China's e-commerce firm JD.com promotes Lei Xu to CEO

China's e-commerce firm JD.com promotes Lei Xu to CEO

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JD.com Inc promoted its president, Lei Xu, as chief executive officer on Thursday to succeed founder Richard Liu, officially handing him the reins of the Chinese e-commerce company after he performed the role for several months.

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