劉強東談首次退休：當時太理想主義了，想成為首個有職業經理人傳承的互聯網公司

JD.com Chairman Liu Qiangdong spoke at a sharing session today about his previous statement regarding retirement, saying, "The first time was not a real retirement; I was too idealistic at that time." Liu Qiangdong stated that he decided to step down because he felt that the issue of succession in domestic enterprises was quite serious, and at that time, he was particularly idealistic, wanting to be the first large internet company to have professional managers for succession, rather than insisting on working until he was over eighty. He believed that "if it's time to retire, then retire, let the young people take over, and don't pass it on to your own children." Liu Qiangdong mentioned that he went to Columbia University to observe how the companies would fare after his departure. After leaving for more than eight months without returning, and with only one phone call a week at most, while not attending any meetings, he found that things were going quite well. Therefore, in 2018, he decided to choose a CEO for the company