Flash ReportBaidu Appoints Microsoft Veteran Qi Lu as Group President and COO Coresight Research January 19, 2017 Executive Summary aidu has appointed former Microsoft executive Dr. Qi Lu to be its Group President and COO, and to oversee the Chinese search giant’s business, with immediate effect. As COO, Dr. Lu is responsible for maintaining the dominance of Baidu’s advertising and search-engine business, and spearhead the company’s initiatives on artificial intelligence (AI). Baidu’s core search and advertising business has been negatively impacted following new regulations released in 2Q16. Prior to joining Baidu, Dr. Lu served as Executive Vice President of the Applications and Service Group in Microsoft, where, until October 7, 2016, he led the company’s work on the Bing search engine, Skype and Microsoft Office. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Flipkart Big Billion Days 2025: Sales-Tax Cuts To Drive Strong Consumer DemandHigh-Tech Retailing—Four Technologies That Retailers Can Use to Enchant Consumers: Insights from the Retail Track at CES 2025Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 13: Dollar Tree, Inc. To Sell Family DollarEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 1: Levi Strauss, P&G, Walgreens and Others Post Sales Growth, While Burberry and Kimberly-Clark Report Declines
