Alibaba (09988) personnel changes in May: CTO Wu Zeming joins the Partner Committee.

Alibaba (09988) saw two major personnel changes in May: Group CTO Wu Zeming entered the Alibaba Partner Committee, becoming the fifth member of the committee, which is Alibaba's highest decision-making body; Hema CEO Yan Xiaolei's reporting line was adjusted from Wu Zeming to directly report to Jiang Fan, who is in charge of Alibaba's entire commercial sector. Alibaba's commercial sector refers to all businesses related to goods. It is reported that on April 8, Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming issued an internal memo announcing the reorganization of AI-related organizations. Among them, the former Taobao Flash Sale CEO Wu Zeming was transferred to Alibaba Group CTO, responsible for the overall technical platform of the group business and AI inference platform construction, and served as the convener of the newly established Alibaba Group Technology Committee. The Taobao Flash Sale CEO position was taken over by Lei Yanqun. Public information shows that Wu Zeming joined Taobao in 2004 and is one of the core figures in Alibaba's technical system. He previously served as Alibaba Cloud CTO, and in 2025, he was promoted to Group CTO and simultaneously took over Taobao Flash Sale. During his tenure as CEO, he promoted the deep integration of technology and business, especially making significant efforts in AI-powered instant retail.