Alibaba Group has a new president

The Chinese company Alibaba Group announced a new appointment - the former vice-chairman of the board of directors of the American bank Goldman Sachs Michael Evans became the president of the company. According to representatives of Alibaba, the experience of the new president will help the group develop more actively in the international market, Kommersant writes . Evans himself has been working in Alibaba since September last year, until recently occupying the post of independent member of the board of directors.

The official Alibaba Group statement says that “the appointment of Michael Evans to the presidency emphasizes the company's commitment to globalizing our business. Our company considers the growth of business outside China to be its top priority and intends to significantly increase the trade turnover between China and the key markets of the world. ”

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is now implementing a plan to upgrade and reform the company. The appointment of Evans is part of this plan. Now companies, as they enter international markets, have to solve more and more complex tasks.