馬雲"48歲太老",卸任CEO=

06-18

Jack Ma, the charismatic founder of China Internet giant Alibaba, is expected to continue as visionary "elder" of the company after stepping down as chief executive officer. 馬雲，中國互聯網巨頭阿里巴巴魅力超凡的創始人，在辭去首席執行官之後預計將繼續作為公司有遠見卓識的「老人」。

Ma, who ranked 11th in Forbes magazine"s China"s rich list last year with reported assets of US$3.4 billion, announced last week that he will relinquish day-to-day control of Alibaba in favor of younger executives but remain as chairman. 馬雲去年以報道的34億美元的資產在《福布斯》雜誌中國富豪榜上排名第11位，上周宣布他將讓出阿里巴巴的日常控制權以支持年輕高管但他仍擔任董事長。

"I"ll pass leadership to more people who were born in the 1970s and the 80s, who have a better understanding about the future," Ma said in an open letter to employees. "I"m no longer "young," and the next generation of leaders is better equipped to build and operate a healthy Internet ecosystem." 「我會把領導權讓給那些更多出生在1970年代和80年代的人，他們對未來有更好的理解，」馬雲在一封給員工的公開信中說。「我不再「年輕」，下一代領導人能更好地創建並經營一個健康的互聯網生態系統。」

It"s perhaps a telltale sign of the nature of the industry that a man of 48 should relegate himself to the "older" generation. It"s also a sign of how Alibaba is trying to restructure itself in a rapidly changing digital landscape. 它可能是該行業本質的一個警告，一個48歲的男人把自己歸為「老人」一代。這也是在瞬息萬變的數字領域阿里巴巴如何試圖重組自己的一個標誌。

The rise of Alibaba 阿里巴巴的崛起

1999

The Alibaba Group is founded in the city of Hangzhou led by Jack Ma and 17 co-founders. 阿里巴巴集團由馬雲和17位聯合創始人領導在杭州創建。

1999-2000

Alibaba Group raises US$25 million from institutional investors including Softbank, Goldman Sachs and Fidelity. 阿里巴巴集團從機構投資者包括軟銀、高盛和富達那集資2500萬美元。

2004

The online payment platform Alipay is launched. 在線支付平台支付寶推出。

2005

Yahoo Inc acquires 40 percent of Alibaba"s stakes and Alibaba starts the operation of Yahoo China. 雅虎獲得40%的阿里巴巴股權，阿里巴巴對雅虎中國開始操作。

2007

Alibaba.com, the business-to-business trading platform, is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. 阿里巴巴網站，電子商務交易平台在香港交易所上市。

2011

Taobao.com is split into C2C unit Taobao Marketplace and B2C arm Tmall. 淘寶網分成C2C的淘寶和B2C的淘寶商城天貓。

2012

Alibaba buys back 20 percent of its stake from Yahoo Inc and delists Alibaba.com. 阿里巴巴通過雅虎和阿里巴巴下市收回了20%的股份。

2013

Alibaba is split into 25 business units and Jack Ma announces he is to step down as its chief executive officer. 阿里巴巴分成25個事業部，馬雲宣布他將辭去公司首席執行官職位。