# seats of the group By [yoyo](https://paragraph.com/@yoyo-9) ยท 2023-04-17 --- Mr. Ma retained some official influence as a committee member of Alibaba Partnership, a strategy-making body of senior executives drawn from the e-commerce giant. The partnership, formally established in 2010, conventionally has the exclusive right to nominate candidates for board seats of the group. --- *Originally published on [yoyo](https://paragraph.com/@yoyo-9/seats-of-the-group)*