Investor Relations

Jack Ma is the lead founder of Alibaba Group and has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Alibaba Group since its inception in 1999. He is responsible for the overall strategy and focus of Alibaba Group and Alibaba.com.

Jack is a pioneer in the Chinese Internet industry, founding China Pages, one of the first Internet- based directories in China, in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, he headed an information technology company established by the China International Electronic Commerce Center (CIECC), a department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC).

Jack currently serves on the board of SOFTBANK CORP., a leading digital information company that is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As a respected business leader, he was chosen by the World Economic Forum as a "Young Global Leader" in 2001, selected by China Central Television (CCTV) and its viewers as one of the "Top 10 Business Leaders of the Year" in 2004, and selected as one of the "25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia" by Fortune Magazine in 2005. Jack is also a member of APEC Business Advisory Council, which was established by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, in 1995 as the vehicle for formalizing private sector participation in APEC.

Jack holds a bachelor degree in English from Hangzhou Teacher's Institute.

David Wei has been the chief executive officer of Alibaba.com since October 2007. He first joined Alibaba Group, the holding company of Alibaba.com, in November 2006 as the president of the B2B business division and as an executive vice president of Alibaba Group. He was elected to the Alibaba.com board of directors concurrently with his appointment as the chief executive officer.

David was the president, from 2002 to 2006, and the chief financial officer, from 2000 to 2002, of B&Q China, a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, a leading home improvement retailer in Europe and Asia. Under David's leadership, B&Q China grew to become China's largest home improvement retailer. From 2003 to 2006, he was also the chief representative for Kingfisher's China sourcing office, Kingfisher Asia Ltd.

David served as the managing director and head of investment banking for Orient Securities Co. from 1998 to 2000, and as a corporate finance manager at Coopers & Lybrand, now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers, from 1995 to 1998. David holds non-executive directorship positions in HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

David was born in mainland China in 1970. He holds a bachelor's degree in international business management from Shanghai International Studies University and is a graduate of the corporate finance program at the London Business School.

Maggie Wu is an executive director and the chief financial officer of Alibaba.com since July 2007. Prior to joining the company, Maggie was an audit partner at KPMG's Beijing Office. In her 15 years with KPMG, she was the lead audit partner on audits for the initial public offerings and annual audits of several Chinese companies listed overseas and provided audit, accountancy and advisory services to many multinational corporations.

Maggie is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She holds a bachelor degree in accounting from Capital University of Economics and Business.

Elvis Lee has been the chief operating officer of Alibaba.com Limited since February 2009. He is primarily responsible for leading the Gold Supplier, global sales and buyer services and development teams. Elvis has been employed by Alibaba Group since 2000, spending most of this time at our Company. Previously, he served as our vice president and senior vice president, making important contributions to the development of our Gold Supplier sales and our international website business in general.

Elvis has more than 17 years’ experience in sales, including 10 years with a leading trade media company and his e-commerce experience with Alibaba Group. Elvis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering from National Taiwan Ocean University.

Deng Kang Ming is an executive director and senior vice president of human resources and administration of Alibaba.com Limited.

Mr. Deng joined our Company in July 2004 as vice president of human resources, and has held various positions within Alibaba Group, including vice president of human resources and administration for Yahoo! China, vice president of channel sales and marketing of Yahoo! China, and vice president of strategic business development for Alibaba Group.

Mr. Deng has more than 17 years of experience in human resources and administration. Prior to joining Alibaba Group, he served as the human resources director for several multinational companies including Microsoft China, Oracle China, Danone China, and Janssen Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Deng holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Fudan University.

Sabrina Peng is an executive director and vice president of Alibaba.com and is responsible for the management of our website operation and development organizations.

Sabrina has been with our company since 2000 and was the architect behind our China Trustpass product, and she successfully led a team which marketed the product to hundreds of thousands of SMEs in China. Prior to her current position, Sabrina served as the director of the customer service department in our China Marketplace Division from 2004 to 2005, and as head of our China web operation department from March 2006 to February 2007.

Sabrina holds a bachelor degree in English and a bachelor degree in Special Purposes and International Trading from Xi'an Jiao Tong University.

Joseph Tsai is a non-executive director. He is one of the founders, as well as a director and the chief financial officer, of Alibaba Group. He has been responsible for many milestones of Alibaba Group, including spearheading the establishment of Alibaba Group's Hong Kong operations in 1999 and leading the negotiations for acquisition of Yahoo! China and Yahoo!'s investment in Alibaba Group in 2005. He held the position of the chief operating officer of Alibaba Group from 1999 to 2000 before assuming his current role.

Prior to joining Alibaba Group, Joe was a vice president and senior investment manager focused on Asian private equity from 1995 to 1999 at Investor Asia Limited, a subsidiary of Investor AB, the largest industrial holding company in the Nordic region. From 1994 to 1995, Joe served as a vice president and the general counsel of Rosecliff, Inc., a New York-based buy-out firm, and from 1990 to 1993 practiced tax law as an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.

Joe is a member of the New York State Bar. He holds a bachelor degree in economics and East Asian studies from Yale University and a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School.

Rose Tsou is a non-executive director. Ms. Tsou is currently senior vice president of Yahoo! Asia where she is responsible for operations in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia/New Zealand as well as facilitating Yahoo!'s relationship with Alibaba Group and joint venture operations in Japan.

Ms. Tsou joined Yahoo! Taiwan in 2000 and held the position of managing director from 2001 to 2007 during which period she led the acquisition of Kimo, a portal site in Taiwan, which made Yahoo! the largest internet business in Taiwan after the successful integration of the two companies. In 2007 she led another acquisition of Wretch, a leading blog and photo site in Taiwan, further fortifying Yahoo!'s leading position in Taiwan. Ms. Tsou has 16 years of experience in management, marketing and mass communication. Prior to Yahoo!, Ms. Tsou was the general manager of MTV Taiwan for over 2 years.

Ms. Tsou holds an MBA degree from J.L. Kellogg School of Business, Northwest University and a master's degree in mass communication from Boston University.

Satoshi Okada is a non-executive director. Mr.Okada has been the executive vice president of the Softbank Group's eCommerce Business Planning in Japan since April 2000.

Prior to that, he held various management positions within the Softbank Group. Mr.Okada has also previously held directorship in Ariba Japan and Deecorp Limited, companies engaging in the businesses of technology and software, respectively. In May 2007, he was appointed to serve on the board of Beijing Digital China BB Limited.

Prior to joining the Softbank Group, Mr.Okada was the chief executive officer and president of NetIQ KK, the Japanese subsidiary of NetIQ Corporation, a provider of e-business infrastructure management software. Mr. Okada oversaw the networking management service business and was responsible for establishing Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) businesses with major Japanese companies such as NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi. He is also renowned in the storage management industry for his success in establishing Cheyenne Software KK and Computer Associates Japan as industry leaders in the Japanese market.

Niu Gen Sheng is an independent non-executive director of Alibaba.com. Mr.Niu is the chief executive officer of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited(listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code: 2319.HK), as well as the Chairman and one of the founders of Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Company Limited, and has over 29 years of experience in China's dairy industry. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Dairy Association of China and the China Dairy Industry Association, and has served as both a board member and deputy chief executive in charge of production and operations at Inner Mongolia Yili Ltd., a flagship enterprise in China's dairy industry.

Mr. Niu has been elected as one of "China's Most Influential Business Leaders" from 2003 to 2006 by China Entrepreneur Magazine. He holds a bachelor degree in Administration and Management from Inner Mongolia University and a master degree in Enterprise Management from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Graduate School.

Walter Kwauk is an independent non-executive director of our company. Mr.Kwauk is currently a vice president of Motorola Inc. and its director of corporate strategic finance and tax, Asia Pacific. He joined Motorola Inc. in January 2003 after 25 years of professional services with KPMG in Vancouver, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Between 1987 and 2002 Mr. Kwauk held a number of senior positions in KPMG, including as general manager of KPMG's joint accounting firm, managing partner in KPMG's Shanghai office and partner in KPMG's Hong Kong office.

Mr. Kwauk is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a bachelor degree of science and a licentiate in accounting from the University of British Columbia.

Andrew Tsuei is an independent non-executive director of Alibaba.com. He was also appointed an independent non-executive director of Tao Bao Holding Limited in May 2007.

Mr. Tsuei was formerly senior vice-president of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. From 2001 to 2007, he was managing director of Wal-Mart's Global Procurement Division, where he oversaw the global procurement operations of Wal-Mart, which has a presence in over 30 countries. In 2004, Wal-Mart awarded him the Sam M. Walton Hero Award for his accomplishments.

Mr. Tsuei has more than 20 years of management experience working across a wide range of industries, including procurement, manufacturing, store retailing and direct marketing. Throughout his career, Mr. Tsuei has held several executive positions, including chairman and chief executive officer of Mecox Lane International Mailorder Co. Ltd. (one of China's first direct marketing businesses with online presence) and chief operating officer of China Everbright Holdings Ltd.

Savio Kwan is currently a partner and chief executive officer of A&K Consulting Co., Limited, a company co-founded by him in 2005 focusing on helping small and medium enterprises and start-ups in China. He has over 30 years of global management experience, including 17 years at the Medical Systems Division of General Electric Company, during which he was responsible for sales, marketing, operations, business development and establishment of joint venture companies in Asia region. He also served as the managing director of the China operations of BTR plc, a United Kingdom based Fortune 500 company for four years. He was a board member of the Asia Pacific advisory board of York International Corporation, a leading global air conditioning system provider and a unit of Johnson Controls, Inc., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Kwan is also a visiting executive professor of Henley Management College in United Kingdom. He received a Higher National Diploma from Cambridgeshire College of Technology in United Kingdom and holds Master's degrees in Science from the Loughborough University of Technology and London Graduate School of Business Studies in the United Kingdom.