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Ant Group CEO Simon Hu Resigns

Moomoo News ·  Mar 13, 2021 02:36

Ant Group Co. Chief Executive Simon Hu has resigned, the company said Friday.

「The Ant Group Board of Directors has accepted Mr. Simon Hu's resignation request, due to personal reasons,」 Ant said. 「We are thankful to Simon for the efforts he made at our company.」

Chairman Eric Jing will take up the CEO role, in addition to his current position—a dual role he had held before Mr. Hu became CEO in December 2019.

Mr. Jing said in an internal memo that Mr. Hu will devote his efforts to philanthropic work, and will be fully responsible for philanthropy and social responsibility at both Ant and Alibaba, according to people who saw the memo. Ant is controlled by Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba.

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