2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Tencent, and the third company-wide reorganization. Several existing business groups including Corporate & Development Group (CDG), Interactive Entertainment Group(IEG), Technology Engineering Group (TEG) and Weixin Group (WXG) will continue. Three business groups - Social Network Group (SNG), Mobile Internet Group (MIG) and Online Media Group (OMG) - will be reorganized into two newly-formed business groups and one business line. Details are as below: To stay at the forefront of converging trend of social and content services, we will establish a new business group - Platform & Content Group (PCG) - to develop and operate our high traffic social and utility platforms including QQ, Qzone, YingYongBao (Tencent’s app store), and Tencent Browser, and also to manage and foster the ecosystem around our content activities including Tencent News, Tencent Video, WeiShi, KuaiBao, Penguin eSports, Tencent Anime, Tencent Pictures and Penguin Pictures. To better serve industries transitioning to online, we will set up a new business group - Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) - integrating our cloud business and enterprise-facing services. CSIG will develop our cloud, smart industries and related activities. Leveraging core services such as Tencent Cloud, Smart Retail, Security, Tencent Map and Youtu, CSIG will promote cloud computing solutions, AI and other technologies to various industries, including retail, industrial, 2 education, healthcare, transportation and municipal services, enabling them to pursue digital transformation. We will consolidate our advertising operations into a new business line – Advertising and Marketing Services (AMS). The advertising sales department under OMG and the social and performance advertising department under CDG will be merged to form AMS, within CDG, and our integrated resources in social, video, news and information and other rich media will bring greater value to advertisers. We will establish the Tencent Technology Committee to enhance open-source collaboration, innovation, and more efficient use of technologies across the company. We will continue to invest in cutting-edge technologies, stepping up our investments in AI, robotics and quantum research laboratories. ----------- MfG bauwi Die Freiheit des Menschen liegt nicht darin, daß er tun kann, was er will, sondern das er nicht tun muß, was er nicht will. |