Zhang Xiaolong, Senior Executive Vice President and President of Weixin Group, joined the Company in March 2005 and served as the General Manager for the Guangzhou R&D division. He led the QQ Mail team to grow into the largest email service provider in China. He was promoted to Corporate Vice President later and since September 2012, became. Senior Vice President in charge of the product and team management of Weixin /Wechat and QQ Mail. He is also responsible for the management and review of major innovation projects. In May 2014, Mr. Zhang was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, in charge of the newly formed WeiXin Group. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zhang developed Foxmail independently in 1997 as the first generation of Internet software developer in China. He joined Boda China as Corporate Vice President in 2000, responsible for corporate email development. Mr. Zhang received his Master’s degree in Telecommunications from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1994.