People: 21Vianet Group Inc (VNET.O)

Mr. Zhonghe Tai has been appointed as Independent Director of 21Vianet Group, Inc., effective October 16, 2012. Mr. Zhonghe Tai is a prominent figure in the Taiwanese technology sector with over thirty five years of industry experience with technology and hardware companies in Taiwan and the United States. Mr. Tai co-founded Acer Group in 1976, which has become one of top five branded PC vendors in the world today, and held various managerial positions during his tenure. Later in his technology career, Mr. Tai also founded Investar Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on IT companies, served as Chairman of Richtek Technology Corp, a power management IC design house listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange and Chairman of Digital Times, the only technology-focused newspaper in Taiwan. Currently, Mr. Tai serves on the Board of Directors for several public companies in Taiwan and Singapore including D-Link Corporation, Fullerton Technology, Ares International Corporation, Global Testing Corporation, Capella Microsystem Incorporated, and Wafer Works Corporation. Mr. Tai received a master's degree in business administration from Tam Kang University and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.