58.com Inc. announced the appointment of a new director, Mr. Xiaoguang Wu. Mr. Wu currently serves as a Senior Executive Vice President at Tencent. Mr. Wu joined Tencent in 1999 to lead development and product planning for Tencent's core product QQ instant messaging. He served successively as Project Manager for QQ's research and development team, General Manager for IM Products, and General Manager for internet business division.
The company announced the promotion of Mr. Xiaohua Chen to Chief Strategic Officer and Mr. Chuan Zhang to Senior Vice President of Product Management. Mr. Chen has served as 58.com's Senior Vice President of Product Management and Website Operation since 2007. Mr. Zhang has served as 58.com's Vice President of Product Management since 2011.