Charismatic man-Jack Ma
Jack Ma and his team of 18 founders created Alibaba.com, since that time, Alibaba.com has grown to become China's largest e-commerce company. Under Jack's leadership, the Alibaba Group has expanded from its roots as a global B2B website and now operates five companies with leading positions in e-marketplaces (Alibaba.com and Taobao), search (Yahoo! China), online payment (Alipay) and business software (Alisoft). Jack steered Alibaba's acquisition of Yahoo! China in October 2005 and was the principal driver behind the creation of Taobao, Alipay and Alisoft.
Before founding Alibaba.com, Jack was an early pioneer of the Internet and e-commerce in China. In 1995 he founded China Pages, the first Internet-based company in China. He then accepted an invitation from China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) to head the information department of the China International Electronic Commerce Center (CIECC).As the head of Alibaba.com, Jack Ma is one of the most outspoken and charismatic chief executives in China's internet circles. He has openly criticised eBay for charging for auction listings. He has also shrugged off criticism of Yahoo China's compliance with mainland censorship rules; Alibaba owns Yahoo's China operations.
Teacher's Institute in 1988 with a B.A. in English and began his career as an English
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