The founders of the three major e-commerce platforms all stepped down. According to the announcement issued by JD.COM Group on April 7th, Xu Lei, President of JD.COM Group, will be the CEO of JD.COM Group, responsible for daily operation and management. The founders of the three major e-commerce platforms all stepped down.
The founders of the three major e-commerce platforms all retreated to the front line 1 According to the official account of the blackboard WeChat, the group announced that Xu Lei, the president of the group, will be the CEO of the group, responsible for the daily operation and management, and report to Liu, the chairman of the board of directors of the group; Liu will devote more energy to long-term strategic design, major strategic decisions, training of young leading talents and rural revitalization.
Liu, the superior, still holds the strategic decision-making power.
According to public information, Xu Lei became the marketing consultant of JD.COM in May 2007, and officially joined JD.COM in June 5438+ 10. He has been the head of the marketing department of JD.COM Mall, the head of the wireless business department and the CMO of JD.COM Group. 2065438+July 2008 Xu Lei served as CEO of JD.COM Retail Group, leading the retail business to achieve high-quality growth for three consecutive years. On September 6th last year, JD.COM announced that Xu Lei was promoted to the position of President of JD.COM Group, responsible for the daily operation and coordinated development of various business segments.
In the two appointment announcements, Liu's control over JD.COM has increased, but in the latest announcement, another item has been added: the deployment of major strategic decisions, which means that Liu still has the decision-making power. The important strategy of COM.
Huang Zheng resigned as chairman and will devote himself to scientific research in the future.
Unlike Liu Zhuan, the founder of Pinduoduo really retired behind the scenes.
On March 17 last year, while Pinduoduo released the financial report for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2020, founder Huang Zheng announced that the board of directors had approved his resignation as chairman and was replaced by co-founder and current CEO Chen Lei.
In the letter to shareholders in 20021,Huang Zheng said that after he no longer held the position of chairman and Pinduoduo's management, the increasingly fierce and even alienated competition in the industry made him realize that the traditional competition with scale and efficiency as the main orientation had its inevitable problems. If we want to change it, we must find the answer on the core technology and its basic theory.
Huang Zheng said that after resigning as chairman, he will devote himself to the research in food science, life science and other fields in combination with his lifelong interests, so as to explore new space for the rapid, high-quality and in-depth development of Pinduoduo in the past ten years.
As early as 20 18, when interviewed by the media, Huang Zheng said, "I hope to transform into a real scientific researcher in the future." He used Benjamin Franklin's participation in scientific research and the invention of lightning rod after he was 40 years old, instead of taking part in business, as an example to explain why non-profit and wholehearted scientific research would make greater contributions to mankind.
After resigning as CEO, chairman and giving up super voting rights, Huang Zheng almost completely withdrew from Pinduoduo. However, Huang Zheng's shareholding in Pinduoduo is still 29.4%. As the founder and major shareholder of the company, Huang Zheng still has hidden influence and decision-making power on Pinduoduo.
Ma Yun handed over the smooth transition of management to Zhang Yong.
As early as 20 13, Ma Yun resigned as CEO of Alibaba Group. Six years later, he further stepped down as chairman of the board of directors of the group and handed over the company to Zhang Yong.
19,1On the evening of October 9, at the 20th anniversary annual meeting of Alibaba held in Hangzhou, Ma Yun stepped down as the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group, and now Zhang Yong, CEO of Alibaba Group, took over.
It was Teacher's Day, which coincided with Ma Yun's 55th birthday. He announced his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alibaba Group. He wrote in his resignation letter: "Everyone knows that I am a restless person. In addition to continuing to be a partner of Alibaba and making efforts and contributions to the partner organization mechanism, I want to return to education. Doing what I love will make me extremely excited and happy. "
Zhang resigned as chairman, and there was no actual controller.
Not long ago, on July 12, 20265438, Suning.cn, another large e-commerce platform, announced that Zhang had resigned as chairman. Subsequently, on July 29th, Suning.cn announced the establishment of the new board of directors of Suning.cn, and Huang Mingduan became the new chairman.
On the 4th of this month, Yang Jiawei, a former player of Jiangsu Suning Team of Super League, asked for a salary through a personal social platform, saying, "I hope President Zhang of Inter Milan can remember our grief while enjoying the joy." The 2020 annual report of A-share listed companies shows that Inter Milan boss Zhang is the son of Zhang, the founder and controller of Suning.
The Securities Times reporter reported on February 28th last year that "since June 5438+065438+ 10 in 2020, Suning has been caught in rumors of debt default and capital chain problems for many times. Zhang and his son pledged all the shares of Suning Holdings to Taobao, and borrowed 654.38 billion yuan. 202 1, Zhang and Suning Appliance Group's equity pledge actions are more frequent. " The financial report shows that in 2002 1 year, Suning.cn's non-net profit was 43.9-44.9 billion yuan, while in April1day, the company's total market value was only 32.4 billion yuan.
The highly tense capital chain forced Suning to change. On July 30th, 20021year, the equity change was announced, and the shareholding ratio of actual controller Zhang decreased from 44.92% in 2020 to 2 1.74%, which was slightly higher than that of Taobao (China) 19.99%, but lower than that of Jiangsu Xinxin Retail Innovation Fund and Phase II (22.55%).
This means that after a series of capital operations, Zhang Suning's founder and former boss have lost control of them. On March 25th, the Secretary-General replied to an investor's question on the interactive platform, saying: "The company has no controlling shareholder and no actual controller."
JD。 The financial report of COM in the fourth quarter of last year showed that its net income was 275.9 billion yuan, up 23.0% year-on-year, and its operating profit under non-GAAP reached 2.8 billion yuan, better than last year's/kloc-0.2 billion yuan. In the fourth quarter of the overall consumption downturn, JD.COM. The performance of COM showed resistance.
The founders of the three major e-commerce platforms have all retired from the front line. Recently, the top management of several e-commerce platforms has changed frequently. On April 7, JD.COM Group announced that Xu Lei, President of JD.COM Group, will be the CEO of JD.COM Group, responsible for daily operation and management, and report to Liu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group; Liu will devote more energy to long-term strategic design, major strategic decisions, training of young leading talents and rural revitalization.
Earlier, on April 2, Tianyancha App showed that Fan Jiang no longer served as the legal representative and chairman of Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Xunxi (Hangzhou) Digital Technology Co., Ltd., and Ali responded to this. The situation is true. What is the deep meaning behind the frequent changes of major e-commerce executives?
The management of JD.COM ushered in the handover period, and Xu Lei, the "receiver", had high hopes.
According to the announcement issued by JD.COM Group on April 7th, Xu Lei, President of JD.COM Group, will be the CEO of JD.COM Group, responsible for daily operation and management, and report to Liu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group.
In the view of Liu Xingliang, a special researcher of E-commerce Research Center of Network Economy, a member of Information and Communication Economy Expert Committee of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and president of DCCI Internet Research Institute, it is natural for Xu Lei to take over as CEO of JD.COM Group.
"For example, 6 18, founded by Xu Lei, has evolved from the anniversary of JD.COM to a mid-year shopping festival with the participation of all the people. Together with double 1 1, it has become two very lively festivals created by e-commerce from scratch. Another example is his' 8 pm', which redefines' Double Eleven'. " Liu Xingliang said that although it only moved forward for four hours, it was significant.
"The establishment of 6 18 is from scratch, from 0 to 1 to 100, and it is very difficult to create a shopping festival with the participation of the whole people; Proposing at 8 pm is another difficulty. It is difficult to break the rhythm of the market for many years and it is difficult to break the inherent cognition of consumers. "
Regarding the replacement of Liu as CEO of the group, Mo Daiqing, director and senior analyst of the online retail department of the e-commerce research department of the Network Economic and Social Research Center, said that his position has been continuously improved in recent years and he is playing an increasingly important role in the group. In addition, he is already an "old man", and the management team headed by him has stood the test of time and practice initially, so it is expected that he can finally succeed Liu Ye.
"Xu Lei faces many challenges. The burden on his shoulders has expanded from JD.COM retail to Jingdong Logistics, JD Health, JD.COM Science and Technology and other sub-groups. At the same time, he also serves as a director of Dada Group and Wanxin Group, which is more responsible than before. "
Liu Ye will not completely stay away from the company's business and look at the company from the existing perspective
According to the announcement issued by the group, Liu will devote more energy to long-term strategic design, major strategic decisions, training of young leading talents and rural revitalization.
In this regard, it is pointed out that Liu's resignation as CEO this time also means that he will further stay away from front-line daily business and focus on long-term strategy. After leaving office this time, Liu will still participate in JD.COM. COM's monthly SEC (Strategic Executive Committee) meeting and quarterly business analysis meeting. He will not be completely away from the company's business, but he will still participate in business and strategic decisions.
"So, JD.COM is different from the other two e-commerce giants. Ma Yun and Huang Zheng both completely withdrew from the management of Ali and Pinduoduo, and the positions of chairman and CEO were removed. Liu is still the chairman of the board of directors of the group. "
In Liu Xingliang's view, if JD.COM wants to win in the next decade, it should not only maintain the stable operation of the existing basic disk, but also let the founders who have a deep understanding of the enterprise jump out of the existing perspective to re-examine JD.COM and guide JD.COM to a new quadrant. On the basis of the development of COM, ensure that the development path does not deviate. Liu's resignation as CEO will not be completely divorced from the company's business, which will also help him to look at it from the existing perspective.
Ali's overseas business is expected to become a new engine for transaction scale and user growth.
"With Fan Jiang stepping down as the chairman of three Ali companies, it can be said that Fan Jiang's Amoy era has passed, and now it depends on Daishan's Amoy era." Mo Daiqing said that judging from the relevant financial report data released at present, for the successor Dai Shan, the pressure is not small, and Taobao e-commerce urgently needs to achieve new breakthroughs.
"For Fan Jiang, it is also an experience for him to transfer to manage overseas business, and the development of overseas business is also very important for Ali." In Mo Daiqing's view, in the face of the increasingly complex competitive environment in the industry and the catch-up of JD.COM and Pinduoduo, Ali needs to make adjustments to deal with it. As the base of Ali, Amoy is being carved up constantly, and overseas business is expected to become the new engine of Ali's transaction scale and user growth.
"So Ali also needs to put eggs in multiple baskets and explore more."
E-commerce giants have also reached the same goal by different routes, and they have "retired" and played down their personal colors.
In recent years, Internet bosses have "retired" into the normal state. Since last year, the founders of many internet giants have announced their commitment to a longer career. Alibaba's Jack Ma, Pinduoduo's, Group's and Liu's have all retired.
"Internet competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and enterprises have changed from' tactical' competition to' strategic' competition," Mo Daiqing said, which can further improve the company's organizational structure, add fresh "blood" and ensure the sustainable development of enterprises.
In addition, in Mo Daiqing's view, these founders are undoubtedly "all roads lead to the same goal", and choosing "retirement" is a superb wisdom to treat people. "At the most glorious moment of their lives, it is not easy for them to actively and gradually dilute their personal influence and control over the company and hand over the' baton' to ensure the smooth transition of the company and maintain the vitality of innovation."
The founders of the three major e-commerce platforms all stepped down. Today (April 7th), the hottest topic in domestic Internet discussion is Liu's resignation as CEO of the Group. According to the announcement, the president of the group will be the CEO of the group, who will be responsible for the daily operation and management and report to the chairman of the board of directors of the group, Liu.
Liu will devote more energy to long-term strategic design, major strategic decisions, training of young leading talents and rural revitalization.
Some media found that at this point, the founders of the three major e-commerce platforms in China have all stepped down as CEOs.
Prior to Liu, on March 17 last year, the founder of Pinduoduo announced that the board of directors had approved him to resign as chairman and was replaced by the co-founder and current CEO of Pinduoduo. Earlier, on July 1 day, 2020, Huang sent a letter saying that the board of directors had approved his resignation as CEO and the former chief technology officer would take over as CEO.
Although Huang Zheng is still the major shareholder of Pinduoduo, he said that he would devote himself more to the research in the fields of food science and life science in combination with his lifelong interests, so as to explore new space for the rapid, high-quality and in-depth development of Pinduoduo in the past ten years.
In addition, earlier, Ma Yun resigned as CEO of Ali Group on 20 13 and stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Directors on 20 19.
In China's internet circle, there are many examples of similar founders "quitting the group", such as Suning Zhang's resignation as chairman and Zhang Yiming's resignation as chairman and CEO.
Although some founders still play the role of shadow bosses, from the perspective of modern corporate governance, it can be said that the curtain of the development of a new era has been opened.