Wang Yan (entrepreneur)

[6] As the General Manager of China Operations, Wang was involved in taking Sina public in April 2000, where it was the first ever Mainland Chinese Internet company to be listed on Nasdaq.

[9][10] During Wang's tenure as CEO and President, Sina had become a dominant Internet portal with the largest online advertisement market share in China according to IResearch Consulting Group[11] while pursuing aggressive mergers & acquisitions.

[12] In 2003, it emerged as the first profitable public-listing internet group in China[13] by changing into a series of new business opportunities besides online advertising, such as mobile content service of which annual revenue significantly improved in 2004.

[9] Sina's rapid expansion left a number of failed attempts, especially in trying to develop online gaming, e-commerce, and search technologies.

[23] Afterwards, he stayed on the company's board where he has served in various positions including Acting Chairman and chairman.,[9] succeeded by Charles Chao in October 2012.

In 2006, the IT industry commission of CNDCA submitted the "Personal Information and Data Protection Bill", Wang animated its congressional debate in order to push for its enactment.