Lei Huang, the Director of Alibaba Group, the Vice Managing Director of China Business Network (CBN), the Managing Director of the Shanghai CBN New Media Co. Ltd.

Shanghai Media Group(SMG) has reached an investment agreement with Alibaba Group in June 2015, making full use of advantages in field of media and data resource of each other, both companies will tightly bound up in strategic cooperation of new media business and financial information, aiming to make the CBN the worldly influential digital and financial information provider.

Mr. Lei Huang used to take charge of Alibaba’s media investment, and has an ample experience in combining media and e-commerce that allows him fit into the position very well.

Lei has made the first and epic step of bilateral cooperation between Alibaba Group and CBN, which is the establishment of the Shanghai CBN new media co. The new media co. aims for the upgrade of data service markets and development of shanghai international financial center. Mr. Huang is dedicated to make the framework of investment Research& Products, develop Mobil Application of financial data, and organize Think Tank of online finance etc.

Mr. Huang has rich experience in e-commerce, after entry Alibaba Group, his work always focuses on media business, understand all aspects of the media ecology that covers media content, management, marketing, investment, etc. He has systematic judgment of operating logic and development path on new media startup through his past experience of operating independent media company as well as integrating new media innovation businesses. Moreover, he has deep knowledge of structural reform、business innovation、problem solving in technology upgrade and traditional media transformation.

Mr. Huang used to take charge of Public relationship of Alibaba’s B2B business, and take responsibility to explore business alternatives and innovation, so that his reputation and influence in the field of e-commerce have been building up in China.

Mr. Lei Huang served as the Head Editor, Managing Director and Board Member in iwshang, Joint Venture of Alibaba group and Zhejiang Press Group. He has also worked as director of new media unit of Alibaba group, making the ‘daily positive energy’ program the largest and most influential charity media union in China.

  Mr. Lei Huang was worked for ‘DreamWorks new media venture capital fund’ which is established by Alibaba group and Zhejiang Daily Press group. As the investment representative in stonevc LP and investment decision committee member IC, he was committed to media investment and post-investment management. Then, he worked as managing director of the sub-fund and achieved 80% net capital gain in asset management. Afterwards, he served as managing director of media investment management operation division in Alibaba group , take responsibility for media investment projects and post investment management.

Mr. Lei Huang graduated from Sun Yat-Sen University, with the degree of Master of Political Economy. He was the journalist and editor in 21st Century Business Herald, and served on Guangdong TV station, and hosted a TV program called ‘People In The News’.