Aliibaba Corporate Governance Analysis: Samet Karadag
Alibaba Corporate Governance Analysis
Samet Karadag
Contents
Alibaba Leadership..............................................................................................................................3
Board of Directors ...........................................................................................................................3
BIOGRAPHIES ..............................................................................................................................3
My thoughts about BOD..................................................................................................................6
Board Committees ..............................................................................................................................7 …show more content…
Audit Committee ............................................................................................................................7
Compensation Committee ..............................................................................................................7
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ........................................................................7
Alibaba Culture ...................................................................................................................................7
Alibaba Values ....................................................................................................................................7
Other Corporate Governance Documents ...........................................................................................8
References …show more content…
Mr. Tung received a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of
Liverpool.
My thoughts about BOD
Alibaba’s BOD consists of relatively young directors compared to other tech giants. All the directors
have an excellent education with MBA Degree’s from best universities in US and EU, and they have
professional background on global giants like GoldmanSachs, Nestle, PWC, KPMG, McKinsey etc.
The Alibaba Group Holding board lacks an independent majority. Presence of multiple company
executives on the board beyond the CEO is a big concern. Multiple inside directors may provide a
too-strong management perspective within the boardroom. These concerns are magnified by other
aspects of the company’s ownership and board structure, e.g., the presence of a controlling
shareholder, the lack of a majority independent board, the presence of multiple company executives
on the board, the absence of an independent chairman of the board.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
Walter Teh Ming KWAUK (Chairman)
Börje E. EKHOLM
Wan Ling MARTELLO
Compensation
Samet Karadag
Contents
Alibaba Leadership..............................................................................................................................3
Board of Directors ...........................................................................................................................3
BIOGRAPHIES ..............................................................................................................................3
My thoughts about BOD..................................................................................................................6
Board Committees ..............................................................................................................................7 …show more content…
Audit Committee ............................................................................................................................7
Compensation Committee ..............................................................................................................7
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ........................................................................7
Alibaba Culture ...................................................................................................................................7
Alibaba Values ....................................................................................................................................7
Other Corporate Governance Documents ...........................................................................................8
References …show more content…
Mr. Tung received a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of
Liverpool.
My thoughts about BOD
Alibaba’s BOD consists of relatively young directors compared to other tech giants. All the directors
have an excellent education with MBA Degree’s from best universities in US and EU, and they have
professional background on global giants like GoldmanSachs, Nestle, PWC, KPMG, McKinsey etc.
The Alibaba Group Holding board lacks an independent majority. Presence of multiple company
executives on the board beyond the CEO is a big concern. Multiple inside directors may provide a
too-strong management perspective within the boardroom. These concerns are magnified by other
aspects of the company’s ownership and board structure, e.g., the presence of a controlling
shareholder, the lack of a majority independent board, the presence of multiple company executives
on the board, the absence of an independent chairman of the board.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
Walter Teh Ming KWAUK (Chairman)
Börje E. EKHOLM
Wan Ling MARTELLO
Compensation