Emerging Leaders: Robin Li, Founder and CEO, Baidu

January 18, 2011 Emerging Leaders Robin Li, Founder and CEO, Baidu Google and competition have never coexisted. Founders Brin and Page have ensured that Google occupies the search throne everywhere across the world. Everywhere except China that is. Here, it is Robin Li who rules. The Founder and CEO of Baidu, China's popular search engine, had the pleasure of seeing Baidu's stock whoosh past NASDAQ ticker symbol GOOG for the first time last year. That was only the beginning of Google's losses and Baidu's gains.    Read more

Please visit our web site at www.thomaswhite.com to learn more about 45 countries worldwide, as well as the Thomas White Funds. Short introductions to our most recent content are given below. Postcards Russia When Facebook generated a buzz last week with what appears to be a $50 billion valuation from Goldman Sachs, it was revealed that the company also had a rather unexpected investor - Russia's Digital Sky Technologies. Read more Global Player Ursula Burns, CEO & Chairwoman, Xerox Ursula Burns became the first black woman to head a Fortune 500 company, when she assumed the role of CEO for Xerox. She has spearheaded the turnaround of Xerox through cost efficient processes. Read more

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