(CFP)

Cao Guowei, President and CEO of SINA Corp., features on Time magazine's list of the World's 100 Most Influential People released in April. Cao was selected for his contribution to forge Sina microblog into one of China's most open Internet platforms.

Cao created the twitter-like microblogging service in Sina.com. With advanced technology in uploading pictures and videos, Sina microblog enjoyed quick development and its users now include pop stars, sports celebrities, scholars, artists and hundreds of thousands of ordinary netizens, said Time magazine about the reasons for Cao's being listed.

Cao, 46, graduated in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai and received a master's degree in journalism from University of Oklahoma and master's degree in accounting from the University of Texas in Austin. Cao joined SINA as vice president of finance in September 1999 and has served various managerial positions including CFO and COO. He became president and CEO of SINA since May 2006. In May 2009, Cao launched the microblogging service in Sina.com and the number of registered users had passed 100 million by the end of February 2011.