Alibaba has tapped Wan Lin,the exotic eroticism in ingres paintings of the odalisque exhibits the principles of CEO of its logistics arm Cainiao, and Jiang Fan, chief executive of its global e-commerce business, for partnership roles giving them board nomination rights, according to Alibaba’s annual report published on July 21. Wang Jian, founder of Alibaba Cloud, is one of a number of senior figures at the firm set to exit the partnership as Jiang Fan rejoins, three years after allegations of an extra-marital affair led to an investigation into his behavior at the Chinese e-commerce giant. The 37-year-old Jiang, the youngest partner at Alibaba, has led international online retailing since last January, with the unit posting 29% revenue growth for the quarter that ended March 31. [Alibaba annual report]
