Wang Yibiao, deputy editor-in-chief of Peoples Daily, resigned from all position

Data map of Wang Yibiao

On August 24, the board of directors of People's Daily Online Co., Ltd. issued an announcement stating that the board of directors received a written resignation report from Mr. Wang Yibiao on the same day.Due to work needs, Mr. Wang Yibiao resigned from all positions in the company, including chairman, director, chairman of the strategy committee of the board of directors and member of the nomination committee.

According to the announcement, according to the relevant laws and regulations such as the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and the company's articles of association, Mr. Wang Yibiao's resignation will become effective when he submits a written resignation report to the company's board of directors.After resigning from the above positions, Mr. Wang Yibiao will not hold any position in the company.The resignation of Mr. Wang Yibiao as a director of the company will not cause the company's board of directors to fall below the statutory minimum number, and will not affect the normal operation of the company's board of directors and the company's business operations.As of the disclosure date of this announcement, Mr. Wang Yibiao did not hold any shares of the company.

According to the public resume, 54-year-old Wang Yibiao (1964.4) was born in Hengnan, Hunan Province. He started working in July 1989 and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1986. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy of Renmin University of China with a postgraduate degree and a master's degree in philosophy.

Wang Yibiao has worked in the Central Propaganda Department for a long time. He used to be the inspector and deputy director of the Policy and Law Research Office of the Central Propaganda Department.In 2016, Wang Yibiao served as the deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Daily, and served as the chairman of People's Daily Online Co., Ltd. that year.

On January 1, 1997, the online version of the People's Daily officially entered the Internet.On August 21, 2000, it was renamed People's Daily Online.On June 20, 2010, People's Daily Online Co., Ltd. was founded. It was listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on April 27, 2012, becoming the first news website to be listed on the domestic A-share market.