Adds background on Chen and the company

添加有关Chen和公司的背景

July 1 (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo Inc PDD.Oon Wednesday appointed its technology head Lei Chen as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.

路透7月1日-中国电子商务公司Pinduoduo Inc PDD.Oon周三任命其技术负责人Chen Chen为首席执行官，立即生效。

The company said its chairman and former Chief Executive Zheng Huang will remain as chairman of the board.

该公司表示其董事长兼前首席执行官郑煌将继续担任董事会主席。

Chen was one of the founding members of Pinduoduo and has served as its technology chief since 2016.

Chen是拼多多的创始成员之一，自2016年以来一直担任其技术主管。

Pinduoduo has been benefiting from a surge in online orders as home-bound customers stock up on groceries and food items, and as sellers also turn to online platforms to run down inventories amid coronavirus-led lockdowns.

拼多多一直受益于在线订单的激增，因为国内客户购买了杂货和食品，卖家也因依赖冠状病毒而受到封锁而转向在线平台以减少库存。

(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Amy Caren Daniel)

（Ayanti Bera在班加罗尔的报道； Krishna Chandra Eluri和Amy Caren Daniel的编辑）