Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma - the richest man in China - once starred in a kung fu movie his company produced. Here are 6 of his most extravagant moments.
- Recently retired Alibaba chairman Jack Ma is "the most flamboyant tech founder on the planet," Business Insider's Sinead Baker recently wrote.
- Under his leadership, Alibaba grew from a 17-person company operating out of Ma's apartment to a $460 billion empire.
- But it wasn't just business for Ma. In his 20 years at the helm of Alibaba, Ma - the richest person in China - also starred in a kung fu film and officiated an annual mass employee wedding.
- Ma's successor, meanwhile, Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang, is "slight and soft-spoken," according to Bloomberg.
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Jack Ma is "the most flamboyant tech founder on the planet," Business Insider's Sinead Baker recently wrote.
To celebrate the end of his 20 years leading the online marketplace, Ma celebrated his retirement with a 60,000-person retirement party in an Olympic-sized stadium.
The days of seeing one of Alibaba's top executives act in a film and officiate weddings may be over, however. Ma's successor, Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang, keeps such a low profile that an employee's parent once mistook him for a janitor in Alibaba's headquarters, according to Bloomberg.
Keep reading to learn more about the most extravagant moments of Jack Ma's time at Alibaba.
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