Alibaba replaces longtime chief Daniel Zhang in management shake-up
阿里巴巴改组管理层，张勇卸任CEO和董事长
Head of Taobao and Tmall shopping sites to fill top job while outgoing chair will focus on cloud business
淘宝和天猫的董事长吴泳铭将接替张勇出任首席执行官，张勇卸任首席执行官和董事长后将专注于阿里云计算部门。
Alibaba’s longtime leader Daniel Zhang is being replaced as chief executive and chair of the Chinese ecommerce giant, as the group races to reinvent itself by splitting into six separate entities.Eddie Yongming Wu, the chair of Alibaba’s flagship ecommerce sites Taobao and Tmall, will replace Zhang as chief executive in September, the company announced on Tuesday. Alibaba co-founder and vice-chair Joseph Tsai will fill Zhang’s position as chair of the board.
执掌中国电商巨头阿里巴巴(Alibaba)多年的张勇(Daniel Zhang)将不再担任首席执行官和董事长。该集团正分拆为6个独立实体，加快自我重塑。
The leadership change comes at a critical time for Alibaba after it announced plans to break up its tech empire in March and refocus on its ecommerce roots. Alibaba will pursue separate listings for its logistics and grocery businesses within the next 18 months and spin off its cloud division.
阿里巴巴周二宣布，其旗舰电商网站淘宝和天猫的董事长吴泳铭(Eddie Yongming Wu)将于9月接替张勇出任首席执行官。阿里巴巴联合创始人兼董事会执行副主席蔡崇信(Joseph Tsai)将接替张勇担任董事会主席。
Zhang, who has served as CEO for eight years, is to remain in charge of the cloud unit, which he took over in December as it struggled to maintain growth. “This is the right time for me to make a transition, given the importance of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group as it progresses towards a full spin-off,” said Zhang in a statement.
此次领导层的变动正值阿里巴巴面临关键时刻。今年3月，该公司宣布了分拆其科技帝国的计划，并重新专注于电商业务。阿里巴巴将在未来18个月内寻求将其物流业务和新零售业务单独上市，并剥离其云计算部门。
