Charles Debonneuil, co-founder and former chief marketing officer (CMO) of the eCommerce platform Lazada, was named Asia-Pacific general manager of Revolut, according to a press release on Monday (April 4). Debonneuil will focus on building out the company’s growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region as...
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has set a $100 billion gross merchandise volume target for Lazada, its southeast Asian online marketplace. As Reuters reported Friday (Dec. 17), the company shared this goal with investors this week and sets the bar fairly high for Alibaba, as Lazada...
Alibaba’s Lazada Group has named a former Alipay executive for a newly created position to oversee payments in Southeast Asia. The company announced on Friday (Sept. 17) that Dayong Zhang, former general manager of Alipay, will become Lazada’s head of payments. “With his payments background...
There were more dire predictions for the mall sector this week, as some states had to revisit their lockdown mandates due to new COVID-19 spikes. But a new eCommerce platform coming out of the Alibaba Group in Southeast Asia is bringing a unique business model...
June 03, 2022
China’s Alibaba Group has replaced the CEO of its Lazada Group eCommerce platform amid an intensifying battle for control of the Southeast Asian internet economy. As Bloomberg News reported Friday (June 3), James Dong, who had been running Alibaba’s Thailand business, has been named new chief executive, replacing Chun Li. Li will remain with the […]
April 04, 2022
Charles Debonneuil, co-founder and former chief marketing officer (CMO) of the eCommerce platform Lazada, was named Asia-Pacific general manager of Revolut, according to a press release on Monday (April 4). Debonneuil...
December 17, 2021
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has set a $100 billion gross merchandise volume target for Lazada, its southeast Asian online marketplace. As Reuters reported Friday (Dec. 17), the company shared this...
September 17, 2021
Alibaba’s Lazada Group has named a former Alipay executive for a newly created position to oversee payments in Southeast Asia. The company announced on Friday (Sept. 17) that Dayong Zhang,...
