Purchasing online directly from China is becoming increasingly popular and every day there are new websites created selling any sort of merchandise from China. This article explains who the leaders are in this emerging industry and the entrepreneurs heading them. Very possibly some of them will become case studies in Business Schools around the globe.
Jack Ma (simplified Chinese 马云) - AliExpress (Alibaba Group) CEO
Born in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang province, China), Mr. Ma graduated from Hangzhou Normal University in 1989 where he became a lecturer in English and International Trade.
A visionary of his time, Jack Ma founded China Pages in 1995 which is believed to be China's first Internet-based company. In 1999 he founded the directory Alibaba.com which would change the international trade industry forever. The initially challenging process of finding importers or exporters became just one click away thanks to Jack Ma website. Currently Alibaba.com serves more than 40 million members from all over the world.
Jack Ma has expanded the Alibaba Group successfully into other verticals such as B2C marketplaces (Taobao), online payment systems (AliPay), technology services (Alibaba Cloud Computing), search engines (acquiring Yahoo! China) and advertisement platforms (AliMama, Koubei). Most of these companies are clear market leaders currently.
Recently, Mr. Ma has also launched 2 new companies to facilitate B2B trading internationally (AliExpress) and domestically (1688.com). Since AliExpress has been launched a while ago, there are not yet many reviews on the Internet.
Jack Ma is arguably the most renown person in the Internet industry in China and has received numerous awards and recognitions such as "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2001, "25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia" by Fortune magazine in 2005, "Businessperson of the Year" by Business Week in 2007 and has been included as one of "TIME 100: The World's Most Influential People" by TIME magazine in 2009.
Diane Wang (simplified Chinese 王树彤) - DHgate CEO
Born in Beijing, she graduated from the Beijing Institute of Electronic Engineering in 1991, after what she became a teacher in the Software Development and Research Center at Tsinghua University.
In 1993 joined Microsoft China serving as Marketing Service Manager and Head of Business Development. 6 years later she left Microsoft and was appointed China Marketing Director of Cisco Systems where she was responsible for the company's marketing communication strategy and execution in China. Before founding DHgate, Ms. Wang also worked as Joyo.com CEO, where she brought the company to profitability and to become the top B2C brand in China which was acquired by Amazon in 2004 for $75 million.
Diane Wang has been awarded with "Outstanding Woman of China", "Outstanding Woman of Beijing", "Top 10 IT People of 2002" and "Top 10 Women Executive of 2002".
By the end of 2004, she founded DHgate as an innovative B2B platform that allowed transactions between Chinese sellers and international buyers. DHgate is one of the most popular China wholesale brands, you can know more at DHgate.com or by searching DHgate reviews at your favourite search engine.
Quji Guo (simplified Chinese 郭去疾) - LightInTheBox CEO
Natural from Chengdu (Sichuan province, China), Quji Guo holds a Master's degree in Electronics from University of Illinois and also a MBA from Stanford University.
Prior to founding LightInTheBox, he worked with many global brands such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. Mr. Guo was one of the 4 founders of Google China where he served as CSO (Chief Strategy Office) and CEO Li Kaifu's special assistant. Mr. Guo contributed to develop many key products in Google China, including Music Search, Google Pinyin and Google Local. In late 2006, Mr. Guo left Google and founded LightInTheBox to meet the needs of a growing number of overseas buyers willing to buy from China.
LightInTheBox sources, stocks and sells the entire inventory themselves and count more than 100 employees in Beijing and Shenzhen. LightInTheBox has gained quickly a large mass of buyers possibly due to their branding and adequate marketing techniques. To learn more visit lightinthebox.com or search for Lightinthebox reviews and check what customers have said about them.
Jack Ma (simplified Chinese 马云) - AliExpress (Alibaba Group) CEO
Born in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang province, China), Mr. Ma graduated from Hangzhou Normal University in 1989 where he became a lecturer in English and International Trade.
A visionary of his time, Jack Ma founded China Pages in 1995 which is believed to be China's first Internet-based company. In 1999 he founded the directory Alibaba.com which would change the international trade industry forever. The initially challenging process of finding importers or exporters became just one click away thanks to Jack Ma website. Currently Alibaba.com serves more than 40 million members from all over the world.
Jack Ma has expanded the Alibaba Group successfully into other verticals such as B2C marketplaces (Taobao), online payment systems (AliPay), technology services (Alibaba Cloud Computing), search engines (acquiring Yahoo! China) and advertisement platforms (AliMama, Koubei). Most of these companies are clear market leaders currently.
Recently, Mr. Ma has also launched 2 new companies to facilitate B2B trading internationally (AliExpress) and domestically (1688.com). Since AliExpress has been launched a while ago, there are not yet many reviews on the Internet.
Jack Ma is arguably the most renown person in the Internet industry in China and has received numerous awards and recognitions such as "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2001, "25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia" by Fortune magazine in 2005, "Businessperson of the Year" by Business Week in 2007 and has been included as one of "TIME 100: The World's Most Influential People" by TIME magazine in 2009.
Diane Wang (simplified Chinese 王树彤) - DHgate CEO
Born in Beijing, she graduated from the Beijing Institute of Electronic Engineering in 1991, after what she became a teacher in the Software Development and Research Center at Tsinghua University.
In 1993 joined Microsoft China serving as Marketing Service Manager and Head of Business Development. 6 years later she left Microsoft and was appointed China Marketing Director of Cisco Systems where she was responsible for the company's marketing communication strategy and execution in China. Before founding DHgate, Ms. Wang also worked as Joyo.com CEO, where she brought the company to profitability and to become the top B2C brand in China which was acquired by Amazon in 2004 for $75 million.
Diane Wang has been awarded with "Outstanding Woman of China", "Outstanding Woman of Beijing", "Top 10 IT People of 2002" and "Top 10 Women Executive of 2002".
By the end of 2004, she founded DHgate as an innovative B2B platform that allowed transactions between Chinese sellers and international buyers. DHgate is one of the most popular China wholesale brands, you can know more at DHgate.com or by searching DHgate reviews at your favourite search engine.
Quji Guo (simplified Chinese 郭去疾) - LightInTheBox CEO
Natural from Chengdu (Sichuan province, China), Quji Guo holds a Master's degree in Electronics from University of Illinois and also a MBA from Stanford University.
Prior to founding LightInTheBox, he worked with many global brands such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. Mr. Guo was one of the 4 founders of Google China where he served as CSO (Chief Strategy Office) and CEO Li Kaifu's special assistant. Mr. Guo contributed to develop many key products in Google China, including Music Search, Google Pinyin and Google Local. In late 2006, Mr. Guo left Google and founded LightInTheBox to meet the needs of a growing number of overseas buyers willing to buy from China.
LightInTheBox sources, stocks and sells the entire inventory themselves and count more than 100 employees in Beijing and Shenzhen. LightInTheBox has gained quickly a large mass of buyers possibly due to their branding and adequate marketing techniques. To learn more visit lightinthebox.com or search for Lightinthebox reviews and check what customers have said about them.
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