VNET Group Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
VNET Group's CEO is Josh Chen, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 26.75 years. directly owns 6.01% of the company’s shares, worth €137.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 11.6 years respectively.
Key information
Josh Chen
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 26.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 6.0% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 11.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Josh Chen (56 yo)
Mr. Sheng Chen, also known as Josh, is a Co-Founder of VNET Group, Inc. (formerly known as 21Vianet Group, Inc.) and had been its Executive Chairman since 1999 until January 10, 2024 and serves as Executiv...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 26.8yrs | no data | 6.01% € 137.2m | |
| Executive Co-Chairman | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Director of Investor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & GM of IDC Strategic Business Group | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Rotating President & GM of AIDC Strategic Business Group | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Senior VP & CEO of Blue Cloud | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Executive Vice President | no data | no data | no data | |
| SVP & CEO of DYXnet | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 217A's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 26.8yrs | no data | 6.01% € 137.2m | |
| Executive Co-Chairman | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 15yrs | no data | 0.22% € 5.0m | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: 217A's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/09 16:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
VNET Group, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Ratcliffe | Barclays |
| Huiqun Li | BofA Global Research |
| Gregory Miller | Canaccord Genuity |