Former Microsoft EVP Dr. Qi Lu to Bring Artificial Intelligence Expertise to Baidu - 1redDrop

Ex-Executive Vice President of Services and Applications Group at Microsoft, Dr. Qi Lu, has been hired by Chinese web services company Baidu as COO and head of several departments. Dr. Lu's experience is vast, as is his exposure to managing large divisions at Microsoft and Yahoo. But Baidu is keenly interested in his skills and experience in the field of artificial intelligence. Lu possesses a wealth of leadership and management experience, and is a leading authority in the area of artificial intelligence. I'm confident that Dr Lu will make major contributions to the overall strength of our management and technology." "I am delighted to join Baidu.