5 INDEXED REFERENCES2022–20265 SHOWN FREE
Handing operating control from founder to successor or next-generation management.
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2026 · Investor/Pass Founder Ledger
Richard Liu — Founder Ledger Overview
Richard Liu's role is documented as: founder and Chairman of JD.com; stepped down as CEO in April 2022, with company president Xu Lei taking over as CEO Confirmed as chairman via JD.com's own investor-relations management page, which states he 'served as our chief executive officer until April 2022' (research date: 2026-08-23).
2024 · company investor relations
Board of Directors | JD.Com, Inc.
Richard Liu's JD.com liu has been the chairman of our company since inception and served as our chief executive officer until April 2022. He founded JD.com in 2004.
2024 · JD.com, Inc. (company investor relations)
Richard Qiangdong Liu | Board Member, Management
Stepped down as CEO in April 2022, handing the role to company president Xu Lei while remaining chairman.
2022 · Yahoo Finance (syndicated from South China Morning Post)
JD.com founder Richard Liu hands over chief executive's role to Xu Lei, becoming the latest Chinese tech billionaire to step back
Following a 2018 Minneapolis episode and its legal aftermath, Richard Liu indicated he would devote a greater share of his time to JD.com's long-term strategy and to identifying the company's future growth drivers, a shift that preceded his later formal step-back from CEO duties.
2022 · Apnews
JD.com founder Richard Liu leaves CEO post
Richard Liu's JD.com apr 7, 2022 — SINGAPORE (AP) — Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Thursday that its founder Richard Liu has left his position as CEO , the latest .
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