NetEase Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

NetEase's CEO is William Ding, appointed in Nov 2005, has a tenure of 25.33 years. directly owns 45.01% of the company’s shares, worth $25.31B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 17.4 years respectively.

Key information

William Ding

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	19yrs
CEO ownership	45.0%
Management average tenure	1.4yrs
Board average tenure	17.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

William Ding (52 yo)

19yrs

Tenure

Mr. Lei Ding, also known as William, serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Cloud Music Inc. Mr. Ding founded NetEase, Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since November 2005. Mr. Ding f...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Lei Ding	Founder	19yrs	no data	45.01% $ 25.3b
Ying Li	Head of Financial Reporting	less than a year	no data	no data
Margaret Shi	IR Director	no data	no data	no data
Paul W. Boltz	General Counsel	less than a year	no data	no data
Bill Pang	Vice President of Corporate Development	no data	no data	no data
Yingfeng Ding	Executive Vice President	8.8yrs	no data	no data
Ryutaro Ichimura	President & Representative Director of PinCool Inc.	1.4yrs	no data	no data

1.4yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0K6G's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Lei Ding	Founder	25.3yrs	no data	45.01% $ 25.3b
Ryutaro Ichimura	President & Representative Director of PinCool Inc.	1.4yrs	no data	no data
Tze Kay Tong	Independent Director	21.7yrs	CN¥368.50k	no data
Man Kit Leung	Independent Director	22.3yrs	CN¥368.50k	no data
Yu-Fen Cheng	Independent Non-Executive Director	17.4yrs	CN¥456.25k	no data
Hui Tang	Independent Director	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Takashi Ogura	Director of PinCool Inc.	1.4yrs	no data	no data

17.4yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0K6G's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.4 years average tenure).

NetEase Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

NetEase, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 26, 2024

NetEase, Inc. Announces Resignation of Charles Zhaoxuan Yang as Chief Financial Officer Effective November 30, 2023

NetEase, Inc. Announces Resignation of Lun Feng from the Board of Directors, Effective December 31, 2022

NetEase, Inc. Announces New Independent Director and Changes in Composition of Board Committees

NetEase, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 16, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

NetEase, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024, Payable on December 10, 2024

NetEase, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024, Payable on December 10, 2024

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 14, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Second quarter dividend of US$0.43 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: CN¥10.50 (vs CN¥12.80 in 2Q 2023)

NetEase, Inc. Approves A Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2024, Payable on September 17, 2024

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 22, 2024

First quarter dividend of US$0.49 announced

NetEase, Inc. Showcases Latest Game Advancements at 2024 Annual Product Launch Event

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 23, 2024

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 23, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

NetEase, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 26, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥45.73 (vs CN¥30.20 in FY 2022)

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of US$1.08 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.08 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥45.73 (vs CN¥30.20 in FY 2022)

NetEase, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Fourth Quarter Ended 31 December 2023, Payable on 25 March 2024

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

NetEase, Inc. Announces Resignation of Charles Zhaoxuan Yang as Chief Financial Officer Effective November 30, 2023

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 16, 2023

Now 21% undervalued

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥12.80 (vs CN¥7.13 in 2Q 2022)

NetEase, Inc. Approves Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2023, Payable on September 19, 2023

Now 21% undervalued

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

NetEase, Inc. Approves A Dividend for the First Quarter of 2023, Payable on June 21, 2023

Netease, Inc. Updates to Existing and Pipeline Games at Product Launch Event

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on May 25, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: CN¥30.20 (vs CN¥25.34 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.27 per share at 1.8% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: CN¥30.20 (vs CN¥25.34 in FY 2021)

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

NetEase, Inc. Announces Resignation of Lun Feng from the Board of Directors, Effective December 31, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CN¥10.27 (vs CN¥4.78 in 3Q 2021)

NetEase, Inc. Approves Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2022, Payable on December 13, 2022

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 17, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released

NetEase, Inc. Approves Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2022, Payable on September 13, 2022

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 18, 2022

NetEase Launches Diablo® Immortal™ in China on iOS and Android

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

NetEase, Inc. Announces New Independent Director and Changes in Composition of Board Committees

NetEase Releases NARAKA: BLADEPOINT on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC and with Xbox Game Pass for Global Audience on June 23, 2022

NetEase, Inc. Approves Dividend for the First Quarter of 2022, Payable on June 20, 2022

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 24, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: CN¥25.34 (vs CN¥18.25 in FY 2020)

NetEase, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 16, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

NetEase, Inc. Reports Impairment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Warner Bros. Games and NetEase Announce Harry Potter: Magic Awakened for Americas, Europe and Oceania Territories

NetEase, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 24, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CN¥5.29 (vs CN¥7.00 in 2Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share

NetEase, Inc. Unveils Game Pipeline At Seventh Annual Product Launch Event

Netease, Inc. Approves Dividend for the First Quarter of 2021, Payable on June 15, 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CN¥6.63 (vs CN¥5.50 in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS CN¥18.25 (vs CN¥20.61 in FY 2019)