21Vianet Group, Inc. announced that Mr. Tim Chen, Chief Strategy Officer, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chen will succeed Ms. Sharon Xiao Liu, who will step down as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and serve as an advisor to the Company before leaving the Company in June 2021. Mr. Chen joined the Company in August 2020 as Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining, he spent 14 years in renowned investment banking and private equity firms, including Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, and a private logistics company as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, he will oversee the Company’s financial, legal, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations responsibilities. Mr. Chen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Columbia University in New York.