Ctrip.com International, Ltd. announced that Mr. Herman Yu, a director nominated by Baidu Inc., has tendered his resignation as a director of the company, effective immediately, and that Dr. Dou Shen, senior vice president of Baidu Inc., has been appointed as a successor director of Ctrip following Mr. Herman Yu's resignation to strengthen the cooperation between Ctrip and Baidu and explore new trends of travel industry. Dr. Dou Shen currently serves as senior vice president of Baidu, overseeing Baidu's Mobile Ecosystem Group. Previously, Dr. Dou Shen served in various roles at Baidu and Microsoft, and cofounded Buzzlabs.