Cheetah Mobile Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

BEIJING,Jan. 17,2020 -- Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM) ("Cheetah Mobile" or the "Company"),a leading mobile internet company with global market coverage,today announced that it has appointed Mr. Thomas Jintao Ren as the Company's Chief Financial Officer,effective January 31st,2020. Mr. Ren will succeed Mr. Vincent Jiang,who plans to resign from his position for personal reasons. In the future,Mr. Vincent Jiang will continue to support the Company's growth.

Mr. Sheng Fu,Cheetah Mobile's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated,"We are pleased to welcome Thomas to join Cheetah Mobile as Chief Financial Officer. With his strong track records in capital markets,corporate finance and management,we believe Thomas will be a great addition to our management team and will bring rich experience for Cheetah Mobile's future development."

Mr. Ren stated,"I am honored to be appointed as the chief financial officer of Cheetah Mobile. I look forward to working with the team to continue our growth and strengthen our leadership in the industry."

Thomas Jintao Ren will join us from Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN),where he has served as a chief financial officer since September 2015. Mr. Ren also served as the chief financial officer of Kaixin Auto Holdings (NASDAQ:KXIN) from September 2015 to August 2019. Kaixin Auto Holidings is a subsidiary of Renren Inc. Prior to rejoining Renren Inc.,Mr. Ren was the chief financial officer at Chukong Technologies. From 2005 and 2014,Mr. Ren served as Renren Inc.'s senior finance director. Prior to that,Mr. Ren had worked at KPMG for five years. Mr. Ren holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Renmin University of China. He is a certified public accountant in China and the United States,and a chartered professional accountant in Canada.

About Cheetah Mobile Inc.

Cheetah Mobile is a leading mobile Internet company with global market coverage. It has attracted hundreds of millions of monthly active users through its mobile utility products such as Clean Master and Cheetah Keyboard,casual games such as Piano Tiles 2,Bricks n Balls,and live streaming product Live.me. The Company provides its advertising customers,which include direct advertisers and mobile advertising networks through which advertisers place their advertisements,with direct access to highly targeted mobile users and global promotional channels. The Company also provides value-added services to its mobile application users through the sale of in-app virtual items on selected mobile products and games. Cheetah Mobile is committed to leveraging its cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies to power its products and make the world smarter. It has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since May 2014.

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