Although the sexual assault scandal has ended without guilt, the impact of Liu Qiangdong’s behavior on the family and the company is irreparable. After the incident, Liu Qiangdong rarely appeared in public, or was even absent. Many important occasions.

According to media reports, on January 19, JD.com, the core section of JD.com Group, held its annual meeting. Liu Qiangdong, the keynote speaker in previous years, was absent. This year, he was replaced by Xu Lei, the rotating CEO of JD.com.

Media analysts believe that Liu Qiangdong’s strong management style has made JD.com almost his own. The company does not actually have a second boss, and Xu Lei is a veteran figure who followed Liu Qiangdong to conquer the world. , joined JD.com in 2007 and became the second-in-command.

Xu Lei has filled the two-year vacancy of JD.com CEO and controls the core business of JD.com. During the adjustment of JD.com’s organizational structure in December last year, several senior vice presidents of JD.com were dismissed. Asked to report to Xu Lei.

Could it be that...Liu Qiangdong really wants to delegate power?

In this regard, Xu Lei, who rarely appears on Weibo, stood up to "refute the rumors" and explained that JD Group has three sub-groups, namely JD Mall, JD Logistics, and JD Digits, and this time This is a normal annual meeting of JD Logistics Sub-Group, so you don’t need to think too much about it.

He also revealed that JD.com Group’s annual meeting is currently planned to be after the Spring Festival. It seems that Liu Qiangdong will not show up until then.

Previously at the JD.com performance announcement meeting in November 2018, Liu Qiangdong said that now the management team of the entire JD.com Group has been stable and formed, and his main personal focus will be more on new businesses. , mature business management can handle it.