VNET Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

VNET Group's CEO is Josh Chen, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 25.25 years. directly owns 4.01% of the company’s shares, worth $17.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.1 years and 8.9 years respectively.

Key information

Josh Chen

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	25.3yrs
CEO ownership	4.0%
Management average tenure	4.1yrs
Board average tenure	8.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Chinese data center company Vnet jumps on report of possible rival takeover offer

Jul 27

VNET Group: Significant Upside Based On Structural IDC Tailwinds And Government Support

Jun 15

VNET Finally Gets Some Respect From Unsolicited Suitor

Apr 12

VNET Group: A Speculative Investment Makes Sense

Feb 10

These 4 Measures Indicate That VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) Is Using Debt Extensively

Dec 13

Is VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNET) Trading At A 38% Discount?

Nov 22

VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Nov 01

21Vianet Looks For New Chapter With Name Change

Oct 11

CEO

Josh Chen (54 yo)

25.3yrs

Tenure

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
Sheng Chen	Co-Founder	25.3yrs	no data	4.01% CN¥ 17.5m
Jianbiao Zhu	Executive Co-Chairman	less than a year	no data	no data
Qiyu Wang	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Xinyuan Liu	Director of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Wing-Dar Ker	Senior Vice President	4.2yrs	no data	no data
Shiqi Wang	Rotating CEO Member of 21Vianet Group & CEO of Wholesale IDC Business Group	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Chenggang Shen	Senior VP and GM of East & South China Business	4.3yrs	no data	no data
Liang Zhao	Senior VP and GM of North China Business	4.3yrs	no data	no data
Qihang Liu	Senior VP & CEO of VNET Blue Cloud	4.1yrs	no data	no data

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VNET's management team is considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sheng Chen	Co-Founder	25.3yrs	no data	4.01% CN¥ 17.5m
Jianbiao Zhu	Executive Co-Chairman	less than a year	no data	no data
Yoshihisa Ueno	Independent Director	13.5yrs	no data	0% CN¥ 0
Chung-Hou Tai	Independent Director	11.5yrs	no data	no data
Sean S. Shao	Independent Director	8.7yrs	no data	no data
Changqing Ye	Independent Director	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Erhfei Liu	Independent Director	8.9yrs	no data	no data

8.9yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VNET's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).

VNET Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

VNET Group, Inc. Announces CEO Changes

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Resignation of Samuel Yuan-Ching Shen as Executive Chairman of Retail IDC Business Group

Vnet Group, Inc. Announces Resignation of Yao Li as a Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board

Recent updates

VNET Group, Inc. Announces CEO Changes

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 74%

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to CN¥0.33 loss, revenue downgraded

VNET: Still A Hold Considering Guidance And Debt Maturity

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Impairment Charges for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 27, 2024

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

VNET Group, Inc. announced that it has received $299.000001 million in funding from Success Flow International Investment Limited, Choice Faith Group Holdings Limited

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against VNET Group, Inc

VNET Group, Inc. announced that it has received $299.000001 million in funding from Success Flow International Investment Limited, Choice Faith Group Holdings Limited

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

New minor risk - Profitability

VNET Group, Inc. announced that it expects to receive $299.000001 million in funding from Success Flow International Investment Limited, Choice Faith Group Holdings Limited

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues miss analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 15, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 43%

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to CN¥1.40 loss

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 23, 2023

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to CN¥1.13 loss

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on May 24, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to CN¥1.26 loss, revenue downgraded

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus forecasts updated

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 22, 2022

CDH and PAG Reportedly Mulls Bid for VNET

VNET Group gains after report buyout firms said to be considering bids

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

VNET Group: Potential Buyout From Founder

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Resignation of Samuel Yuan-Ching Shen as Executive Chairman of Retail IDC Business Group

Josh Sheng Chen enter into preliminary non-binding proposal letter to acquire VNET Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VNET) in a management buyout transaction for $1.2 billion.

Vnet climbs after receiving non-binding acquisition bid from founder

Consensus forecasts updated

VNET Slashes Expansion Plans As Private Equity Buyout Remains In Play

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

21Vianet Group Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Vnet Group, Inc. Announces Resignation of Yao Li as a Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 30, 2022

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Chinese data center company Vnet jumps on report of possible rival takeover offer

Consensus forecasts updated

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

VNET Group: Significant Upside Based On Structural IDC Tailwinds And Government Support

Consensus forecasts updated

VNET Group, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

VNET Group, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

VNET Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 24, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

The Hina Group and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Shanghai Branch proposed to acquire VNET Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VNET) for $1.2 billion.

VNET Finally Gets Some Respect From Unsolicited Suitor

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

VNET Group, Inc. Announces Impairment of Long-Lived Assets for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

VNET Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022

VNET Group: A Speculative Investment Makes Sense