EH - EHang Announces Appointment of Co-Chief Operating Officer | Benzinga
GUANGZHOU, China, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHang Holdings Limited ("EHang" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EH), the world's leading urban air mobility ("UAM") technology platform company, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has appointed Mr. Zhao Wang as the Co-Chief Operating Officer ("Co-COO") of the Company, effective on April 9, 2024. The Company's management team will jointly lead EHang into next phase of growth for commercial operations following the groundbreaking achievements that EH216-S has obtained the world's first type certificate ("TC"), production certificate ("PC") and standard airworthiness certificate ("AC") for passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
(Photo: Mr. Zhao Wang, Co-COO of EHang)
Mr. Wang will be in charge of EHang's business operations, with a focus on business development, product sales, marketing, commercial operations for UAM services. He will report to Mr. Huazhi Hu, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of EHang.
With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Mr. Wang has extensive experience and expertise in information technology ("IT") and operations management, and a proven track record for success in integrating these technologies into cultural tourism projects and related management for large corporations, business operations and strategic leadership.
Prior to joining EHang, Mr. Wang worked for Antaeus Group, a Chinese group enterprise with cross-industry services in resort, film and art, as the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Mangrove Tree Technology Group from June 2020 to March 2024. He played a pivotal role in driving digital transformation initiatives and planning business operations for several super-large-scale resorts in China, including the deployment of intelligent operational and management system platforms and introducing self-driving vehicles in air as well as on the ground and water to ...