Zhou Hongyi announced his resignation as chairman!
2024-08-14
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Over the past period of time, Zhou Hongyi has undoubtedly been a "walking traffic bag." Whether it was climbing on the roof of a car at an auto show, auctioning a Maybach, test-driving Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car, or participating in "Happy Forward" just two days ago, he has made his presence felt on social networks.On August 14, Zhou Hongyi once again became a hot topic, this time because of his resignation as chairman of QiFu Technology.On the morning of August 14, Qi Fu Technology released its latest financial report showing that in the second quarter of this year, the company achieved a total net income of 4.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.28%; net profit of 1.377 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.9%; and net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the company of 1.381 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%.In the first half of this year, Qi Fu Technology achieved a total net income of 8.313 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.64%; net profit of 2.536 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.38%; and net profit attributable to the company's ordinary shareholders of 2.545 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.26%.Along with the release of the financial report, Qifu Technology also announced that Zhou Hongyi resigned as the company's director and chairman of the board for personal reasons. The board of directors has approved the appointment of Zhao Fan as chairman of the board and approved the appointment of Liu Xiangge as an independent director of the board, effective August 13, 2024.According to his resume, Zhao Fan received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 1982; he then received a master's degree in business administration from Lawrence Technological University in the United States in 2002; from 1990 to 1993, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark for three years.Zhao Fan founded Beijing Maple Leaf Fanda Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. in 2000 and served as the company's chairman. He has served as a director of Beijing Haiziman Piano Co., Ltd. since 2004. He founded Sunbridge International Holdings Limited and served as the company's chairman from 2002 to 2018. Since January 2023, he has served as an independent director of Qifu Technology.The reporter learned that Qifu Technology was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in November 2022. The company is an artificial intelligence-driven credit technology service platform that provides financial technology services through intelligent services, AI research and applications, and security technology. As of the midday close on August 14, Qifu Technology rose 5.06% with a market value of HK$27.1 billion.The official website shows that 360 Digital Technology was renamed Qi Fu Technology in 2023, and this year its product 360 IOU App was upgraded to Qi Fu IOU.
As of June 30, 2024, QiFu Technology has connected with 160 financial institution partners, and has a total of 53.6 million users with approved credit lines, an increase of 13.0% from 47.4 million as of June 30, 2023; as of June 30, 2024, the total number of borrowers (including repeat borrowers) who have successfully withdrawn funds is 32 million, an increase of 12.3% from 28.5 million as of June 30, 2023.
Source: Chengdu Daily Jinguan News
