Live Bar, May 24-official news: Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, served as the chairman of CBA company, and Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, no longer held the post concurrently.
The official announcement is as follows:
On April 24, 2023, China Basketball Association (Beijing) Sports Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CBA Company”) announced that, in accordance with the Party Committee of China Basketball Association, the chairman’s office will make a research decision on the adjustment of leadership division of labor after the general election of China Basketball Association and the relevant provisions of the Articles of Association of China Basketball Association (Beijing) Sports Co., Ltd, yao Ming, chairman of China Basketball Association, no longer serves as the chairman of CBA company, and appointed Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of China Basketball Association, as the new chairman of CBA company.
At the board of directors and shareholders’ meeting of CBA company held on May 24, the board of directors of the company told Yao Ming, chairman of China Basketball Association, during his concurrently serving as chairman of CBA company, in order to promote the development of the CBA league and lead the CBA company to make outstanding contributions and dedication, and will continue to improve the competition level and brand influence of the league with the support and support of the Chinese Basketball Association and chairman Yao Ming, make more efforts to develop Chinese basketball career.
Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, expressed his gratitude to all participating clubs for their strong support and joint efforts during his concurrent tenure as the chairman of CBA company, and hoped that CBA league could continue to strengthen its purpose and deepen its reform, respond to the national strategy of “revitalizing three big-ball sports and building a strong sports nation” with practical actions, and build a “league match satisfactory to the people” wholeheartedly, making more exploration and contributions to the overall development of Chinese basketball.
Xu Jicheng, the new chairman of CBA company, said that chairman Yao Ming’s contribution to CBA League during his concurrent post as chairman of CBA Company was irreplaceable, which laid a good foundation for the league to move to a higher level in the future, under the new strategic goal of revitalizing three big-ball sports, chairman Yao Ming will take on more and greater responsibilities and work, and he is fortunate to be able to share part of the assistance. CBA company and clubs will be more closely united around the Chinese Basketball Association in the future, making more contributions to the new development of Chinese basketball.
Xu Jicheng once served as a senior reporter of the sports department of Xinhua News Agency. During his subsequent work in the Beijing Olympic organizing committee and the Beijing Winter Olympic organizing committee, he successively served as the vice minister of the media operation department of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee and the vice minister of the news media propaganda department of the Beijing Winter Olympic organizing committee, beijing Winter Olympic organizing committee, minister of media operation department and other positions, is currently the vice chairman of China Basketball Association and chairman of deep basket Sports (Beijing) Co., Ltd.