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Alibaba's stock fell over 4% in Hong Kong after ex-CEO Daniel Zhang resigned from the company's cloud computing unit. Concerns have arisen over the spin-off plan for the unit and potential discord at the top. New CEO Eddie Wu will take on the role of acting CEO and chairman of the unit, which is struggling with weak sales growth ahead of its planned IPO next year.
Former Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang's resignation from the cloud computing unit came as a surprise, leading to a neatly 4 per cent fall in the company's share price.