Wei Guo (also known as William Kwo, Chinese:郭巍; born 15 April 1975) is a Chinese senior executive of Internet and Media. He is the Vice President of Kaixin001.com.
Wei Guo (William Kwo) 郭巍 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1975 Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | William Kwo |
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China |
| Occupation | Vice President of Kaixin001.com |
Early life edit
Guo studied Mass Communication at Renmin University of China from 1992. In his second year at university, he was elected president of the college's student union. In his third year Guo was selected as an intern news reporter by China Central Television.
Guo graduated with a BA honours degree in 1996.
Career edit
In 1996, Guo began his career as a journalist for the Xinhua News Agency. In 2004 he took in charge of the foundation and business development of new media in Xinhua News Agency, and by 2005 he had become an executive vice director. In 2005 he announced the launch of Xinhua Video, a 24-hour mobile TV station.[1][2]
In 2008, Guo became a consultant for Kaixin001.com. In 2010, he joined kaixin001.com as the Vice President of Branding, Marketing, Business Development, GR and HR.[3][4] With his help, 'Tou Cai (Steal vegetables) became the most popular app on Kaixin001.com.
Kaixin001.com became one of the most influential social networks in China. This has also caused a big change to the meaning of “tou cai”, making the word to become well known to the majority of China.[5][6][7]
Guo is also responsible for the “True or False Kaxin001.com” lawsuit between Renren and Kaixin001.com. The case lasted for two years and went to the Supreme People's Court of China, before being ultimately won by kaixin001.com.[8]
Since 2012, Guo has focused on promotion in Kaxin001.com'smobile games business, making the company's management structure more flexible to fit the needs of net citizen in the mobile internet era.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Xinhua News Agency work together Unicom "Xinhua Video" early launch". China Economic Net. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "新华社携手中联通 "新华视讯"年初开播". Ce.cn. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Jiayi Zhao, 33, Female Become Critical Users in SNS. China Internet Weekly, Oct, 2012.
- ^ "预告：郜韶飞王海宁郭巍谈社交游戏回归之路". Finance.qq.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Yebin Zhou, 81, Under the “Shadow “of Tecent. Global Entrepreneur, May 2012.
- ^ "The Facebooks of China". Fast Company. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ ""真假开心网"终审落槌 开心人公司获赔40万——中新网". Chinanews.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ "专访开心网郭巍:申请再审是希望千橡公开道歉_科技_腾讯网". Tech.qq.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Wanxia Tang, 67, 100 Executives’ forward-looking views on 2014. Sino Foreign Management, Retrieved Jan 2014.
- ^ "China's Kaixin001 posts 41 pct rise in 2011 sales -exec". Ru.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
External links edit
- Businessinsider.com
- Reuters.com
- Techinasia.com
- Europe.chinadaily.com.cn
- Jiayi Zhao, 26, Change and Steadiness Are Equally Important. Business Times, August 2013.