Daniel Zhang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Daniel Zhang
张勇
Daniel Zhang in 2023
Born (1972-01-11) January 11, 1972 (age 52)
Shanghai, China
EducationShanghai University of Finance and Economics
OccupationBusiness executive

Daniel Zhang Yong (simplified Chinese: 张勇; traditional Chinese: 張勇; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒng) is a Chinese business executive who was the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Alibaba Group.[1] Before becoming Alibaba's chief, Zhang was best known for his roles as CEO of Taobao[2] and president of Tmall (owned by Alibaba). While running Tmall, Zhang created the Singles' Day shopping holiday, an annual Chinese sales event with gross sales reaching four times higher than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.[3][4][5]

In 2020, Zhang was included on Time's list of 100 most influential people in the world.[6]

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  2. ^ Flannery, Russell. "Who Is Alibaba's New CEO?". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ^ Harjani, Ansuya (2015-05-07). "Why investors are giving Alibaba's new CEO thumbs up". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  4. ^ "Singles' Day Celebrates China's Most Prized Demographic: The Unattached". Observer. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  5. ^ "Chinese shoppers spend a record $25bn in Singles Day splurge". the Guardian. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  6. ^ "Daniel Zhang: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-23.