Alibaba’s South Asian Arm Gets New CEO in Latest Exec Shuffle
- Lazada’s CEO is taking over in addition to his current role
- Alibaba is said to be exploring an IPO of its global arm
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s South Asian online retailer Daraz Group installed a new chief executive officer, the latest in a series of management shuffles at the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut.
James Dong, 44, who heads Alibaba’s Southeast Asian arm Lazada Group SA, will replace Daraz founder Bjarke Mikkelsen as acting CEO with immediate effect and oversee its operations in addition to his other duties, Daraz said in a statement Wednesday.