A former econ teacher who shuns the spotlight, Peng has two high-profile roles with China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba. She is Chief People Officer—overseeing the 35,000 people working for the company—and CEO of Ant Financial, Alibaba’s financial arm, which was reportedly valued at $50 billion in June and is expected to go public in China within the next two years. Among Ant Financial’s six divisions is Alipay, an online payment business with 300 million users that handles more than 80 million transactions per day. —Erika Fry
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| Country/Territory | China |
| Previous Rank | 11 |
| Newcomer? | NO |
Company Information
| 2014 Revenues | 12,293 |
| 2014 Profits | 3,914 |
| Market Value (as of 09/01/15) | 164,665 |