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Jack Ma to remain Alibaba executive chairman, reveal succession plan next week - SCMP citing spokesman

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's co-founder Jack Ma will remain as executive chairman, and will unveil a succession strategy on Monday on his 54th birthday, South China Morning Post reported on Saturday, citing a company spokesman.

Ma will provide transition plans over a significant period of time, the spokesman was quoted as saying, adding that the succession strategy is part of a management plan 10 years in the making.

The New York Times reported on Friday that Ma will retire from the e-commerce company on Monday.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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First Published: Sep 08 2018 | 6:36 PM IST

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