Zhang Xin on Leadership Transition

Zhang Xin's role is documented as: co-founder of SOHO China; resigned as CEO effective September 7, 2022, remaining an executive director; also founder of Closer Media and CEO of Closer Properties Confirmed resigned as SOHO China CEO effective September 7, 2022 per a stock exchange filing reported by the South China Morning Post; Wikipedia's infobox (referencing 'Zhang in 2026') lists her current roles as including Founder of Closer Media and CEO of Closer Properties, alongside her retained SOHO China co-founder status (research date: 2026-08-23).

Effective September 7, 2022, Pan resigned as chairman of SOHO China 'to focus on supporting the arts and philanthropic pursuits,' per the company's stock exchange filing, while remaining an executive director; SOHO China named Huang Jingsheng as non-executive chairman and promoted company veterans Xu Jin and Qian Ting as co-chief executive officers.

Pursued a sale of the couple's controlling SOHO China stake to Blackstone Group starting in 2020, and after that deal fell through, resigned as chairman effective September 7, 2022.

Since the 2010s, Zhang and Pan have shifted their assets and business activities toward the United States; per Wikipedia's current infobox, Zhang now also holds roles as founder of Closer Media and CEO of Closer Properties, and a January 2026 Bloomberg video interview describes her discussing US investment as a way to diversify from China.