Su Hua on Leadership Transition

Su Hua's role is documented as: co-founder of Kuaishou; stepped down as CEO in October 2021, handing the role to co-founder Cheng Yixiao while remaining chairman Per South China Morning Post's report of the October 2021 transition, Su 'will remain as chairman with voting rights unchanged' (research date: 2026-08-23).

At age 39, Su announced he was stepping down as CEO to focus on developing Kuaishou's long-term strategy, becoming the third Chinese tech billionaire that year (following ByteDance's Zhang Yiming and Pinduoduo's Colin Huang) to relinquish day-to-day operational control amid the government's tech-sector crackdown.

Co-founder Cheng Yixiao, who created the Kuaishou app a decade earlier as a tool for creating and sharing animated pictures, took over as CEO and became responsible for company operations, reporting structurally to Su as chairman.

Stepped down as Kuaishou CEO in October 2021, transferring operational responsibility to co-founder Cheng Yixiao while remaining chairman.