Joined Baidu last year, and serves as the chief operating officer, and is also responsible for leading the development of Baidu's search, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence technologies. Lu Qi, the former global executive vice president of Microsoft, was earlier transferred from BaiduAnnounceHe will no longer serve as Group President and Chief Operating Officer.
According to Baidu's statement, the main reason why Lu Qi will no longer serve as Chief Operating Officer is due to personal and family factors. Therefore, he cannot continue to work full-time in Beijing. He is expected to step down as Baidu's Chief Operating Officer after July this year.
After Lu Qi steps down, Wang Haifeng, the current head of Baidu's artificial intelligence department and Baidu Research Institute, will take over his position and be promoted to senior vice president, reporting directly to Baidu CEO Robin Li.
This personnel change also includes Zhang Yaqin, head of the main business department. Zhang Yaqin, Xiang Hailong, Zhu Guang and others will also report directly to Robin Li. As for the general manager of the Intelligent Driving Business Group (IDG), Li Zhenyu will report to Zhang Yaqin. At the same time, Jing Kun will serve as the general manager of the Smart Life Business Group (SLG), and is expected to report to Robin Li later.
