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Alibaba's Jack Ma rules out comeback after he steps down next year

Published 09/19/2018, 11:35 PM
Updated 09/19/2018, 11:40 PM
© Reuters. Alibaba Group's Jack Ma attends the WAIC in Shanghai
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TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - Jack Ma, the charismatic billionaire co-founder of Chinese e-tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (N:BABA), said he would not look to return as the firm's executive chairman after he steps down next year even if his successor faces problems.

"I don't want to die in the office, I'd rather die on the beach," Ma said on Thursday during an event at a World Economic Forum summit in the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin.

© Reuters. Alibaba Group's Jack Ma attends the WAIC in Shanghai

Ma announced earlier this month that he would step down as chairman of the country's top e-commerce company next September and focus more on philanthropy. He will hand the reins of his empire to current CEO Daniel Zhang.

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