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JD.com CFO announces retirement on September 16

JD.com Group CFO Huang Xuande officially announced today that he will retire on September 16. Xu Ran, former PwC audit partner, current JD.com Group Senior Vice President and JD Retail Chief Financial Officer, will take over the CFO position and report to JD.com Group Chairman and CEO Liu Qiangdong.

JD.com Group stated that Huang Xuande has reached the retirement age of 55. Last year, he proposed to the group a plan to retire in a year. Although the company was very reluctant, it still chose to respect his wishes.

JD.com said that considering the importance and complexity of the CFO's responsibilities, there will be a three-month transition period and the official handover of the CFO will be scheduled for June this year. After Xu Ran officially takes up the post, Huang Xuande will continue to accompany him for a while and will officially retire on September 16. "After retirement, Huang Xuande will serve as the group's honorary consultant, providing advice and suggestions for the company's major decisions, inheriting and spreading JD's culture internally and externally, and helping more colleagues grow as a brother and comrade-in-arms."

It is understood that Huang Xuande has served as the Chief Financial Officer of JD.com Group for the past six and a half years. Xu Ran is currently the senior vice president of JD Group, responsible for the group's finance, accounting and taxation affairs, and also serves as the chief financial officer of JD Retail.

According to information, before joining JD.com, Xu Ran worked as an audit partner at PwC China, focusing on the TMT industry and the US capital markets. Since joining JD.com, he has played an important role in promoting the group's lean financial management and improving operational efficiency. Since JD.com Group launched the executive rotation mechanism, Xu Ran has rotated through multiple positions within the group.