前高盛高管埃文斯出任阿里巴巴總裁

To oversee international expansion, the Alibaba Group is turning to a former Goldman Sachs executive who has long worked with the Chinese Internet giant.

中國互聯網巨頭阿里巴巴集團聘用了長期與其合作的一名前高盛(Goldman Sachs)高管，負責該公司的國際擴張業務。

Alibaba on Tuesday named J. Michael Evans, who already serves on its board, as its president.

本週二，阿里巴巴任命該公司董事會成員 J·邁克爾·埃文斯(J. Michael Evans)爲總裁。

The role is the biggest for Mr. Evans, an Olympic medalist rower who was once seen as a potential candidate to become Goldman’s next chief executive. In his 20-year career at the Wall Street firm, he rose through the ranks in London and Hong Kong before becoming the global head of growth markets.

這是埃文斯獲得過的最高職位。他曾是獲得過奧運獎牌的賽艇運動員，一度被認爲有望成爲高盛下任首席執行官的候選人。他在高盛工作了20年，在倫敦和香港分部步步高昇，直到成爲這家華爾街公司增長型市場的全球負責人。

He also played a leadership role on the bank’s Business Standards Committee, formed after the financial crisis to help the firm quell criticism about its practices.

他也在高盛的業務標準委員會(Business Standards Committee)發揮了領導作用。該委員會在金融危機後組建，以幫助平息該公司在業務上遭受的批評。

But his name came up less frequently in recent years, and he retired from Goldman in 2013.

但近幾年他的名字出現次數較少。2013年，他從高盛退休。

Mr. Evans’s international experience is expected to drive his work in helping Alibaba expand its business abroad, and in particular convincing companies in Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in Asia that the e-commerce giant is the best way to access hundreds of millions of Chinese customers.

埃文斯的工作是幫助阿里巴巴擴大海外業務，尤其是說服歐洲、美洲和亞洲其他地區的公司，這家電商巨頭是它們觸及數以億計的中國顧客的最佳途徑。埃文斯的國際經驗應該有助於他開展這項工作。

Mr. Evans first came to know Alibaba during his time in Hong Kong, where he eventually became the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific.

埃文斯第一次得知阿里巴巴是在香港任職的時候，他最終在香港成爲高盛亞太區主席。

He will report to Daniel Zhang, Alibaba’s chief executive.

他將向阿里巴巴首席執行官張勇彙報。

“I am honored to be joining Alibaba and excited by the opportunity to lead Alibaba’s international growth strategy,” Mr. Evans said in a statement. “I look forward to joining Daniel’s management team and working with a terrific group of people with whom I’ve developed strong relationships.”

“非常榮幸能加入阿里巴巴集團，並對能領導執行集團全球化戰略感到非常興奮。我期待着加入張勇的管理團隊，與這個我已經密切合作的團隊一起共事。”

“As we connect Alibaba and the rest of the world, we are turning to a proven international leader who has been connecting China and the rest of the world for most of his career,” Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder and executive chairman, said in a statement. “Through his work on our board, he has built the trust and respect of our management team, and I have no doubt that he will make a significant contribution to our business.”

“隨着阿里巴巴集團與全球接軌，我們希望有一位公認的國際化管理者來領導集團的海外業務，而他（埃文斯）的過往工作經歷，正是致力於積極將中國和世界各地聯繫起來，”阿里巴巴創始人、執行主席馬雲發表聲明稱。“在出任董事工作期間，他和集團管理團隊間建立了互信和尊重，我相信他會爲集團的業務發展帶來重要貢獻。”