On the move

Baidu president to step down in October

Zhang Yaqin (pictured), 53, president of Baidu Inc, announced earlier this month he will retire in October. Zhang joined the company in 2014 and led its new businesses such as finance and education. He also helped it in its global expansion. Over the last two years, he worked on cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent cloud, chips and quantum computing, as well as accelerating commercialization of artificial intelligence. Before joining Baidu, Zhang served as chairman of Microsoft in China.

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