Alibaba

While visionary founder Jack Ma has provided Alibaba Group’s most public presence during the company’s journey from apartment start-up to global e-commerce powerhouse, current chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang can be credited with many of the company’s game-chang…

Born to a poor family in Hangzhou in southeast China, Ma worked as an English teacher at a local university With no previous exposure to the internet, his first online search was "beer" and the entrepreneur was surprised when no Chinese beers turned up. A c…

Jack Ma pulled out all the stops to deliver a farewell performance fit for an arena tour AFP/Getty Images Topline: Despite talks of a low-key farewell, Jack Ma tearfully bowed out of his 20-year tenure at Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba with with huge part…

Jack Ma, the founder of the Alibaba Group, performs at the company’s 20th-anniversary celebration in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce…

Jack Ma performs onstage during Alibaba’s 20th-anniversary party as the co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant steps down from his role as the company’s chairman, at a stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. (Reuters) A tearful Jack Ma formally le…

A tearful Jack Ma formally left Alibaba (BABA.N) on Tuesday, donning a guitar and a rock star wig at an event for thousands of employees of the e-commerce giant he founded 20 years ago. PHOTO: REUTERS HANGZHOU: A tearful Jack Ma formally left Alibaba on Tu…

Jack Ma has stepped down from the position of chairman at the company he co-founded exactly 20 years ago. Ma announced his retirement plans last year, saying at the time he wanted to spend more time focusing on education. Ma bid farewell to Alibaba, sportin…

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Jack Ma — the charismatic and sometimes goofy miracle man who built Alibaba Group — might have stepped down from the pinnacle of e-commerce, but his presence will be felt for some time. If he has his way, at least another 82 years.

One year after announcing his intention to step down as chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, founder Jack Ma finally stepped down on Tuesday, clearing the way for his anointed successor, CEO Daniel Zhang, to take his place. The FT heralded Ma’s …