Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. appointed Zhang Jianjun as executive director and vice chairman of the company's board, effective March 20.

Prior to his appointment, Zhang, who also serves as an independent nonexecutive director of Kasikornbank (China) Co. Ltd., was Jiangsu Sanbao Group's chief economist from January 2017 to February 2018. He also previously worked at the People's Bank of China.