Tuniu Appoints COO And Co-founder Alex Yan As President - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Tuniu Corp. (TOUR), a Chinese online leisure travel company, announced Monday the appointment of Alex Yan to the position of President in addition to his current role as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

Since co-founding Tuniu with Donald Yu, Chairman and CEO of Tuniu, in 2006, Yan has served as Chief Operating Officer and been instrumental in driving the growth of the Company.

In his expanded role, Yan will work with the management team to continue Tuniu's mission to "Make Leisure Travel Easier".

Prior to founding Tuniu, Yan was one of the founding members and the Chief Operating Officer of Chinese childcare website ci123.com, from 2005 to 2006. He previously served as an analyst at iTech Holdings Limited in 2004.