SoftBank's Son leaves Alibaba board

Tokyo (AFP) June 25, 2020

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son announced Thursday he was leaving the board of Alibaba as Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant, also leaves SoftBank's board. Son made the unexpected move at SoftBank Group's shareholders' meeting after his company said last month Ma was leaving its board, effective June 25. Son, an early Alibaba investor, characterised