as Chief Financial Officer for Asia New-Energy, Nobao Renewable Energy and GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group sequentially. From 1982 to 2008, Mr. Wong worked for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in Hong Kong, San Jose and Beijing over various periods of time, most recently as a partner in the Beijing office. Mr. Wong received a bachelor's degree in applied economics from the University of San Francisco and a higher diploma of accountancy from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About Tarena International, Inc.
Tarena is a leading provider of professional education services in China. Through its innovative education platform combining live distance instruction, classroom-based tutoring and online learning modules, Tarena offers professional education courses in IT and non-IT subjects. Tarena also offers child education programs. Its professional education courses provide students with practical skills to prepare them for jobs in industries with significant growth potential and strong hiring demand.
For further information, please contact:
Amanda Wang
Investor Relations Contact
Tarena International, Inc.
Email: ir@tedu.cn
Phone: +86-10-5621-9451
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