Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 28, 2014

Interview with the CFO: YY Inc. (YY)

Eric He has been the Chief Financial Officer of YY Inc. since August 2011. He currently also serves as an independent director of Yangxun Computer Technology Shanghai Co. Ltd. and Acorn International, Inc., an NYSE-listed company. Prior to joining YY, Mr. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Giant Interactive Group Inc., an NYSE-listed company, from March 2007 to August 2011. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Ninetowns Internet Technology Group from 2004 to 2007. From 2002 to 2004, he served as a private equity investment director for AIG Global Investment Corp Asia Ltd. Mr. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from National Taipei University and an MBA degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. He is a certified public accountant and chartered financial analyst in the United States. Profile
TWST: Give us a little bit of a history of YY, please.

Mr. He: YY was founded in 2005. The Founder originally was planning to have a portal, a vertical game portal, meaning a portal or