BEST Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

BEST's CEO is Johnny Chou, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.33 years. directly owns 11.89% of the company’s shares, worth $4.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.1 years and 2.3 years respectively.

Key information

Johnny Chou

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	17.3yrs
CEO ownership	11.9%
Management average tenure	7.1yrs
Board average tenure	2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Johnny Chou (60 yo)

17.3yrs

Tenure

Mr. Shao-Ning Chou, also known as Johnny has been Chief Executive Officer of BEST Inc. since 2007. Mr. Chou is the Founder of BEST Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of BEST Inc. He served as a Glob...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Shao-Ning Chou	Founder	17.3yrs	no data	11.89% CN¥ 5.0m
Gloria Fan	Chief Financial Officer	4.5yrs	no data	no data
George Chow	Chief Investment & Strategy Officer and Director	7.1yrs	no data	1.68% CN¥ 701.5k
Jimei Liu	Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration	no data	no data	no data
Mangli Zhang	Senior VP & GM of Supply Chain Management Service Line	no data	no data	no data
Yanbing Zhang	Senior VP of Engineering & GM of Cloud Service Line	no data	no data	no data
Tao Liu	Senior VP & GM of Freight Service Line	no data	no data	no data

7.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BEST's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Shao-Ning Chou	Founder	17.3yrs	no data	11.89% CN¥ 5.0m
George Chow	Chief Investment & Strategy Officer and Director	6.7yrs	no data	1.68% CN¥ 701.5k
Ying Wu	Independent Director	2yrs	no data	no data
Wenbiao Li	Independent Director	6.7yrs	no data	no data
Xiao Hu	Director	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Klaus Anker Petersen	Independent Director	2yrs	no data	no data
Chen Shen	Director	1.3yrs	no data	no data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BEST's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

BEST Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

BEST Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

BEST Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2022

BEST Inc. Announces Board Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

BEST Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Recent updates

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

New major risk - Negative shareholders equity

Full year 2023 earnings released: CN¥41.73 loss per share (vs CN¥72.66 loss in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: CN¥9.46 loss per share (vs CN¥17.60 loss in 3Q 2022)

BEST Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Continued Listing Standards

Shao-Ning Johnny Chou, Mr. George Chow, Denlux Logistics Technology Invest Inc., Alibaba Investment Limited, BJ Russell Holdings Limited and Cainiao Smart Logistics Investment Limited agreed to acquire 51% stake in BEST Inc. (NYSE:BEST) for $27 million.

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: CN¥8.10 loss per share (vs CN¥15.52 loss in 2Q 2022)

BEST Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2023

BEST Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 23, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

Best Inc. Enhances Ai Capabilities by Integrating Chatgpt into Qianyi Erp Software

First quarter 2023 earnings released: CN¥12.42 loss per share (vs CN¥18.40 loss in 1Q 2022)

Best Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

BEST Inc. Announces Executive Changes

BEST Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on May 30, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: CN¥18.13 loss per share (vs CN¥15.61 loss in FY 2021)

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: CN¥4.40 loss per share (vs CN¥8.27 loss in 3Q 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

BEST Non-GAAP EPS of $0.59, revenue of $285.3M

BEST Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Continued Listing Standards

China's Best gets non-compliance notice from NYSE

BEST Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 16, 2022

BEST Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2022

BEST notifies 2024 Notes holders of repurchase right

BEST Inc. Announces Not to Provide Guidance Due to Uncertainties Relating to the COVID-19

BEST Non-GAAP EPADS of -$0.54, revenue of $287.6M

BEST Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 17, 2022

BEST Inc. Not Providing Financial Guidance for the Year 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: CN¥4.60 loss per share (vs CN¥2.40 loss in 1Q 2021)

BEST Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards

BEST Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Jun 08, 2022

BEST Inc. Announces Board Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 70%

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

BEST Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Estimating The Fair Value Of BEST Inc. (NYSE:BEST)

BEST Inc. Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Continued Listing Standards

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

J&T Express completed the acquisition of Chinese express delivery business of BEST Inc.

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: CN¥1.65 loss per share (vs CN¥1.64 loss in 3Q 2020)

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

BEST Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the Full Fiscal Year of 2021

Second quarter 2021 earnings released

Independent Director Quan Hao has left the company

BEST Inc. Partners with Cainiao to Launch Cross-border Logistics Services from China to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia

BEST Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Fiscal Year 2021

BEST stock down despite Q1 revenue surging 29.9%

Full year 2020 earnings released: CN¥4.28 loss per share (vs CN¥0.52 loss in FY 2019)

Full year 2020 earnings released: CN¥4.30 loss per share (vs CN¥0.52 loss in FY 2019)

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints

BEST Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Mar 10, 2021

BEST Inc. (NYSE:BEST) Is Expected To Breakeven In The Near Future

Best Reportedly Weighs Sale in Strategic Review

BEST Inc.: A Long-Term Play

BEST Inc. 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

BEST Inc. Unable to Provide Financial Guidance for the Year 2020 and Plans to Resume Providing Financial Guidance in 2021

BEST Q3 2020 Earnings Preview

BEST Inc. Announces Wind Down of Best Store+

BEST Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 19, 2020

BEST Inc. Launches China-Malaysia Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics Service in Partnership with Cainiao Ahead of Double 11 Shopping Festival

BEST Inc. Announces Unable to Provide Financial Guidance

BEST Inc. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Aug 17, 2020

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