21Vianet Group, Inc. announced that Dr. Hongjiang Zhang, an independent director of the company as well as a member of the Compensation Committee, has resigned from his current positions effective December 1, 2016. Dr. Zhang has served as the company’s director since January 2015. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Tao Zou as a new independent director to the company, and Mr. Erhfei Liu, who has served as an independent director since May 2015, will replace Dr. Zhang as a member of the Compensation Committee, both effective on Dec. 1, 2016. Mr. Tao Zou is currently the Chief Executive Officer and an executive director of Kingsoft Corporation Limited and the Chief Executive Officer and one of the directors of Seasun Holdings Limited, overseeing the operations of Seasun Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, including the research and development of online games, and the operations of the gaming business of Kingsoft and its subsidiaries.