Jack Ma has retired as chair of Alibaba Group, the world‘s biggest e-commerce business.Ma is one of China’s wealthiest and most distinguished business leaders. He stepped down as Alibaba’s chief on his 55th birthday. The movement was part of a process announced a year ago.
The company has downshifted specific focus on assisting China’s expanding consumer market and adequately developed into online banking, entertainment and cloud computing. Domestic businesses accounted for 66% of its $16.7 billion in revenue in the quarter ending in June.
Alibaba’s deputy chairman, Joe Tsai, told reporters in May the company is “on the right side” of issues in U.S.-Chinese trade talks. Tsai said Alibaba stands to benefit from Beijing’s promise to increase imports and a growing consumer market.
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