China – LinkedIn China names president

LinkedIn has announced that it has appointed Jian Lu as President of LinkedIn China with immediate effect. Jian will oversee LinkedIn’s business and R&D in China.

Jian Lu will report to Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Engineering, LinkedIn.

Prior to joining LinkedIn, Jian was a partner of Hujiang EdTech, an online education platform, and CEO of CCtalk, a subsidiary of Hujiang. He also worked at Apple as well as 360 Video and Shanda Interactive Entertainment.

“Building a massively scalable social platform requires technical know-how, as well as business acumen. Jian has a unique balance of both, coupled with a passion for LinkedIn’s mission and a track record of building great teams,” Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Engineering, LinkedIn, said. “I’m very excited to have him leading our efforts in China, to connect every Chinese professional with economic opportunity and help them be more productive and successful.”

Jian Lu will take the reins from Francis Tsang, Head of International Engineering at LinkedIn China, who served as interim president of LinkedIn China for the last ten months.

According to LinkedIn, as of December 2017, LinkedIn China hit 39 million members, eight times the number of users recorded when LinkedIn first entered China in 2014.

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