
In the Top 25% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 25% of 228 Nearby Companies in Chicago
2nd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Shao-Ning Chou, also known as Johnny has been Chief Executive Officer of BEST Inc. since 2007. Mr. Chou is the Founder of BEST Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of BEST Inc. He served as a Global Vice President and Greater China president of Google with responsibility for Google's sales and marketing in Greater China from 2005 to 2006. He served as Chief Operating Officer of China Operations at UTStarcom Holdings Corp. since January 1999. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Chou served as President of UTStarcom China with responsibility for China operations. Mr. Chou served as Senior Vice President of UTStarcom Holdings Corp. since September 2001 and served as its Executive Vice President. From March 1997 to December 1998, he served as Vice President of China Operations and from February 1996 to March 1997, he served as Vice President of Engineering at UTStarcom Inc. From March 1995 to June 1996, he was Director of Engineering for wireless systems and software with Lucent Technologies Microelectronics IC group. From April 1993 to March 1995, he was a Technical Manager for the Global Wireless product group with AT&T consumer products where he led multiple development teams for handset and wireless personal base station products. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Chou served as a director of wireless software and system development with AT&T Bell Laboratory. From February 1985 to April 1993, Mr. Chou was team leader and a member of the technical staff for advanced digital communication research in AT&T Bell Laboratories where he led and engaged in data communication equipment and multimedia product development. He has been Chairman of BEST Inc. since 2007 and serves as its Director. He served as Chairman of BEST Inc. and its Director since 2007. Mr. Chou holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from City College of New York, an M.S. in Engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the State University of New Jersey, Rutgers. Mr. Chou studied computer science at Fudan University from 1978 to 1980.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at BEST Inc..
Based on 34 ratings, Shao-Ning Chou ranks right below FourKites' CEO, Mathew Elenjickal.
BEST Inc. CEO is highly regarded by employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, the Sales department, and the Engineering department. However, employees who have been at the company Less than 1 Year, the Marketing department, and employees who have been at the company Over 10 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
BEST Inc. ranks in the Top 25% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for CEO Rating Score.
BEST Inc. ranks in the Top 25% of other companies in Chicago for CEO Rating Score.
