Xunlei Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Lei Chen as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Chen joins the Company with rich industry experience in cloud computing, software architecture and online infrastructure from his previous roles at Tencent, Google and Microsoft. As CTO of Xunlei, Mr. Chen will lead the effort to expand Xunlei's technology roadmap, focuses on growth initiatives of the Company, including collaboration with Xiaomi and the Company's mobile and living room content delivery offerings.

He will also focus on optimizing customers' experience to generate greater potential for monetization. Prior to joining Xunlei, Mr. Chen was CEO of Tencent Cloud Computing Ltd. where he spearheaded Tencent's cloud computing, open platform and social advertisement efforts. He joined Tencent in 2010 and before becoming CEO of Tencent Cloud Computing Ltd. he served as manager of Tencent's Cloud Platform division and deputy general manager of its Open Platform and Social Advertising Platform divisions.

Mr. Chen also worked at Google and Microsoft before joining Tencent, creating data storage and e-commerce applications.