A state-owned artificial intelligence (AI) company has appointed a former IBM China executive as its chief technology officer (CTO), the latest example of Chinese companies scouting for talent as multinationals scale down operations in the country.
Beijing Electronics Digital and Intelligence (BEDI), a state-owned company that provides computing power and cloud computing infrastructure for AI applications, said in a statement Thursday that it has appointed Xie Dong, a veteran of technology management in IBM’s China operations, as its top technology engineer. announced that he has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Mr. Xie previously served as CTO of IBM Greater China Group, Deputy Director of IBM China Systems Lab, and Director of IBM China Research Lab. A graduate of Tsinghua University, he worked at IBM for nearly 30 years.
According to mainland media outlet Jiemian, Xie was a key figure in IBM’s semiconductor business in China, building IBM from the ground up and driving “end-to-end development” in China.
In a statement, Xie said he decided to join BEDI, which is managed by Beijing Electronic Holding, because of the company’s deep involvement in China’s generative AI technology.
In his new role, Xie will help BEDI optimize the predictive capabilities of its AI models and increase the cost-effectiveness of its AI solutions. BEDI plays an important role in the computing infrastructure of China’s capital, and one of its projects is the Beijing Digital Economy Computing Power Center.
