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James Jianzhang Liang

Independent Director at Sina

James Jianzhang Liang has served as a director since December 2017. Mr. Liang is one of the co-founders and the Executive Chairman of the board of Ctrip International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP), a leading travel service provider in China. He has been Ctrip’s Chairman since August 2003. Mr. Liang served as Ctrip’s chief executive officer from 2000 to January 2006, and from March 2013 to November 2016. Under his leadership, Ctrip has successfully transitioned from offline to online and from online to mobile, made strategic investments in key industry players, and cultivated and invested in new business initiatives. Mr. Liang has won many accolades for his contributions to the Chinese travel industry, including Best CEO in the Internet category in the 2016 All-Asia Executive Team Rankings by Institutional Investor and 2015 China’s Business Leader of the Year by Forbes. He has also authored multiple publications, including the influential Too Many People in China? and the Rise of the Network Society. Prior to founding Ctrip, Mr. Liang held a number of technical and managerial positions with Oracle Corporation from 1991 to 1999 in the United States and China, including the head of the ERP consulting division of Oracle China from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Liang currently serves on the board of MakeMyTrip (Nasdaq: MMYT). He is also an economics professor at Peking University. Mr. Liang received his Ph.D.degree from Stanford University and his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also attended an undergraduate program at Fudan University.

Timeline

  • Independent Director

    Current role