Wei Zhe (Chinese name:卫哲) first came to public attention in November 2006, when he joined Alibaba Group as the president of the B2B business division and CEO. Shortly after that, Alibaba was successfully listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2007. During his tenture from 2006 to 2010, the company's annual revenue soared from ¥1.36 billion ($188.9 million) to ¥5.5 billion ($764.1 million), with profits surged from ¥0.22 billion ($30.56 million) to ¥1.47 billion ($204.2 million).