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(Yicai Global) Dec. 19 -- Chinese internet media giant Sina Corp. [NASDAQ:SINA] said yesterday that its board of directors appointed Liang Jianzhang, chairman of Ctrip.com International Ltd. [NASDAQ:CTRP], as its independent director.
Liang has rich experience in business operations and innovations as well as a great technical background, said Cao Guowei, chairman and chief executive of Sina. "I hope that Mr. Liang's experience and knowledge can help and benefit the development of Sina," Cao said.
Liang is a co-founder of China's leading travel service provider, Ctrip, now rebranded internationally as Trip.com. He has been serving as its chairman since August 2003. Under his leadership, the firm successfully completed its transition from offline to online and from online to mobile.