# GDS Holdings Ltd

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/gds-holdings-ltd |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 11 |
| Claims under review | 2 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-17T04:48:12.342735+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:48:12.342735+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: GDS Holdings Ltd
- Display name: GDS Holdings Ltd

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-18T01:05:56.438962+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.273 |
| Record Quality | 0.708 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 0 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | NOT_REVIEWED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Executive leadership

- Daniel A. Newman: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:7
- Kejing Zhang: Executive Vice President of Sales & Service. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:8
- Wei Huang: Founder, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:9
- Yan Liang: Executive Vice President of Data Center Design, Operation & Delivery. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:10
- Yixin Qian: Executive Vice President of Operation. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:11

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/gds-holdings-ltd/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Daniel A. Newman: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:281f3234b9cc65ac81bcdd0c14e047b2c135e39e150954cf92f7b2628b30aae6.
- Kejing Zhang: Executive Vice President of Sales & Service. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0ca6e9690e85c7a39d866a572ba2c7f5c75888314a7872326a76b59c64bee029.
- Wei Huang: Founder, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11778b56a2e1d275ee5798e6d0caaed1f3000cd741c1b5aff2440fae11250fed.
- Yan Liang: Executive Vice President of Data Center Design, Operation & Delivery. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:896b9c612c9240b80b9932761eb545e2f213a9f18d7a3067848deb758d213710.
- Yixin Qian: Executive Vice President of Operation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:417bf2fd90c173889ea0aaae7bcb742b2e669ddb6473e81e945321119820b2dc.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- GDS Holdings Ltd. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.
- Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.

## Security Listing

- GDHLF (OTC). Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:security_listing:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.
- GDS (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:c2e28347-d20c-40a7-9222-1eb52b9e938e:security_listing:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:bf68f87954bb754734256e68ce58f32ad3aefa33cca9eb2ac137c8916932e4c0: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:281f3234b9cc65ac81bcdd0c14e047b2c135e39e150954cf92f7b2628b30aae6: [GDS Holdings Ltd key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=GDS).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:0ca6e9690e85c7a39d866a572ba2c7f5c75888314a7872326a76b59c64bee029: [GDS Holdings Ltd key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=GDS).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:11778b56a2e1d275ee5798e6d0caaed1f3000cd741c1b5aff2440fae11250fed: [GDS Holdings Ltd key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=GDS).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:896b9c612c9240b80b9932761eb545e2f213a9f18d7a3067848deb758d213710: [GDS Holdings Ltd key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=GDS).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:417bf2fd90c173889ea0aaae7bcb742b2e669ddb6473e81e945321119820b2dc: [GDS Holdings Ltd key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=GDS).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/gds-holdings-ltd)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/gds-holdings-ltd.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/gds-holdings-ltd?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/gds-holdings-ltd` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-18T01:05:56.219112+00:00; recorded 2026-10-18T01:05:56.219112+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.