Cheng Wei — founder profiled in the Chinese Founder Ledger — is documented as follows: founded ride-hailing app Didi Dache in 2012, grew it via a 2015 merger with rival Kuaidi Dache and the 2016 acquisition of Uber's China operations, then led the company through a 2021 NYSE IPO, a subsequent year-long Chinese cybersecurity probe, a $1.2 billion fine, and a 2022 NYSE delisting. The profile is grounded in the 2 sources indexed for this founder.
Cheng Wei's role is documented as: founder of Didi (2012); current title not confirmed via a primary source in this pass Wikipedia (via the DiDi company article) reports the company was permitted to resume new user registrations in China in early 2023 following regulatory review; Cheng's specific current title was not confirmed via a primary source in this pass -- flagged unconfirmed.
How DiDi's Founder and CEO Cheng Wei Revolutionized Travel in China
Cheng Wei's Didi is the CEO of Didi Chuxing Technology Co – one of China's largest private car hailing, taxi hailing and bike sharing transportation services.
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Cheng Wei's Didi 30, 2020, Will Cheng stepped down from his positions as the legal representative and executive director of the former Uber China operating entity.
Cheng Wei (Will Cheng) · 2022 · South China Morning Post
China fines Didi Global US$1.2 billion, ends year-long probe
Didi conducted an NYSE IPO on June 30, 2021; days later, Chinese regulators (the Cyberspace Administration of China) opened a cybersecurity investigation citing data-security and privacy concerns, and Didi's apps were subsequently removed from domestic app stores.
Cheng Wei (Will Cheng) · 2022 · South China Morning Post
China fines Didi Global US$1.2 billion, ends year-long probe
In July 2022 the Cyberspace Administration of China imposed an 8.026 billion yuan (approximately $1.2 billion) fine on Didi Global for data violations, ending the year-long probe; senior executives Cheng Wei and Jean Liu Qing were each personally fined 1 million yuan.
Cheng Wei (Will Cheng) · 2022 · South China Morning Post
China fines Didi Global US$1.2 billion, ends year-long probe
The Cyberspace Administration of China fined Didi Global 8.026 billion yuan (~$1.2 billion) in July 2022 for data-security violations, fined Cheng Wei and Jean Liu Qing 1 million yuan each personally, and the company delisted from the NYSE in June 2022 before regaining permission to resume new user registrations in China in early 2023.