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Chinese food delivery giant Meituan’s co-founder, Wang Huiwen, quits corporate roles owing to ‘health reasons’ after starting an AI venture

  • Wang resigned as a non-executive director, a member of the Meituan board’s nomination committee and an authorised representative of the company
  • His resignation marks one of the latest in a series of senior executive reshuffles at China’s Big Tech companies

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Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen cited “personal health reasons” for stepping down from his corporate roles at the Chinese food delivery giant. Photo: Handout
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One of Meituan’s co-founders, Wang Huiwen, has stepped down from his corporate roles at the Chinese food delivery giant because of “personal health reasons”, years after retiring from his senior management position at the company.

Wang, 44, has resigned as a non-executive director, a member of the Meituan board’s nomination committee and an authorised representative of the company, according to the filing made by the Beijing-based firm to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday.

Before his resignation, Wang – one of the closest aides to Meituan co-founder, chairman and chief executive Wang Xing – was redesignated as a non-executive director at the firm in March from his previous executive director position.
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This marks one of the latest in a series of senior executive reshuffles at China’s Big Tech companies, as these enterprises pursue new growth strategies amid the country’s sluggish post-Covid-19 economic recovery.
Several Meituan riders are seen on their way to deliver takeaway food to various customers at a busy street in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province, on February 23, 2023. Photo: Elson Li
Several Meituan riders are seen on their way to deliver takeaway food to various customers at a busy street in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province, on February 23, 2023. Photo: Elson Li
The 41-year-old chief executive of JD Logistics, Yu Yui, also cited personal health reasons for quitting the leadership role he has held at JD.com’s logistics and supply chain arm for the past two years, according to a Hong Kong stock filing on Monday.
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