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时隔一年京东再换CEO,京东系三家港股公司齐晒“成绩单”

After a year, JD changed its CEO again, and the three JD Hong Kong stock companies published their “report cards”

Securities Times ·  May 12, 2023 09:08

Source: Securities Times
Author: Zhong Tian

After a year's time of changing CEOs again, Jingdong experienced a high-rise earthquake again!

5/11,$JD-SW (09618.HK)$It was announced that Xu Ran, the current chief financial officer, will succeed Xu Lei as CEO and executive director of JD Group.Xu Lei “decided to retire” due to personal reasons and “spent more time with his family”, which meant that Xu Lei's 14-year career in Jingdong would come to an end. Some people in the industry speculate that Liu Qiangdong may return to the helm and lead a new round of organizational change in JD.

JD is one of the three Hong Kong stock companies, JD Group,$JD LOGISTICS (02618.HK)$with$JD HEALTH (06618.HK)$The “report cards” for the first quarter of this year were disclosed separately, and each had its own highlights. Among them, the JD Group's first-quarter results turned a year-on-year loss to profit, achieving net profit of 6.261 billion yuan (RMB, same below).

Announcing Management Restructuring Xu Ran as CEO and Executive Director

Today, the three Hong Kong stock companies of JD, JD Group, JD Logistics, and JD Health each released insider information on management changes. Among them,The JD Group announced that Xu Ran will succeed Xu Lei as the company's CEO and executive director. Xu Lei will retire due to personal reasons. As for the group's chief financial officer vacancies, Shan Su, the current chief financial officer of JD Logistics, will take over.

The JD Group said that Xu Lei will immediately begin the handover process to ensure sufficient time is left to smoothly hand over the CEO position to Xu Ran before retiring in June. Since joining the JD Group for more than ten years, Xu Lei has held many senior positions and made significant contributions to the company's development. After Xu Lei retires, he will serve as the first chairman of the JD Group Advisory Committee and continue to contribute to the company's high-quality development. Xu Lei, now 48, officially joined JD in January 2009. He has served as head of the marketing department of JD Mall, head of the wireless business department, CMO of JD Group, and CEO of JD Retail.

“I am very honored to be working with the passionate and dedicated management team of the JD Group. At the same time, I would also like to sincerely thank the board of directors and Mr. Liu Qiangdong for their trust and support over the years.” Xu Lei said, “After working closely with Ms. Xu Ran for many years, I am convinced that with her deep understanding and vision of JD's business, outstanding professional achievements, and high level of professionalism, she will be competent for the position of CEO of the JD Group. Although I have decided to retire and spend more time with my family, I remain confident in JD's long-term leadership as a supply-chain-based technology and services company and its mission to create value for users, business partners, and society.”

According to reports, Xu Ran, who succeeded Xu Lei, is a “student bully” who graduated from Peking University with a double bachelor's degree in science and economics. Xu Ran has been the CFO of JD Group since June 2020 and joined JD Group in July 2018. From July 2018 to May 2020, in addition to being the chief financial officer of JD Retail, he also served as the head of the group's finance and group taxation departments. Prior to joining the JD Group, Xu Ran was an audit partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) and worked at PwC's Beijing office and San Jose office for nearly 20 years. Xu Ran also serves as a director of JD Technology.

Xu Ran responded that he is very honored to be the CEO of JD Group and is very grateful to Liu Qiangdong and the board of directors for their trust. “Mr. Liu Qiangdong and Mr. Xu Lei have laid a solid foundation for JD's future development and will continue to provide valuable support for the Group's strategic planning. I personally look forward to continuing to lead the Group in promoting sustainable, high-quality development and creating more value for users, business partners and society.”

Shan Su has been the chief financial officer of JD Logistics since May 2022. It joined the JD Group in December 2021. Prior to that, he worked for Lavender Hill Capital Partners from October 2019 to November 2021, and was the managing director from January 2021 to November 2021. From 2015 to 2019, he served in the TMT Group of the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs Asia Limited and was an executive director from January 2017 to September 2019. According to reports, Shan Su obtained a bachelor's degree in law from China University of Political Science and Law and a master's degree in law from the University of Warwick.

In terms of JD Logistics, it was announced that Shan Su has resigned as the company's chief financial officer and Wu Hao has been appointed as the company's chief financial officer; JD Health also announced that since Cao Dong will take a new position at JD.com, Inc., he has now proposed to resign as the company's chief financial officer. Deng Hui has been appointed as the company's chief financial officer, all effective from May 11, 2023.

Liu Qiangdong may return to the helm of JD

Some industry insiders speculate that with Xu Lei's retirement, Liu Qiangdong, chairman of the board of directors of JD Group, who once retreated behind the scenes, may appear more on the front line of business to lead a new round of organizational change in JD.

According to some insiders, after Liu Qiangdong's strong return at the end of last year, he led many rounds of organizational, strategic, and business goal adjustments, including reducing the organizational reporting level and using the “low price strategy” as the core direction of JD retail for the next three years, so in the near future, he may once again become the final decision maker of JD's strategy.

Liu Qiangdong first thanked Xu Lei for this management change. “On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Xu Lei for his outstanding contributions to the JD Group. During her time as CEO, Xu Lei's deep judgment and leadership skills were critical to the company's development. We sincerely wish Xu Leirong all the best after his resignation and look forward to his continued contributions as the first Chairman of the Advisory Committee.”

Liu Qiangdong also expressed his optimism for Xu Ran and Shan Su. “We believe that Ms. Xu Ran, as the Group's CEO and Mr. Shan Su as the chief financial officer, will continue to strongly lead the future development of the JD Group. Xu Ran excelled during her time as chief financial officer and provided deep insight and strong support for business development and strategic decisions. Furthermore, Shan Su's outstanding performance and professional achievements during her time as chief financial officer of JD Logistics made him an ideal candidate to succeed JD Group's chief financial officer.”

Regarding his strategic position with Xu Ran, Liu Qiangdong said, “In the future, I will continue to participate in JD's long-term strategy, young talent development, and rural revitalization. Xu Ran will lead the management team and be responsible for the company's daily operations.”

Currently, there are 5 listed companies controlled by JD, namely JD Group, JD Health, JD Logistics,$Dada Nexus (DADA.US)$as well$Deppon Logistics (603056.SH)$In addition to JD Mathematics, which is waiting in line for listing on A-shares, and JD Industrial, which have already submitted forms to the Stock Exchange, the number of JD listed companies is expected to expand to 8.

The three companies published their “report cards” for the first quarter

The three Hong Kong stock companies also handed over their “report cards” for the first quarter of 2023 together today.

Among them,The JD Group announced that it achieved revenue of 243 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year. Net profit attributable to the company's common shareholders was 6.3 billion yuan, compared to a net loss of 3 billion yuan for the same period last year.In terms of operating profit, JD's operating profit in the first quarter was 6.4 billion yuan, compared to 2.4 billion yuan in the same period last year; operating profit under non-US GAAP was 7.9 billion yuan, compared to 4.7 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2022.

Xu Lei, who just announced his upcoming retirement, said that in the first quarter, JD's profit level increased significantly, mainly due to efforts to refine operations, optimize the product portfolio, and expand the range of services. It said that in the next few quarters, the company will further improve its business structure to serve a wider range of users across China. “JD has built the most trustworthy retail brand in China and has developed a unique advantage. While satisfying the many, fast, good and economical shopping experiences that users expect, it maintains flexibility to seize growth opportunities in business development.”

Xu Ran, on the other hand, said that she is happy to see that in the first quarter, service revenue grew to 20% of total revenue, which not only contributed to a healthy profit margin, but also showed the company's great success in terms of investment: the number of third party merchants that joined the JD platform reached a record high. “As our proactive business adjustments progressed, we also saw more positive financial and operational trends in the second quarter. Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on business quality, create a high-quality platform to help merchants and suppliers in terms of product exposure opportunities, traffic, and low-cost operations to drive long-term sustainable growth.”

JD Logistics announced that total revenue for the first quarter reached 36.73 billion yuan, an increase of 34.3% over the previous year. Gross profit was about 1,636 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9% over the previous year; losses during the period were about 1,037 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 23.2%.The revenue of JD Logistics's integrated supply chain reached 18.45 billion yuan during the period, and cooperation with leading customers continued to increase. At the same time, the ultimate service represented by door-to-door service and 211 time-limited delivery led to a 93.4% year-on-year increase in revenue from other customers, including express delivery, express delivery, etc., reaching 18.28 billion yuan.

JD Logistics said that during the period, it will continue to cultivate the core track of the integrated supply chain, provide customers with industry-specific integrated solutions and service products in industries such as FMCG, home appliances and furniture, clothing, 3C, automobiles and fresh food, and continue to expand the scope and depth of cooperation with customers. As of March 31, 2023, the company's proprietary warehouse management area in the US has exceeded 1.3 million square feet. Multiple warehouses have different functional positions, further improving our overseas supply chain service capabilities. The warehousing network has covered almost all counties and districts in the country, including more than 1,500 warehouses operated by the company and more than 2,000 cloud warehouses operated by third party owners on the Yuncang Ecological Platform. The total management area of the company's warehouse network exceeds 31 million square meters, including the management area of Yuncang on the Yuncang Ecological Platform.

JD Health, on the other hand, announced that JD Health reported revenue of 13.95 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 54.2% over the previous year. Non-IFRS operating profit in the first quarter was 1.16 billion yuan, an increase of 107.8% over the previous year.As of March 31, 2023, the number of annual active users exceeded 159.7 million, and the average number of daily consultations during the first quarter of 2023 exceeded 400,000.

JD Health said that during the first quarter of 2023, global medical and health brands such as JD Health and Jianhe Group, Tongrentang Health, and Abbott signed a strategic cooperation agreement for 2023, and also reached a strategic cooperation with global veterinary pharmaceutical leader Shuo Teng. The two sides will further cultivate the Chinese pet health market and begin comprehensive cooperation in the fields of pet vaccines and veterinary drugs. In the future, JD Health will further strengthen supply chain capabilities, optimize and open up the ecosystem, and continue to promote the omni-channel layout. JD Health will work with partners and merchants to achieve high-quality growth.

Editor/jayden

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