Alex Longxiao

Alex Wang Longxiao is the CTO & Director at HK01, a leading internet company in Hong Kong.12 He has over 23 years of experience in the internet industry in China, with 14 years in management and 7 years in digital transformation.1

Experience and Roles::

• Current Role: CTO & Director at HK01 since February 2017.1 He is responsible for P&L, business, product-tech strategy, and investment decisions as a board member.1 He transformed HK01 from a traditional media company to an internet company and achieved the number one position in the market within three years.1 He built a digital team of 300 employees across three offices and launched payment, loyalty, and virtual currency services on the e-commerce business.1
• Previous Roles:
  • CEO at Dadi01 Technology Co. Ltd (June 2017 - February 2019), where he founded Dadi01 in Shenzhen, China, exploring OMO/NewRetail (IOT) tech solutions.1
  • VP of Engineering at 9GAG (2013 - 2016), a social media startup.1 He was responsible for product/tech strategy and company investment decisions and built technical teams.1
  • Director of Technology at The Red Flag Group (2012 - 2013), where he revamped teams and managed product lifecycles.1
  • Senior Engineer Manager at Yahoo! (2011 - 2012), leading teams in Beijing and collaborating with US teams.1
  • Engineer Team Lead at Yahoo! (2006 - 2011), where he was the tech lead for HK Knowledge Plus and APAC image search.1
  • System Analyst at Alibaba.com (2005 - 2006), focusing on search platform backend development.1
  • Web Engineer at Computer Network Information Center (CNIC), CAS (2001 - 2005), where he worked on key projects in China's sci-tech roadmap.1

Skills and Expertise::

• P&L management1
• Business strategy1
• Startups1
• Building tech teams1
• Cloud technology1
• Big data/AI technology1
• Product lifecycle management1
• Digital transformation1

Education::

• Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Computer Science from the Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2003-2005).12
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from ZheJiang Sci-Tech University (1997-2001).1

Languages::

• English (full professional proficiency)1
• Cantonese (full professional proficiency)1
• Mandarin (native or bilingual proficiency)1