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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son to resign from board of Alibaba

Son famously decided to invest $20m in Alibaba in 2000, after a five-minute chat with Ma

SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son said on 24 June that he is stepping down from the board of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, effective the same day.

Son’s announcement, which he made at the end of SoftBank’s annual shareholder meeting, follows the resignation—also effective Thursday but announced last month—of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma from SoftBank’s board.

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