UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of October 2013

 


 

Commission File Number: 001-35454

 


 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

No. 20 Huahai Street

Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x  Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

 

By

:

/s/ Donghao Yang

 

Name:

:

Donghao Yang

 

Title:

:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: October 10, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 99.1 — Press release

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Vipshop Expands Senior Team with

Appointment of Two Vice Presidents

 

GUANGZHOU, China, October 8, 2013 — Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) (“Vipshop” or the “Company”), China’s leading online discount retailer for brands, today announced the appointment of two senior executives, effective October 8, 2013.

 

Mr. Tony Feng is appointed to the position of Vice President of Branding and Public Relations.  Mr. Feng has extensive experience as a marketing executive with a strong track record of driving growth through implementing innovative brand-building and public relations programs. Most recently, he served as the Brand Director for Olay, one of Procter & Gamble’s multi-billion dollar global brands, in Greater China since 2008, helping grow Olay into the leading e-Commerce B2C skincare brand in China.  Prior to joining Procter & Gamble in 2003, Mr. Feng served as a consultant at Weber Shandwick, one of the leading global public relations firms, where he worked on branding and public relations projects for major brands, including Agilent Technologies, MasterCard, Siemens and L’Oreal. Mr. Feng earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Economics and English Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University in China.

 

Mr. Simon Yanxiang Wei is appointed to the position of Vice President of Operations.  Mr. Wei brings a wealth of industry experience to his new role, having most recently worked as an independent e-Commerce consultant and trainer, providing strategic and tactical advisory solutions to companies including Vipshop.com, PB89.com, and wangfujing.com. Before that, Simon served as senior operation director at Mbaobao.com, helping grow the website into the leading online shopping platform for bags and luggage in China.  Earlier in his career, he had held executive positions covering e-business solutions and operations at various firms in China and New Zealand including HiChina Zhicheng Technology Ltd, ChinaOK Technology Co., Ltd, Giant Holdings Ltd. and Trike Technologies Ltd. Simon has been a featured speaker at various domestic and international industry forums and events. Simon received an MBA from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, a M.S. in Physics of Polymer from the Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.E. in Materials Science and Technology from the Tongji University, China. Simon holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the PMI, the world’s largest not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession.

 

About Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited (“Vipshop” or the “Company”) is China’s leading online discount retailer for brands. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit ir.vipshop.com.

 

Investor Relations Contact

Millicent Tu

Vipshop Holdings Limited

+86 (20) 2233-0732

IR@Vipshop.com

 

Jeremy Peruski

ICR, Inc.

+1 646-405-4866

IR@Vipshop.com