Episode 266: Jack Ma and Leadership Transition in Alibaba Group with Rui Ma by analyseasia published on 2018-09-29T08:46:20Z Rui Ma, founder of Transformative Technology Academy and co-host of TechBuzz China podcast joined us to discuss Jack Ma's recent announcement to step down as the chairman of Alibaba Group, the leadership transition within Alibaba Group and where they will be heading next. We discussed Jack Ma's influence within the Alibaba Group and how his tenure with the company has led to Alibaba becoming one of the technology giants not just in China, but the rest of the world. We continued our conversation to the future with Daniel Zhang, the successor to Jack Ma's chairmanship within Alibaba and where the group is heading with Ant Financial, Cainiao and international expansion in the midst of a leadership transition and what it means for their rivals: Tencent and Baidu. Genre Business Comment by wangwu Fantastic episode on Jack Ma, and might be good to do one full episode on Alibaba Group and where they are at. 2018-09-29T10:05:53Z Comment by prodigal Great episode on Jack Ma and his impact to Alibaba, and glad that he will be staying around but not as influential. 2018-09-29T08:53:44Z Comment by bujingyun Great episode to discuss Jack Ma's contribution and leadership with Alibaba and where it's heading. 2018-09-29T08:52:11Z