Louis Hsieh
Louis Hsieh | |
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Born | Louis Tung-jung Hsieh 1965 (age 58–59) |
Nationality | Chinese |
Education | Stanford University Harvard Business School University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | CFO, NIO |
Louis Tung-jung Hsieh (Chinese: 謝東螢, born c. 1965) is a Chinese businessman and lawyer, and the chief financial officer (CFO) of NIO, a Chinese developer of electric and autonomous vehicles. He is a senior advisor and director of New Oriental, China's largest private educational services provider, and the company's president from May 2009 to January 2016.[1]
He is an independent director and audit chairman for each of JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: JD), China's largest direct sales Internet company, YUM China Holdings (NYSE: YUMC), the restaurant owner in China operating KFC, Pizza Hut, Little Sheep Hot Pot and Taco Bell, and Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (NYSE: NORD), a global schools organization.[2] He is a board member at United Information Technologies, a Chinese storage company.[3]
Early life
Hsieh earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, before joining the State Bar of California.[3]
From 1990-96, he worked at White & Case LLP as a corporate securities attorney. He then worked at Credit Suisse in Palo Alto and as a vice president at J.P. Morgan & Co. for four years.[1] He subsequently served as a managing director of UBS Capital Asia Pacific (2000–02), managing director of Darby Asia Investors (2002–03), and CF of Ario Data Networks.[4]
New Oriental
In 2005, Hsieh became the CFO of New Oriental, China's largest private educational services provider. He helped launch New Oriental's 2006 initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange, which was oversubscribed 35 times.[5][6]
In 2007, Hsieh was named a board director, and in 2009, he became New Oriental's president.[4] The number of New Oriental schools doubled in following two years, and in 2011, Hsieh announced that the company would slow its expansion for a time and make more of an effort to fill existing classrooms and facilities.[7] During Hsieh's time as president, New Oriental also dramatically expanded its POP Kids program, which provided language instruction to children from 3–14 years of age.[8]
One of the more notable events of Hsieh's tenure was the 2012 publication of a report by an American firm, Muddy Waters Research, that stated that New Oriental was using accounting tricks to overstate its profits, and that it would soon have to restate its earnings. The Muddy Waters report coincided with an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and caused EDU to drop by 57% on the New York Stock Exchange. Hsieh defended New Oriental in the press, stating that Muddy Waters had incorrectly extrapolated New Oriental's accounting and business model from one of its subsidiaries.[9][10][11][12] New Oriental ultimately did not restate its earnings as Muddy Waters had predicted, and its stock rebounded by over four times since its low of $9.50 on July 18, 2012, the date of the SEC investigation announcement following the Muddy Waters report.[13] The SEC investigation was concluded in 2014 without any enforcement action.[9][14]
In April 2015, Hsieh was succeeded as CFO by Stephen Zhihui Yang, but continued to serve as New Oriental's president.[15] In January 2016, Hsieh stepped down as New Oriental's president and was succeeded by Chenggang Zhou. Hsieh remains a non-executive director and a senior advisor.[16]
Other positions
Hsieh was the CFO at NIO (or NextEV), a global startup based in China which designs and develops electric and autonomous vehicles until he resigned from the company in October 2019.[17][18] He is an independent director and audit chairman for each of JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: JD), China's largest direct sales Internet company,YUM China Holdings (NYSE: YUMC), the restaurant owner in China operating KFC, Pizza Hut, Little Sheep Hot Pot and Taco Bell, and Nord Anglia Education, Inc (NYSE: NORD), a global schools organization.[2] He is a board member at United Information Technologies, a Chinese storage company.[3] He was previously on the boards of LDK Solar, where he was chairman of the audit committee, Perfect World, and China Digital TV Holdings.[1][19][20]
References
- ^ a b c Louis T. Hsieh. Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "New Oriental > For Investors > SEC Filings". Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Louis T. Hsieh. LinkedIn profile.
- ^ a b Hsieh, Louis. Reuters.
- ^ Latest China IPO In The US Shows Surge Of Dragon Power. Forbes.
- ^ A Little Education Goes A Long Way. Forbes.
- ^ China chain slows new school expansion drive. The Guardian.
- ^ M-I-C-K-E-Y Mouse Teaches China English, Love for Disney. Bloomberg.
- ^ a b China?investors?grow angry at mud-slinging. Financial Times.
- ^ New Oriental: This is driving our earnings. CNBC.
- ^ Chinese Education Firm Dragged Into Muddy Waters. Forbes.
- ^ New Oriental’s Hsieh Says SEC Push May Lead to Losing Situation. Bloomberg.
- ^ Shao, Heng. "Chinese Education Firm Dragged Into Muddy Waters". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ New Oriental Announces Completion of SEC Investigation. PR Newswire.
- ^ CFO Moves: Hyatt Hotels, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Tilly’s. Wall Street Journal.
- ^ New Oriental Announces Management Change. New Oriental.
- ^ "Electric car maker Nio stems losses but still faces cash crunch". Financial Times. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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- ^ LDK audit committee chief resigns, shares slide. Reuters.
- ^ LDK Solar’s Audit Committee Chairman Resigns, Shares Decline. Bloomberg.