# Wu Yongming

Alibaba Approves Head of Qianwen’s Departure as CEO Moves to Centralise Support for Foundation Models

Alibaba accepted the resignation of Lin Junyang, technical lead of its Qianwen model, and announced a foundation-model support group led by CEO Wu Yongming, Zhou Jingren and Fan Yu. The company pledged increased R&D spending, continued open-source commitment and stepped-up talent hiring to reinforce its AI strategy.