On the move

Tmall, Taobao see reshuffle of top brass

Jing Jie, until recently president of Tmall, China's major online retail platform for established brands, is now the assistant CEO of Alibaba. Meanwhile, Jiang Fan has been appointed president of both Tmall and Taobao, Alibaba's e-shopping destination. Alibaba said it is seeking to revamp its operations for the benefit of consumers. In the past, Jing served as vice-president of brand operations of fast-moving consumer goods producer P&G in China. In 2012, he joined China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation or COFCO and led its food e-commerce business.

Wang is head of China Energy Investment Corp

Wang Xiangxi, 57, was appointed chairman of China Energy Investment Corp, one of the world's largest energy conglomerates, earlier this month, after his predecessor Qiao Baoping retired. Wang was head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was also mayor of Jinzhou city, Hubei province. Prior, he worked at coal industry-related department in Hubei for more than 10 years. The company was formally established in November 2017, following the merger of China Guodian Corp and Shenhua Group.

Chan lands key role at Miaozhen Systems

Miaozhen Systems, China's major data technology solutions provider, appointed Calvin Chan (pictured) as its operating partner last month. He will lead the company's domestic business growth, client service delivery, operations and overseas business development. The company said Chan is a recognized expert in digital marketing with a profound understanding of, and sharp insight into, omni-marketing measurement. This is expected to help drive the company's global expansion. Prior, he served data analytics company Nielsen and was CEO of marketing data technology company AdMaster.

Yidianzixun names Yang Yuxiang as new CEO

Yang Yuxiang, former chairman and CEO of Ping An Securities, was named CEO of Chinese mobile news aggregator Yidianzixun earlier this month. Ren Xuyang, founder of the company, stepped down as CEO, but will stay on as a director on the board. Yang graduated from Tongji University and Harvard University and had worked at Chinese conglomerate CITIC Group. After serving Ping An Securities for seven years, he left in 2015 to set up his own investment business focused on financing, mergers and acquisitions.

Tan, tech chief, latest executive to leave 360

Tan Xiaosheng, president of technology and chief security officer of 360, a tech company, left the company earlier this month. In 2017, he was appointed senior vice-president and CSO of 360. Since 2018, the company has been losing some of its key executives. Its finance chief Yao Jue and human resources chief Liao Qinghong left in April. Its chief commercial officer Yang Chao left in June. Deputy general manager Qu Bing resigned in December.

Compiled by China Daily

(China Daily 03/18/2019 page9)