Zhang Daniel (Daniel Zhang)

Zhang Daniel (Daniel Zhang)

Biography

2015: Appointment of Alibaba as the CEO

Daniel Cheung became the CEO of Alibaba Group company in 2015 and is one of authors of the idea of carrying out "Day of the bachelor", the world's largest online sale which takes place on November 11.

2018: Appointment of Alibaba as the chairman of the board of directors instead of Jack Ma

On September 10, 2018 Jack Ma in day of the birth announced departure from the job of the chairman of the board of directors and actual head of the Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group. The businessman decided to focus on charity and education.

Today in the 19 anniversary of Alibaba I with  nervousness announce that exactly in  a year, i.e. on September 10, 2019, in  the 20th anniversary of the company I  will not fulfill a duty of the chairman of the board of board of Alibaba Group corporation any more  — Jack Ma said.

Jack Ma

Position of the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Daniel Cheung working in the company about 11 years will occupy the CEO.

Since he became a CEO, he showed the excellent talent, a business grasp and resolute leadership. Under its management Alibaba saw consecutive and steady growth within 13 quarters in a row — Jack Ma said, speaking about Daniel Zhang.

Prior to annual meeting of shareholders of Alibaba in 2020 Jack Ma will reserve the place in Board of Directors of the company.

Ma will continue to head Alibaba Partnership — consulting group which part 36 top managers of the company are. The group has a right to appoint most of candidates for Board of Directors.

In the open letter he told clients, shareholders and employees of Alibaba that he wants to implement also other dreams, including to return to work in the field of education, generally with philanthropic projects. Before founding Alibaba in 1999, it was a school English teacher, and within group it and is called Teacher Ma.^[1]

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