H World Group (HTHT) appointed Yanjun Sun, a former TPG partner and Goldman Sachs managing director, to its board as an independent director effective July 28.
H World Group appointed Yanjun Sun as an independent director effective July 28, the company said in a statement. Sun brings experience from senior roles at TPG Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Jardine Matheson.
Sun most recently served as group director of Jardine Matheson and chairman of its China unit, overseeing business development across the region from June 2022 to September 2025. Before that, he was a partner and co-head of China at TPG Capital, leading private equity investments in Greater China from 2011 to 2018. He spent the prior five years as a managing director at Goldman Sachs's Principal Investment Area, the firm's private equity and principal investing arm. Sun also worked at Morgan Stanley, General Electric, and Citigroup.
He holds board seats at China National Building Material, 1233 International Supply Chain Management, Livi Bank, and Market Technology Acquisition Corp.
Qi Ji, H World's founder and executive chairman, said Sun's talents and experience will support the company's long-term sustainable growth.
H World operates 13,215 hotels with more than 1.3 million rooms across 21 countries. Its brands include HanTing, JI Hotel, IntercityHotel, and Steigenberger. The company runs 7% of its rooms under a lease-and-own model and 93% under management and franchise agreements.
H World carries an Alpha Score of 72 out of 100, indicating a moderate risk/reward profile, according to AlphaScala data.
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