JD.com founder Richard Liu gives up equity stakes in two affiliated firms to boost efficiency as he exits corporate roles
- The JD.com founder transferred his stakes in Suqian Tianning and Xian JD to Miao Qin, a vice-president at the Beijing-based e-commerce giant
- That move comes after Liu stepped down as JD.com’s chief executive in April
Those transfers were initiated “to improve the administration efficiency” of the two affiliated firms because Liu, as a non-executive director, was no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of JD.com, which made it difficult to arrange the signing of relevant corporate documents, according to the filings. It said various administrative matters or filings of Suqian Tianning and Xian JD could be better managed by Miao.
Under the new arrangements, Miao will hold the 45 per cent equity stakes at both Suqian Tianning and Xian JD. Li Yayun, chief executive at JD Technology, and JD.com chief human resources officer Zhang Pang retain their equity interests of 30 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, in those two affiliated firms.
JD.com had no comment on the change of primary equity shareholder in Suqian Tianning and Xian JD.
