Chinese language internet search provider Baidu has named Herman Yu its chief financial officer.
“I am deeply honored to join Baidu, a world-class technology company,” Yu said. “I look forward to working with Baidu’s talented management team to realize the tremendous potential in the AI era.”
Yu previously was chief financial officer at Weibo Corp. He has also worked for Adobe Systems, Arthur Andersen, Cadence Design Systems, SINA Corp. and VeriFone Systems.
“We are delighted to have Herman Yu join our executive team at Baidu,” Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li said. “Herman brings invaluable financial management, capital market and leadership experience, having served as CFO of U.S.-listed internet companies for 10 years, as well as having held management roles at high tech companies in both the U.S. and China.”
