However, according to his statements, he forgot to complete a page on his Gaokao Exam and ended up getting a degree in hotel management from Guangzhou University.
[4] According to his public statements, before being tapped to become CEO, Lu worked at Alibaba for 13 years, including stints with the business-to-business division (alibaba.com), Taobao.com, and Yun OS.
During his tenure as CEO, Lu oversaw Alibaba's $21.8 billion IPO.
[5] At the end of his tenure, Alibaba was doing well, beating market expectations, but there were rumors that Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder, no longer trusted Lu's ability to run the company.
[6] In 2015, Lu was the first senior manager to be named an "Honorary Partner", effectively retiring.