Alibaba Cloud undergoes leadership reshuffle, report says, joining China’s tech industry upheaval
- Alibaba Cloud China president Ren Geng is stepping down, with vice-president Huang Haiqing set to take over, as Alibaba vice-president Guo Jijun also resigned
- Cloud computing has continued to grow quickly in China amid tech industry crackdowns that have led to widespread job cuts
Ren Geng, head of China market at Alibaba Cloud, has resigned, with current Alibaba Cloud vice-president Huang Haiqing set to step into the role once Ren has left, according to news website Leiphone.com. Before joining Alibaba, Huang worked for Dell, Oracle, and Tencent Cloud.
At the same time, Alibaba vice-president Guo Jijun, who is responsible for sales and ecosystem development of Alibaba Cloud, is also resigning, the report said.
Alibaba Cloud declined to comment. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
The news website reported earlier that Cai Yinghua, a former president of Huawei Enterprise Business Group at Huawei Technologies Co, would join Alibaba, which the company has not confirmed.
The reshuffle comes as China’s entire technology industry is undergoing change after rapid development over the past several years. After months of regulatory crackdowns, the industry has recently seen a wave of job cuts at the country’s largest tech firms.