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This is Alibaba Group's corporate governance page listing board members and governance structure. It is marginally relevant to AI safety as Alibaba is a major AI developer, and understanding its governance and oversight structure may inform assessments of AI deployment accountability.

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Summary

This page lists Alibaba Group's current board of directors, including executive and independent directors, and outlines the governance structure including a classified board divided into three groups. It also describes the Alibaba Partnership's right to nominate a simple majority of board directors, a key feature of Alibaba's unique governance model.

Key Points

  • •Alibaba's board includes 10 directors split across three groups (I, II, III) with staggered terms expiring in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
  • •The Alibaba Partnership holds the right to nominate a simple majority of board directors at all times.
  • •The board must consist of no fewer than five directors, with no mandatory retirement age.
  • •Independent directors include Jerry Yang, Wan Ling Martello, Weijian Shan, Irene Lee, Albert Ng, and Kabir Misra.

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 EN Home Investor News Events Earnings and Financials Filings Corporate Governance Investor Tools Home Investor News Events Earnings and Financials Filings Corporate Governance Investor Tools Members of the Board Joseph C. TSAI Chairman Eddie WU Director and Chief Executive Officer J. Michael EVANS Director and President Maggie Wei WU Director Jerry YANG Independent Director Wan Ling MARTELLO Independent Director Weijian SHAN Independent Director Irene Yun-Lien LEE Independent Director Albert Kong Ping NG Independent Director Kabir MISRA Independent Director Nomination, Election and Removal of Directors Election of Directors Our articles of association, as currently in effect or may be amended in accordance with its terms from time to time, provide that persons standing for election as directors at a duly constituted general meeting with requisite quorum shall be elected by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders, which requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast on the resolution by the shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at the meeting.

 Classified Board Our articles of association provide that our board of directors is divided into three groups designated as Group I, Group II and Group III with as nearly equal a number of directors in each group as possible.

 

 The directors assigned to the different groups and their terms of office are as follows:

 

 Group I Joseph Tsai
 Michael Evans
 Irene Yun-Lien Lee 
 Until our 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders Group II Eddie Wu
 Jerry Yang
 Wan Ling Martello
 Albert Kong Ping Ng 
 Until our 2028 annual general meeting of shareholders Group III Maggie Wu
 Kabir Misra
 Weijian Shan 
 Until our 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders 

 At each annual general meeting of shareholders, directors elected to succeed those directors of the group the term of which shall then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual general meeting after their election. Directors elected to a group the term of which has not then expired shall be elected for the remaining term of office of such group.

 Size of the Board Our articles of association provide that, unless otherwise determined by shareholders in a general meeting, our board shall consist of not less than seven directors. Our articles of association further provide that our board shall be comprised of no fewer than five directors. We have no provisions requiring the retirement of directors upon reaching any age limit.

The board of directors may expand the maximum number of directors on the board, subject to any maximum number to be determined from time to time by the shareholders at a general meeting.

 Nomination of Directors Nomination by Alibaba Partnership

 

 Our articles of association provide that the Alibaba Partnership has the right to nominate such nu

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