
Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma will step down as head of the e-commerce giant on September 10, 2019, the company said on Monday.
The company announced Monday that Ma will be succeeded by Daniel Zhang, the company's CEO.
Ma said that after he steps down from his current roles he will continue to mentor management as part of the "Alibaba Partnership", a 36-member group of core company managers.
Founded in 1999 by Chinese teacher-turned-entrepreneur Jack Ma, as a platform to connect Chinese manufacturers with the world, Alibaba stands among one of the largest companies in the world.
Mr Ma gave up the title of Alibaba CEO in 2013 but remains a pivotal figure within the company as well as its most recognisable face.
According to Ma, a "sustainable Alibaba" would have to be built on "sound governance, culture-centric philosophy, and consistency in developing talent", adding that no company can rely exclusively on its founders.
He said Mr Zhang, who has been with Alibaba for eleven years, had demonstrated "superb talent" since taking over as chief executive. "There's a lot of things I can learn from Bill Gates".
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Mr. Zhang had previously served as Taobao's chief financial officer, president of Tmall.com and as Alibaba's chief operating officer before succeeding Jonathan Lu as chief executive. Ma said that over the years, the company has experimented with and improved on the right balance between systems and individuals.
Alibaba now has more than 66,000 full-time employees and a market value of about $420bn. He also intends to stay on the Alibaba board of directors until the 2020 annual shareholders meeting.
He is also known for his eccentric personality and has donned wigs and costumes to perform highly choreographed pop routines at company events.
With no background in computing, Mr Ma co-founded Alibaba in his apartment almost two decades ago, having convinced a group of friends to invest in his online marketplace. A year ago he starred alongside Chinese action star Jet Li in a short kung fu film. He has also established a scholarship program in Newcastle, Australia.
"The one thing I can promise everyone is this: Alibaba was never about Jack Ma, but Jack Ma will forever belong to Alibaba".
He said, "Starting the process of passing the Alibaba torch to Daniel and his team is the right decision at the right time because I know from working with them that they are ready, and I have complete confidence in our next generation of leaders."
Alibaba also has investments in sports content, microchips and facial recognition technology and has been positioning itself as a serious player in cloud computing.
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