Bitauto Holdings Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Xiaoke Liu, the company's senior vice president, to the position of chief operating officer, effective immediately. Mr. Liu served as Bitauto's senior vice president since February 2017. Prior to joining Bitauto, Mr. Liu served as general manager of the auto business division of Sina.com since 2014, responsible for the division management and operation. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Liu was the general manager of the auto business division of Phoenix.com. Prior to this, Mr. Liu worked at Sohu.com from 2004 to 2012 and was the associate editor-in-chief of the automobile channel from 2008 to 2012. In addition, the company also announced the appointment of Mr. Xiangzhi Kong, the Company's Vice President, to the position of chief strategy officer, effective immediately. Prior to this, Mr. Kong served as Bitauto's vice president from 2015, Assistant Vice President from 2013 to 2015, and Business Development Director from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Kong has been responsible for Bitauto's strategic planning, investments and development of strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Bitauto, Mr. Kong had approximately 10 years of experience in management consulting, providing strategic planning and marketing consulting services to the Fortune 500 and leading technology companies.