Video streaming platform iQIYI appoints three country managers in SE Asia push

Video streaming platform iQIYI appoints three country managers in SE Asia push

A person holds a phone with Baidu Inc's video streaming service iQiyi in Jinan, Shandong province, China, in this May 25, 2016 photo illustration. Picture taken May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

NASDAQ-listed China video streaming giant iQIYI Inc has appointed three new country managers who will oversee the Baidu-backed company’s strategic growth plan in Southeast Asia.

The company has appointed Sherwin Dela Cruz as country manager for the Philippines; Dinesh Ratnam as country manager of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; and Steven Zhang as country manager of Indonesia. Both Dela Cruz and Ratnam were previously with video streaming platform iflix.