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Alibaba appoints Jin Jianhang as president ahead of IPO

Alibaba Group said on Wednesday it has promoted its senior vice president Jin Jianhang to be the president of the company ahead of the e-commerce giant’s highly anticipated initial public offering in the United States later this year.

Jin Jianhang, a co-founder of the company, has served in a variety of roles since its inception, including the position of senior vice president, with responsibility for managing government relations, the R&D Institute, Conference and Exhibitions, facilities construction and management, among others.

His profile in the Alibaba corporate page said before joining Alibaba he worked for China’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), where he was the first chief editor of www.moftec.gov.cn, the official website of MOFTEC.

 

(Source: Shanghai Daily)