BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qihoo 360
Technology Co. Ltd. ("Qihoo 360" or the "Company") (NYSE: QIHU), a
leading Internet company in China,
today announced that it has appointed Ms. Jie Chen as Chief Operating Officer, primarily
responsible for Company's general operations, effective
immediately. Ms. Chen will report to Mr. Hongyi Zhou, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Qihoo 360.
"Ms. Chen is a trusted leader and has demonstrated exceptional
commitments and capabilities over the past years," commented Mr. Zhou, "I have tremendous
confidence in her ability to optimize our businesses and leverage
our collective strengths to better serve our customers and clients
and to drive Qihoo 360 to the long-term success."
Ms. Jie Chen joined the Company
in March 2006 and has been the
Company's senior vice president since 2014, taking leadership roles
in various functions, including PC, mobile and IOT business
operations. Before joining us, from 2004 to 2006, Ms. Chen was the
deputy chief editor and a director at Yahoo! China, where she was responsible for website
content production and management. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Chen
served as an editor at Sohu.com Inc., primarily responsible for the
operation and management of the finance channel of Sohu.com. From
2000 to 2002, she worked as a senior editor at Sina Corp. Ms. Chen
received her bachelor's degree in investment economics from Central
University of Finance and Economics in 1999.
About Qihoo 360
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE: QIHU) is a leading Internet
company in China. The Company is
also the number one provider of Internet and mobile security
products in China as measured by
its user base, according to iResearch. Qihoo 360 also provides
users with secure access points to the Internet via its market
leading web browsers and application stores. The Company has built
one of the largest open Internet platforms in China and monetizes its massive user base
primarily through online advertising and through Internet
value-added services on its open platform.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.
In China:
Tel: +86 10-5878-1574
E-mail: ir@360.cn
In the U.S.:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Don Markley
Tel: (212) 481-2050
E-mail: qihu@tpg-ir.com
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