SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding, is set to announce a new chief executive officer as early as on Friday, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Lazada Chief Executive Officer Pierre Poignant will be replaced by Chun Li, a Lazada co-founder and head of its Indonesia operations, they said.
Lazada did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
(Reporting by Keith Zhai and Fanny Potkin in Singapore; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
