Alibaba Anoints New Chief in Revamp of Stalling Commerce Arm
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has appointed a veteran executive the overseer of its entire online e-commerce operation, setting in motion a major overhaul of a vast but struggling business.Jiang Fan, who currently runs the rapidly expanding overseas retail division, will take over a newly created department that groups all Alibaba’s online shopping assets from Taobao and Tmall in China to Lazada in Southeast Asia. Jiang, who was demoted just a few years ago in part because of an online scandal, eff...
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